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numerous waved lines. Fore wing with the costa to beyond 

 middle grey, extending on medial area down to vein 5, and 

 embracing the discocellular tuft of black scales ; the inner medial 

 area slightly suffused with grey ; a submarginal series of white 

 specks. Hind wing with the inner area suffused with grey. 



The outer area of fore wing may be darker, and the whole hind 

 wing fuscous grey. In the form albispumata the area beyond the 

 cell of fore wing is somewhat powdered with grey, and the sub- 

 marginal white specks are slight. 



Hob. Dharmsala ; Khasis. Exp. 20-22 millim. 



3787. Eupithecia asema, Hmpsn. Ill Het. viii, p. 117, pi. 152, fig. 23. 



White, slightly irrorated and suffused with pale ochreous 

 brow r n ; wings with traces of numerous oblique minutely waved 

 ochreous lines, and a somewhat more prominent crenulate white 

 submarginal line. 



Hob. Nilgiri plateau. Exp. 22 millim. 



3788. Eupithecia hemileuca, n. sp. 



J. Head, thorax, and abdomen grey and dark brown; the 

 thorax and 1st segment of abdomen pure white. Fore wing pure 

 white, with four large blackish patches on the costa ; indistinct 

 irregular subbasal and medial lines ; a black speck at end of cell ; 

 a postmedial line very much excurved below costa, then bent 

 inwards along vein 5 to the discocellulars, the area beyond it red- 

 brown, except at outer angle, with two indistinct pale waved lines 

 on it. Hind wing white, with indistinct ante- and postmedial 

 lines excurved below costa, the postmedial line with black streaks 

 on it from cell to inner margin ; a minute cell-speck ; a black 

 patch at anal angle ; a fine marginal black line. 



Hal. Dalhousie (Harforcl). Exp. 24 millim. Type in B. M.* 



3789. Eupithecia costipicta, Warr. P. Z. S. 1893, p. 383, pi. 30, fig. 21. 



2 . Brownish grey ; wings with numerous indistinct obliquely 

 sinuous lines. Fore wing with five brown patches on the costa ; a 

 black spot at end of cell, the double medial line being produced to a 

 very acute angle round it ; the outer area suffused with brown, 

 except just below apex and at middle ; hind wing with cell-speck ; 

 both wings with fine marginal black line. 

 Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 30 millim. 



3790. Eupithecia rufipicta, n. sp., P. Z. S. 1893, pi. 30, fig. 22. 



c? . Dull white ; the head dark red-brown ; wings with traces 

 of numerous waved lines. Fore wing with dark red-brown patches 

 on the costa, from which the waved lines arise, the patches being 

 almost conjoined on basal half ; the double antemedial line angled 

 on median nervure; a prominent black cell-spot; large rufous 

 patches on outer margin below apex and at outer angle. Hind 

 wing with a subbasal brown patch ; a prominent black cell-spot ; 



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