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1314. Sidyma maculata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 10, pi. 1, fig. 5 ; 



C. $ S. no. 564. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous ; palpi orange, 

 the third joint black; frons black. Fore wing pale ochreous, 

 slightly clouded with brown. Hind wing pale orange ; three large 

 submarginal black patches, the patch at middle largest. Under- 

 side of fore wing with a black patch on vein 2 and a large patch 

 on disk showing through to upperside. 



$ paler, with the black markings considerably reduced. 



Nab. Sikhim. Exp., <J 46, $ 55 millim. 



1315. Sidyma remelana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 798 ; C. $ S. no. 50-5. 

 Gnophria quadrimaculata, Moschler, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1872, 



p. 352 ; C.$S. no. 629. 



cJ . Head white ; palpi black at tips, the proboscis yellow ; a 

 frontal band and antennae black. Thorax and abdomen white. 

 Pore wing white, the costa black ; apical portion of outer margin 

 black ; an irregular black postmedial band widest at veins 2 to 5 

 and often interrupted below the costa. Hind wing white, with 

 a submarginal black spot at veins 2 to 5. 



5 . The frontal band obsolescent. Fore wing with the costa 

 and outer margin white, or slightly tinged with black ; the post- 

 medial band reduced to a spot on vein 4. Hind wing with the 

 spot small. 



Hob. Sikhim; Khasis. JErp., rf 44, 52 millim. 



1316. Sidyma bipars, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 10, pi. 1, fig. 11 ; 



C. 8f S. no. 563. 



tf . Differs from remelana in the frons being black, the under- 

 side of head and thorax yellow ; upperside of thorax fuscous ; 

 terminal segments of abdomen yellow; the whole outer area 

 of fore wing black ; a black submarginal band on hind wing from 

 the interno-median interspace to vein 7. 



$> . Upperside of thorax white ; fore wing with the dark area 

 reduced to a postmedial oblique baud ; the margins at apex black ; 

 hind wing with the black patch reduced to a spot. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exy>. 52 millim. 



Genus MAHAVIRA. ^ 



Mahavira, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 11. 



Type, M . flavicollis, Moore. 



Range. Sikhim. 



Palpi porrect, reaching beyond the frons. Antennae of male 

 with extremely long bristles and fascicles of cilia. Legs with the 

 spurs long. Fore wings with veins 4 and 5 from cell ; 6 from 

 upper angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; no areole. Hind wing with 



