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Paliga fuscicostalis, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xiv, p. 146. 

 Ebulea fimbriata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 346 ; C. $ S. no. 4135. 

 Paliga rubicundalis, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvii, p. 96. 



Bright yellow ; palpi white below ; frons white at sides. Fore 

 wing with fulvous-yellow subcostal fascia ; an antemedial line 

 oblique from costa to vein 1, where it is dentate inwards ; a speck in 

 cell and discocellular lunule; a postmedial crenulate line highly 

 excurved between veins 6 and 2, along which it is retracted, and 

 dentate on vein 1 ; a more or less prominent crenulate submarginal 

 line. Hind wing with crenulate postmedial line bent outwards 

 between veins 5 and 3, along which it is retracted ; both wings with 

 marginal dark line and two lines through the cilia. 



The form suavalis = fuscicostalis has the marginal area of fore 

 wing and of hind wing to vein 2 suffused with fuscous ; rubicun- 

 dalis from the Khasis has all the markings pink. 



Larva pale sap-green, with paired dorsal series of purplish spots ;. 

 head yellow ; a few erect hairs on each segment. Destructive to 

 teak trees. 



Hob. Formosa; Khasis; Nilgiris ; Ceylon; Burma; Java; 

 Australia. Easp., d 1 22, $ 24 millim. 



5232. Pyrausta celatalis, Wlk. Cat. xviii, p. 657 ; C. # S. no. 4132. 

 Botys subcrocealis, SnelL Tijd. v. Ent. xxiii. p. 208. 



Bright straw-yellow ; palpi orange, white below. Fore wing 

 with a slight fulvous tinge on costal area ; an antemedial fulvous 

 line, oblique from costa to vein 1, then erect ; a discocellular line ; 

 both wings with a postmedial line excurved from costa to vein 3, 

 then retracted. Underside with marginal fuscous band, broadest 

 at apex of each wing. 



Hab. Formosa ; Ceylon ; Shan States ; Pulo Laut ; Borneo ; 

 Celebes. Eacp., <$ 22, 26 millim. 



5233. Pyrausta ferrifusalis, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix. p. 164, pi. 172 r 



fig. 13. 



Differs from celatalis in being fulvous red; both wings with 

 indistinct minutely waved submarginal line. 



Hab. Ceylon; E. Pegu; Tenasserim. Exp. 26 millim. 



5234. Pyrausta extinctalis, Christ. Bull. Mosc. Ivi. (1) p. 20. 



Differs from ferrifusalis in the postmedial line being curved at 

 vein 3 of each wing instead of sharply angled, but hardly traceable 

 on hind wing ; neither wing with the submarginal line or darker 

 marginal area ; cilia grey at tips. 



Hab. Amur ; Shan States. Exp. 24 millim. 

 YOL. iv. 2 F 



