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and apex ; an indistinct sinuous antemedial line : black specks 

 on median nervure, in cell, and on discocellulars ; a postmedial 

 black line excurved between veins 6 and 2 ; a marginal black line, 

 Hind wing with submarginal black spot on vein 2 ; a pale patch 

 at anal angle. 



Hab. Bhutan, 2500 feet (Dudgeon). Exp. 24 millim. Type in 

 B. M. 



4459. Stericta asopialis, Snell. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 568. 



c? . Head and thorax black ; abdomen pale brown, with the 

 extremity black. Fore wing with the basal area black, with large 

 tufts of raised scales ; the medial area olive-green, with black 

 discocellular spot and fuscous marks on costa ; the outer area 

 fuscous black, with waved inner edge. Hind wing with the inner 

 area tinged with rufous ; the costal and apical areas fuscous ; 

 a slight dark submarginal mark on vein 2 ; underside with curved 

 postmedial line. 



$ with the black areas tinged with cupreous, especially the 

 outer area of fore wing, which has a postmedial line angled on 

 vein 4 and outlined with olive-green. Hind wing uniform fuscous, 

 except for the mark on vein 2. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Bhutan. Exp., <$ 20, 24 millim. 



b. (Craneophora). Fore wing with a ridge of long hair beyond cell 

 and another below the cell; hind wing with ridge beyond cell 

 and on inner area. 



4460. Stericta haraldusalis, Wlk. Cat. xvi, p. 160. 

 Craneophora ficki, Christ. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 1881, Ivi (1), p. 2, 

 Scopocera variegata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 203, pi. 7, fig. 4 ; C. fy S. 



no. 4486. 

 Belenopholis striata, Butl. Ill Het. vii, p. 90, pi. 134, fig. 3. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous irrorated with black ; the 

 anal tuft pink and yellow. Fore wing with the base and costa 



to beyond middle ochreous ir- 

 rorated with black; the tuft 

 at end of cell and the ridges 

 consisting of black and white 

 hair ; an obliquely-curved 

 antemedial line; the medial 

 area pink, with an orange 

 band below the cell ; a post- 

 medial curved black line with 

 orange band beyond it ; the 

 outer area orange-red ; the veins striped with black and white. 

 Hind wing similar, but without the antemedial line ; the outer 

 area narrow, with traces of black and white streaks on the veins. 



Hab. Amur; Japan; Simla; Dharmsala ; Kulu; Sikhim ; Tenas - 

 serim ; Borneo. Exp., <$ 24, $ 30 millim. 



Fig. 70. Stericta haraldusalis, 



