POLYDESMA. 467 



Cerbia fugitiva, Wlk, Cat. xiv. p. 1365. 



Pandesma jubra, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 413, pi. 44, fig. 4. 



Pandesma similata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 24 j C. $ S. no. 2444. 



Brownish grey. Fore wing with subbasal, antemedial, medial, 

 excurved postmedial, and submarginal waved lines ; the orbicular 

 and reniform indistinct ; a marginal series of specks. Hind wing 

 with the basal area whitish ; the outer brownish, with postmedial 

 and submarginal indistinct waved lines. Underside white, with a 

 broad submarginal fuscous band and marginal series of black 

 specks to each wing. 



The form jubra, from Burma, is lilacine grey, with some ochreous 

 on head and collar ; abdomen ringed with ochreous. Fore wing 

 with a black speck on antemedial line ; a brown diffused sub- 

 marginal band. Hind wing with the outer area black. A Ceylon 

 specimen is still darker. 



Hob. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. Exp. 40-56 millim. 



2419. Polydesma fasciata. Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 163 ; C. fy S. no. 2358. 



3 . Olive-brown, suffused with fuscous. Fore wing with in- 

 distinct subbasal and antemedial sinuous black lines ; the area 

 between them suffused with black ; the reniform small, with dark 

 outline ; traces of a dentate medial line ; an irregularly dentate 

 postmedial line bent inwards below end of cell ; an irregular sub- 

 marginal line, with slight black suffusion on it near apex and inner 

 margin. Hind wing dark fuscous ; the cilia pale brown ; under- 

 side with cell-spot and indistinct sinuous medial line ; the apex of 

 each wing with a vinous tinge. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 42 millim. 



2420. Polydesma catenata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl iii, p. 550, pi. 214. 



fig. 10; C. $ S. no. 2459. 

 Panilla apicalis, JButl. III. Het. vii, p. 74, pi. 132, fig. 1. 



Pale red-brown. Fore wing with some black spots on the costa 

 and some subbasal blackish patches ; an antemedial sinuous line ; 

 two indistinct medial lines excurved at end of cell ; a postmedial 

 black line excurved between veins 3 and 5, and with a black patch 

 beyond it from the costa to vein 3 with some blue scales on it ; 

 traces of a sinuous submarginal band ; a marginal lunulate line. 

 Hind wing with indistinct lunule at end of cell and medial sinuous 

 line ; a sinuous black postmedial line ; traces of a submarginal 

 line ; a fine marginal black crenulate line. 



Hab. Dharmsala ; Ceylon. Exp. 24 millim. 



2421. Polydesma vetusta, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 875 ; C. # S. no. 2467. 



Grey, irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing with waved ante- 

 medial narrow dark band ; traces of medial waved line ; a spot at 

 end of cell ; a postmedial waved black line excurved beyond cell 

 and with an indistinct fuscous line beyond it ; traces of a sub- 

 marginal sinuous line. Hind wing with trace's of medial line ; a 



