THOSEA. 379 



beyond the antemedial line ; the subraarginal line absent ; the 

 costa, basal area below the cell, and a large patch at outer angle 

 dark. Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish brown. 

 Hob. ^Nawala-pittia, Ceylon. Exp. 22 millim. 



829. Thosea fasciata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 403 ; Bull III Ilet. vii, 



pi. 124, fig. 6 ; C.SfS. no. 1296 A. 



c?. Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wing red-brown. Fore 

 wing irrorated with dark scales ; the basal area slightly darker red- 

 brown, with an erect outer edge ; no submarginal line ; a dark 

 speck at end of cell. Hind wing duller brown ; the underside 

 paler and irrorated with black scales. 

 Hob. Dharmsala. Easp. 34 millim. 



830. Thosea sinensis, Wlk. Cat. v, p. 1093. 



Parasa loesa, Moore, Lep. E. I. Co. ii, p. 417, pi. 11 a, fig. 12 ; C. 8f S. 

 no. 1286 A. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wing grey ; the last irrorated 

 with dark scales ; a dark speck at end of cell ; an oblique dark line 

 from costa before apex to inner margin beyond the middle. Hind 

 wing rather duller brown. Male with a conspicuous white spot at 

 end of fore tibia. 



Larva yellow or green, with a white or yellow dorsal stripe, 

 sometimes with a red spot at middle, subdorsal and sublateral series 

 of spinous tubercles reddish towards tips. 



Cocoon purplish grey. 



Hab. Hongkong ; Formosa ; Cachar ; Pegu ; Java. Eocp., <$ 30, 

 $ 40 millim. 



831. Thosea unifascia, Wlk. Cat. v, p. 1068 ; C.fy S. no. 1277. 



Differs from sinensis in being red-brown instead of grey. 



Hab. Kangoon ; Moulmein ; Bhamo. Exp., <$ 36, $ 40 millim. 



832. Thosea cervina, Moore, A. M. N. H. (4) xx, p. 348 ; id. Lep. Ceyl. 



ii, pi. 129, figs. 2, 2 a (larva) ; C. $ S. no. 1275. 

 Thosea duplexa, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii, p. 130, pi. 131, fig. 3, $ ; 

 C. Sf S. no. 1276. 



cJ. Head, thorax, and abdomen red-brown. Fore wing silky 

 grey-brown, with a dark speck at end of cell, and a slightly incurved 

 line from costa just before apex to near outer angle which is 

 red-brown with a pale outer edge. Hind wing and underside 

 dull brown. Antennae with basal joint pale ; a conspicuous white 

 spot at end of fore tibia. 



. With the submarginal line of fore wing erect ; the basal 

 joint of antenna3 dark ; no white spot on tibia. 



Larva green, with a yellow-bordered dorsal irregular band, 

 linear and purplish anteriorly, dilated at middle and cleft behind, 



