HYPS A. 503 



subdorsal black spot on each somite; a series of lateral black 

 specks ; sparse black hairs ; the head red. 



Hab. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Penang ; Java ; 

 Amboina; Ceram ; New Guinea; New Hebrides; Solomons ; 

 New Ireland. Exp., <$ 62-67, $ 72-76 millim. 



1149. Hypsa sericea, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1878, p. 3 ; C. $ S. no. 536. 



d . Differs from alciphron in having a black spot on inner margin 

 at edge of the orange patch. Hind wing with broad black fasciae in 

 and below cell from the base to the postmedial spots ; the marginal 

 black band complete ; the veins crossing it yellow. 



Hab. Bombay; Poona; Canara ; Nilgiris. Exp. 60 millim. 



1150. Hypsa producta, ButL Trans. Ent. Soc. 1875, p. 320; Moore, 



Lep. Ceyl. ii, pi. 101, tigs. 1, 1 a, b (larva) ; C. $ S. no. 535. 

 Hypsa strigivenata, Butl. Trans. Ent. tioc. 1875, p. 32 L ; C. $ S. 

 no. 537. 



Differs from alciphron in the basal orange patch of fore wing 

 extending further along the costa, with an extra black spot on the 

 costa. 



The form strigivenata has the orange and brown colours darker. 



Larva. Head large ; a series of dorsal tubercles from 4th to 

 terminal somite ; purplish brown with sparse hairs, the thoracic 

 somites pale above ; some pale lateral spots ; a dorsal black line ; 

 oblique dorsal streaks on somites seven to ten. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Assam ; 8. India ; Ceylon ; Burma ; Penang ; 

 Sumatra. Exp., 3 56, $ 80 millim. 



C. (Philona). Palpi with the 3rd joint very short. 



1151. Hypsa inops, Wlk. Cat. ii, p. 457; Butl. III. Het. v, pi. 87, 



fig. 6; C. $8. no. 541. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow; the third joint of 

 palpi black ; tegulse and metathorax each with a black spot ; abdo- 

 men with a series of dorsal black spots, some of which are often 

 obsolete. Fore wing pale fuscous, the veins white ; a basal yellow 

 patch spotted with black. Hind wing yellow with an apical black 

 band ; cilia of both wings tipped with white. 



Hab. Sikhim; Sylhet ; Cachar; Nagas ; Burma; Philippines. 

 Exp. 56 millim. 



1 152. Hypsa privata, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc. vi, p. 100. 



Philoua cinerascens, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 598, pi. 59, fig. 6 ; 

 C. 8f S. no. 540. 



Differs from inops in the hind wing being white with a marginal 

 black band. 



Hab. Burma ; Andamans, Borneo, Nias : Elorcs ; Philippines. 

 Exp. 52 millim. 



