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spot absent ; the costal area paler ; the purplish suffusion confined 

 to the apex ; a prominent series of marginal white points ; abdo- 

 men and hind wing dark fuscous. 



A specimen from Sikhim has the basal part of costa of fore wing 

 and outer area suffused with silvery grey ; another from the Naga 

 Hills has the ground-colour chocolate. 



Hob. Kangra ; Sikhim ; Nagas. Exp. 36-40 millim. 



Genus BESAIA. 

 Besaia, Wlk. Cat. xxxii, p. 458 (1864). 



Type, B. rubiyinea, "Wlk. 



Range. Sikhim ; Khasi Hills. 



Palpi upturned, the first two joints heavily fringed with hair. 

 Antenna of male fasciculate. Tore wing with fringes of hair at 

 lobe on inner margin and outer angle ; vein 6 from angle of cell ; 

 9 and 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole. Hind wing with 

 veins 6 and 7 stalked, 8 running close along 7 to beyond middle of 

 cell. Abdomen long, slender, and with an anal tuft. 



314. Besaia rubiginea, Wlk. Cat. xxxii, p. 459 ; Bull. III. Set. vi, 

 pi. 104, fig. 10 ; C.$ S. no. 1142. 



J . Olive-grey. Fore wing with a rust-red subbasal line; a 

 double antemedial highly-waved line, with a streak running outwards 



Fig. 106. Besaia rubiginea, <$ . \. 



from it along vein 2 and one towards base along inner margin ; a 

 double postmedial line, its outer portion diffused, with a series of 

 pale specks on it, and sending projections outwards towards the 

 apex and between veins 3 and 4 ; a series of marginal dark specks. 

 Hind wing fuscous. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 58 millim. 



Genus CLEAPA. 

 Cleapa, Wlk. Cat. v,p. 1036 (1855). 



Type, C. latifascia, Wlk. 

 liatige. Burma. 



