LEUCANIA.. 279 



1927. Leucania nigrofasciata, n. sp. 



cJ. Pale brown. Eore wing with a prominent black streak 

 from base below median nervure ; the veins pale ; dark streaks in 

 the interspaces. towards outer margin; costa grey, speckled with 

 black. Hmd wing fuscous. Underside with the fore wing and 

 costa of hind wing brown. 



Hob. Kulu. Exp. 40 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



e. Fore wing with the ground-colour violaceous or rosy grey. 



a'. Fore iving with vein 1 b not clothed with long scales on 



underside in male. 



1928. Leucania albicosta, Moore. P. Z. 8. 1881. p. 338, pi. 37, fi\ 10: 



C. $ S. no. 1658. 



Leucania nigrilineosa, Moore, Lep. Aik. p. 103 ; C. fy S. no. 1683. 

 Leucania micacea, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 67, pi. 144, fig. 8. 

 Leucania duplicata, Butl. III. Het. vii, p. 8. 

 Leucania prominens, Moore. P. Z. S. 1881, p. 339 (nee Wlk.) : 



C. 8f S. no. 1688. 



Leucania albivenata, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 217. 

 Leucania bifasciata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 410 ; Butl. III. Het. 



vii, p. 51, pi. 126, fig. 13. 



Differs from abdominalis in the head, thorax, and fore wing being 

 of a violaceous grey or in the form dtiplicata=prominens = albi- 

 venata with a rosy tinge instead of violaceous ; bifasciata also has a 

 rosy tinge, and has the basal, costal, and inner area of fore wing 

 whitish ; the apical fascia obscure ; thorax whiter. 



The Nilgiri race micacea (28 millim.) is smaller. Some specimens 

 have a cell-spot and postmedial series of specks to hind wing. One 

 specimen from the JSagas has some rufous in cell, and another 

 has the white streak on median nervure short. 



Hab. Dharmsala ; Sikhim ; Khasis ; Nagas ; Nilgiris : Bernard- 

 myo. Exp. 28-39 millim. 



1929. Leucania curvilinea, Hmpsn. Ill Het. viii, p. 67, pi. 144, fig. 3. 



Differs from albicosta in having no oblique fascia from the 

 apex of fore wing. Underside immaculate. 

 Hab. Nilgiris. Exp. 30-36 millim. 



1930. Leucania venalba, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 48 ; C. $ S. no. 1698. 

 Leucania lineatipea, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 335 ; C. $ S. no. 1679. 



Differs from albicosta in the fore wing being less produced at 

 apex ; the costa and veins less prominently pale ; abdomen and 

 hind wing almost pure white ; a marginal series of black specks. 

 Underside immaculate except for a marginal series of minute 

 specks to each wing. 



Bab. Dharmsala j Khasis ; Ceylon. Exp. 34 millim. 



