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1733. Euplexia aurigera, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1721 ; C. $ 8. no. 1946. 

 Hadena megastigma, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 738 ; C. fy S. no. 1947. 

 Berrhcea olivacea, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 357 ; C. % S. no. 1948. 



Differs from melanospila in the thoracic crests being red-brown ; 

 the orbicular and renit'orm being joined by a bar on median nervure 

 and with a smaller white spot below them ; the postmedial band 

 red-brown. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 42-50 millim. 



1734. Euplexia albinota, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 58; C. $ S. 

 no. 1945. 



Differs from aurigera in having no red-brown tints. Fore wing 

 with blue-grey scales on the transverse lines ; the submarginal line 

 much more regular ; the marginal black spots absent. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 34 millim. 



1735. Euplexia auroviridis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 59, pi. 6, fig. 11 ; 



C. 8f S. no. 1949. 



Diantkcecia nivescens, Butl. 111. Het. vii, p. 58, pi. 128, fig. 2. 

 Hadena albidisca, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 59, pi. 6, fig. 17 ; 



C. 8f S. no. 1932. 



Head and thorax chestnut, with a greenish tinge ; palpi black 

 at sides ; abdomen fuscous, the dorsal tufts chestnut. Fore wing 

 sap-green, suffused with black, especially on basal inner area and 

 medial and marginal areas ; the subbasal, ante- and postmedial, 

 and submarginal black lines edged with white, lunulate and 

 dentate ; a marginal series of white and black lunules ; the orbi- 

 cular, reniform, and claviform defined by small white lunules on 

 their edges ; in the form albidisca nivescens a large pure white 

 patch occupies the reniform and extends to the claviform. Hind 

 wing fuscous, with traces of a cell-spot and postmedial line, which 

 are prominent on underside. 



A form from the JSTagas has the green mostly replaced by golden 

 yellow. Fore wing with the area between the subbasal and ante- 

 medial lines whitish ; the patch of white on disk very large and 

 defined below by black ; more white on outer margin. 



Hab. Dharmsala ; Bengal ; Nagas ; Nilgiris. Exp. 32-34 millim. 



1736. Euplexia literata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 124 ; C. 8f S. no. 1952. 



cJ. Differs from auroviridis in the orbicular and reniform 

 stigmata being quadrate, and forming, with a band in the interno- 

 mediaii interspace, a prominent Y-shaped green mark ; the double 

 lines filled in with green ; the postmedial line straighter, more 

 erect, and less lunulate. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 32 millim. 



