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oblique antemedial lines, the outer bent outwards near inner 

 margin ; a slightly curved postmedial line ; the whole apical area 

 beyond the cell dark grey-brown down to vein 3, with an irregular 



Fig. 108. Ichthyura anachoreta, $ . \. 



series of postmedial white spots on it from the costa to vein 3, and 

 some red suffusion beyond them ; an indistinct series of submarginal 

 black spots, the one between veins 2 and 3 prominent and placed 

 further from the margin. Hind wing pale fuscous. 



The Indian form fulgurita ( tf 34, $ 45 millim.) generally has 

 some black suffusion beyond the outer antemedial line near the 

 inner margin, this being wanting in the European, Japanese, and 

 Chinese typical form ; the form javaraa C c? 26, $ 32 millim. ; types 

 bred) is smaller and paler ; pallida ( $ 54 millim.) is a large pale 

 form from Nepal. 



Larva pale browu, covered sparsely with short pale hair ; a dorsal 

 hump on 4th somite, with paired white spots on each side of it ; an 

 indistinct dark dorsal line ; lateral area streaked with dark brown. 



Hob. Europe ; Japan ; China ; throughout India and Ceylon ; 

 Java. Eacp. 26-54 millim. 



317. Ichthyura costicomma, n. sp. 



Differs from anachoreta in wanting the dark streak on head and 

 thorax. Fore wing with an oblique line in addition to the two 

 antemedial lines from the costa before the middle to inner margin 

 at the postmedial line, beyond which the area is bright red-brown 

 suffused with dark brown, except near inner margin beyond the 

 postmedial line ; three regularly-disposed postmedial white spots 

 below the costa : a well-defined submarginal waved dark line. 



Hob. Canara Nilgiris. Eoep., J 28, $ 32 millim. Type $ 

 in Mus. Oxon., $ in B.M. 



318. Ichthyura cupreata, Butl. P. Z.S. 1886, p. 387. 



$ . Head, thorax, and fore wing pale reddish brown. Eore 

 wing with two pale oblique antemedial lines, the first angled at 

 median nervure, the second curved to near inner margin ; a medial 

 outwardly-curved line joining a straight postmedial line at inner 

 margin ; reniform filled in with fuscous ; an indistinct lunulate 

 submarginal line. Abdomen and hind wing paler. 



Hob. Campbellpur, Punjab. Exp. 30 millim. 



