PHIBALAPTERYX. 347 



The female usually has broad white bands on thorax and base 

 of abdomen, diffused white on the basal area of fore wing, a 

 large patch below costa of fore wing near apex, and white post- 

 medial and submarginal specks to each wing. 



Hal. Nilgiris ; Ceylon. Exp., <$ 34, $ 38 millirn. 



3624. PMbalapteryx leprosa, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 122, pi. 153, 



figs. 2, 9. 



Differs from suffusa in being more suffused with greyish fuscous 

 or greyish white instead of pure white. Underside pale with a 

 maculate black postmedial band, curved on fore wing, highly 

 angled at vein 4 of hind wing; the diffused submarginal band 

 more or less interrupted between veins 3 and 4 of each wing. 



Hab. Nilgiris. Exp. 30 millim. 



3625. PMbalapteryx hyper ythra, n. sp. 



Differs from hypospilata in being pale reddish brown, with the 

 waved lines more prominent and the cell-spots absent. Underside 

 suffused with vinous red, with black cell-spots ; the postmedial 

 curved band angled at vein 6 of each wing, most prominently on 

 hind wing ; fore wing with diffused or dentate submarginal band 

 interrupted between veins 3 and 4; hind wing with some sub- 

 marginal specks. 



Hob. Jvhasis ; Nilgiris ; Anamalis. Exp., <$ 32, $ 40 millim. 



3626. Phibalapteryx flavofasciata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 270, pi. 8, 



fig. 25 j C. \ S. no. 3889. 



c? . Fuscous, with a purplish tinge ; the base and extremity of 

 abdomen green. Both wings with ante- and postmedial minutely 

 waved green bands, the latter with a rufous and black patch 

 between it and lower angle of cell, and sending a green streak to 

 middle of outer margin ; a fine waved submarginal line ; fore wing 

 with black cell-spot. Underside with black cell- spots and curved 

 postmedial line to each wing. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 36 millim. 



SECT. II. (Collix). Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching far beyond 

 the frontal tuft ; mid tibia? of male very much dilated and 

 with a deep groove ; abdomen long, with a large anal tuft. 



3627. Phibalapteryx hypospilata, Guen. Pkal ii, p. 358 j Hmpsn. 



111. Het. ix, pi. 171, fig. 26 ; C. $ S. no. 3891. 

 Collix foraminata, Guen. Phal. ii, p. 358. 



c? . Dark fuscous, with a slight purplish tinge ; wings with 

 numerous indistinct waved black lines. Pore wing with a 

 prominent discocellular boss of raised scales ; the veins speckled 

 with pale brown between the waved lines. Hind wing with small 

 discocellular spot; both wings with submarginal series of pale 



