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below the submedian vein ; the inner edge o£ the central belt indicated by a very oblique 

 undulated blackish line ; the outer line slender, black, and dentate-sinuate from costa to 

 second median branch, where it is interrupted and recommences near the origin of the first 

 median branch as a zigzag blackish line ; an internally diffused dusky band limiting the 

 external border; discoidal spots large and dusky : secondaries smoky gi-eyish brown : thorax 

 earthy red ; abdomen dark smoky grey. Under surface like A. grandipuncta, but much 

 darker. Expanse of wings 37 millim. 

 Dharmsala. 



Anomis cervina?, var. instabilis. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 3.) 

 Briarda eorvina, Walher, Lep. Hei., Siipi)!. 5, p. 1968 (1866). 



Allied to A. iconica : primaries pale shining dun-coloured, sometimes with the costal 

 half to beyond the cell brick-red, the central belt indicated by oblique wavy purplish-grey 

 stripes, two on each side of it ; between these there is a conspicuous purplish-grey discocellular 

 crescent; an ill-defined angulated dentate-sinuate grey submarginal line spotted with black; 

 outer margin golden ochreous ; fringe rosy, spotted with ciuereous : secondaries grey with 

 golden reflections ; basi-costal area silvery whitish ; fringe pale golden, tipped with white : 

 body greyish olivaceous. Under surface of wings sericeous, pale golden ; the primaries with 

 a subcostal streak, and the discocellular spot blackish ; discoidal area greyish ; external area 

 of all the wings crossed by wavy impressed lines : body below chalky white ; legs more or 

 less brown above, the tarsi banded ; palpi testaceous. Expanse of wings 27-34! millim. 



Dharmsala. 



The type of A. cervina is larger than the above supposed variety ; it is in very bad con- 

 dition, and the description is incorrect. The insect is decidedly not fawn-coloured, though 

 slightly yellower than A. instabilis ; it shows but little trace of the undulating lines, but tliey 

 are five in number (not six) ; the " very slightly hyaline " character of the secondaries 

 described by Walker is due to the worn state of the specimen; the veins and border are 

 sliglitly greyer than the remainder of the wing-surface, but are certainly not fawn-coloured : 

 the legs are similar to those of A. instabilis, and, lastly, the species docs not bear the remotest 

 resemblance to the typical forms of Briarda. 



The following species, confounded with A. cervina by Mr. Hocking, is undoubtedly very 

 distinct, although of the same general tint and found with it " on the plank lining of the 

 verandah roof." Both species seem to have been fairly common. 



Anomis ocellata. (Plate CXXXI. fig. 1.) 



Nearest to the preceding species. Wings a little paler : primaries with a large shining 

 grey spot at the end of the cell, usually with a bhuk ring round it; costa spotted with grey ; 

 a black spot near the base; rcnuiinder of the wing irroratcd with black scales; fringe of 



