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Another form from Sikhim and the Naga Hills has the apical 

 markings of the fore wing almost wholly obsolete. 



Hob. Sikhim (Holler) ; Nagas (Doherty). Exp. 26 millim*. Type 

 in coll. Elwes. 



3060. Epiplema instabilata, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1646. 

 Erosia insolita, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1648. 



Dirades conchiferata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii ; p. 403, pi. 186, fig, 1 1 : 

 C. $ S. no. 3053. 



Head and collar fuscous ; thorax and first segment of abdomen 

 white, the other segments fuscous. Fore wing thickly speckled 

 and striated with brown, fulvous, and black, the inner area white 

 slightly marked with fulvous ; a white spot at lower angle of cell ; 

 some black submarginal markings and spots on the cilia. Hind 

 wing with the costal area white, the rest of the wing fulvous 

 striated with black, the outline between the two areas very irregular ; 

 a leaden-grey marginal line from the tail at vein 7 to anal angle. 



In some specimens the markings on the basal half of the costal 

 area of the fore wing are much reduced. 



Hob. China ; Khasis ; Bombay ; Ceylon ; E. Pegu ; Pulo Laut ; 

 Sula ; Mysol ; Flores ; Solomons. Exp. 24 millim. 



3061. Epiplema himala, Butl A.M. N.H. (5) vi, 1880, p. 221 ; id. 



Ill Het. vi, pi. 112, fig. 9 ; C. $ S. no. 3057. 



$ . Pure white. Fore wing with outwardly-oblique black- 

 brown antemedial and medial lines ; a similar pale brown post- 

 medial line ; a fine submarginal line not reaching the costa or 

 inner margin ; some slight brown striae on the costa ; cilia brown. 

 Hind wing with a subbasal black-brown line running towards anal 

 angle, then recurved to inner margin ; a yellow line from vein 6 to 

 anal angle, expanding at middle into a patch reaching the outer 

 margin ; a brown line from the apex to yellow patch ; a black- 

 brown marginal line between the tails and prominent spot towards 

 anal angle. Underside of fore wing with the basal, costal, and 

 outer areas suffused with brown. 



Bab. Sikhim ; Khasis. Exp. 36 millim. 



Gr. Fore wincj ivith the outer margin produced to points at veins 2 and 

 6; veins 10, 11 stalked, 11 anastomosing ivith 12; hind wing 

 with the costa excised at middle and ivith a tuft of hair before 

 middle; the outer margin produced to an oblique tail at vein 4 

 and to points at veins 2 and 7. 



3062. Epiplema ocusta, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1894, p. 165. 

 Eufous, with darker striae and irroration. Fore wing with 



highly excurved antemedial and postmedial lines expanding into 

 small red-brown patches; a straight ochreous submarginal line 

 with dark rufous on its outer edge ; the area near outer angle 

 purplish fuscous with two black spots. Hind wing with angled 

 antemedial line, with rufous patches on its outer edge ; a post- 

 medial whitish line produced to a strong angle at vein 4 and with 



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