70 GEOMETRID^E. 



Geornetra haliaria. ( Plate CXVII. fig. 7.) 

 Geometra haliaria, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xsii. p. 51 S. n. 22 (1SG1). 



Bright pea-green : wings with numerous indistinct whitish striations, crossed from near 

 apex of primaries to middle of abdominal margin of secondaries by a slender oblique white 

 stripe; a minute brown spot at the end of each discoidal cell; fringes white: primaries 

 crossed at basal fifth by a slender oblique white line, diverging from the discal stripe ; costal 

 margin white, becoming ochraccous towards the hase : abdomen green at the base, otherwise 

 white; front of head and palpi golden testaceous ; antennae pure white, expanded and flattened 

 at the base. Under surface pale pea-green ; the white oblique stripes less distinct than 

 above ; inner border of primaries and basal area of secondaries whitish, the latter wings with a 

 second white stripe from abdominal margin just beyond the middle to near apex ; pectus 

 white behind ; tibia; and tarsi white. Expanse of wings 50 millim. 



Darjiliug {Parry §- Lidderduh) . 



THALASSODES, Gum. 



Thalassodes distinctaria. (Plate CXVII. fig. 8.) 

 Thalassodes distinctaria. Waller, Cat. Lep. ILt. Suppl. v. p. 1C07 (1800). 



Sea-green : wings crossed beyond the middle by a narrow white stripe, slightly angulated 

 on the secondaries : primaries with a slender slightly irregular arched line across the basal 

 third; costa whitish: palpi and face testaceous ; a white band between the antennae, which 

 arc pearly white above and ochraccous below ; abdomen with the third and fourth segments 

 lilacine, black-speckled. Under surface pearly white. Expanse of wings 33 millim. 



North India (Russell). 



The >pccics collected by Mr. Russell were from N.E. Bengal. 



Thalassodes opalina. (Plate CXVII. fig. !).) 

 Thalassodes opalina, Butler, Ann. $ May. Sal. Hist. ser. 5, vol. vi. p. 21 I. n. 38 (IssO). 



Wings semitransparcnt, emerald-green, striated all over with white and with opaline 

 reflections: primaries crossed in the middle by a straight transverse slender white line; a 

 shorter and less-defined line towards the apex; costal margin yellow, fringe tipped with 

 yellow: secondaries angulated, a slender angulated while line beyond the middle, sinuated 

 below the angulation; basal half of the subcostal vein yellow, fringe tipped with yellow: 

 antennae while at base, golden beyond the base ; body sap-green, white at the sides and 

 below. Wings below paler than above and immaculate: primaries with cream-coloured 

 costa. Expanse of wings 12 millim. 



Darjiliug [Lidderdale) ; N.W. Provinces (('. Home). 



