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medial lines crossed by the pale veins and with a white lunule on 

 it ; a lunulate submarginal line. Underside of hind wing with 

 two pale lines. 



$ . Fore wing with the two antemedial and two postmedial 

 lines much more distinct and without the dark patch and white 

 lunule ; the submarginal lunulate line very indistinct. Hind wing 

 with an indistinct pale line. 



Fig. 283. Metanastria hyrtaca, 



Larva dark grey ; a narrow crimson dorsal line across second 

 somite behind a tuft of short dense hair ; lateral tufts of whitish- 

 brown hair ; 3rd to 10th somites with dorsal oval brown velvety 

 patches, each with four blue papillae armed with long hairs. 



Hob. E. Himalayas ; Assam ; Bombay ; Mhow ; Ganjain ; 

 Madras ; Ceylon. Exp., <$ 48, $ 74 millim. 



913. Metanastria repanda, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1460; a $ S. no. 1470; 

 Butl III. Het. vi, pi. 101, figs. 1, 2. 



^ . Differs from liyrtaca in being darker brown ; the black 

 patch of fore wing narrower, with the white lunule on its inner 

 edge ; the submarginal lunulate line more distinct. 



$ . Pore wing with the antemedial lines more erect ; the inner 

 postmedial line more angled below the costa ; a series of dark spots 

 on the lunulate line. 



This may be a variety of hyrtaca. 



Hob. Nepal ; Assam ; Bassein. Exp., <S 50, $ 90 millim. 



SECT. III. Fore wing with vein 8 stalked with 6 and 7 in 

 both sexes. 



914. Metanastria recta, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1461 ; C. $ S. no. 1469. 



$ . Grey-brown, without any red tinge ; fore wing with the two 

 antemedial and two postmedial lines almost straight and parallel, 

 not curved or angled ; the submarginal line dark and distinct. 

 Hind wing without trace of the pale line on upperside. 



This may be a variety of repanda. 



Hob. N. India. Exp. 70 millim. 



