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2089. Metachrostis pulla, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 456, pi. 27, fig. 15 ; 



C. fy S. no. 1845. 



Pale reddish brown. Fore wing with the subbasal, ante- and 

 postmedial double waved lines indistinct and obscured by fuscous 

 suffusion ; the submarginal waved line almost obsolete and arising 

 from a dark costal triangular patch. Hind wing dark fuscous ; 

 underside with cell-spot and irregularly waved postmedial line. 



The Gran jam special en has the fore* wing more variegated ; the 

 reniform slate-colour ; a dark spot on outer margin below apex. 



Hob. Granjam ; Poona ; Nilgiris. Exp. 24 millim. 



2090. Metachrostis fusca, Hmpsn. Ill Het. ix, p. 97, pi. 162, fig. 9. 



5 . Differs from pulla in having the outer area of fore wing 

 dark ; the lines better denned ; the triangular patch of costa near 

 apex much broader and with a black mark on its lower edge. 

 Underside of hind wing with regularly curved postmedial aud sub- 

 marginal lines. 



Hub. Ceylon. Exp. 28 millim. 



2091. Metachrostis arenacea, Hmpsn. Ill Het. ix, p. 97, pi. 162, 



2 . Differs from fusca in being ochreous suffused with rufous. 

 Fore wing with a small black ring-mark representing the orbicular ; 

 the inner edge of the reniform a black <-mark ; postmedial line 

 indistinct, with a black speck on it beyond the cell ; a series of 

 marginal black specks. Underside of hind wing with the cell-spot 

 and lines more prominent. 



Hab. Ceylon. Exp. 30 millim. 



2092. Metachrostis separata, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 752 ; C. $ S. 



no. 2332. 



cJ . Reddish grey-brown ; palpi with the 2nd joint black at 

 sides ; a black spot* at base of abdomen. Fore wing with basal and 

 antemedial black spots on the costa ; a large dark patch on centre 

 of costa extending to near lower angle of cell ; the reniform very 

 indistinct, with some dark specks on its outer and lower edges ; 

 traces of a sinuous postmedial line with two dark specks on it at 

 vein 2 ; a subtriangular dark costal patch before apex with white 

 specks on it ; traces of a sinuous submarginal line and marginal 

 series of specks. 



Vein 7 of the fore wing touches 8 and forms an areole. 



Hab. " N. India." Exp. 32 millim. 



2093. Metachrostis divisa, n. sp. 



$ . Differs from arenacea in being red-brown. Fore wing with 

 an oblique medial straight line, the area beyond it darker ; a black 



