108 lU.EID.E. 



marginal line continuous and pui-plisb black and the external area not rosy but crossed by 

 dark veins and enclosing two marginal brown spots, one central, tbe other at external angle : 

 in the secondaries the lines are formed us in E. ostrina, but the external area is not rosy, and 

 the marginal line is purplish black. Expanse of wings 19 millim. 

 Dharmsala. 



There is a small faded female, with greyish external area to the primaries, which may 

 be referable to this species. 



PSEUDASTHENA, Moore. 

 Pseudasthena cinerea. (Plate CXXXYI. fig. 13.) 



General aspect oF a small Curlophora : wings grey, the outer half of secondaries white, 

 ■H'ith a grey lunulatcd submarginal stripe; all the wings with black-edged yellow discoccUular 

 spots, and two ii'rcgular more or less macular black-dotted yellow stripes ; the outer stripe 

 bounded above the middle by a blackish spot ; a marginal series of conical black spots ; 

 fringe yellow at base, followed by a grey stripe ; outer half of fringe white spotted with grey : 

 primaries with an additional black-dotted yellow stripe across the basal third : thorax grey, 

 face brown, antenna and vertex white ; abdomen silver-grey, with yellowish-white claspers. 

 Primaries below shining grey, discal bands and discoidal spot darker, but ill-defined : 

 secondaries silvery white, striated with grey; discoccUular spot and a discal angular stripe 

 dark grey ; marginal spots almost obliterated: palpi ochreous ; pectus white, venter sordid 

 white. Expanse of wings 16-18 millim. 



Dharmsala. 



ID.ffiA, Tn-it. 

 Idaea cemssina. (Plate CXXXVI. fig. 1 i.) 



Superficially somewhat resembling /. fiUcata, but allied to /. contiguaria : dull white, the 

 markings very similar to those of 7. contiguaria, but of a slightly more golden-brown colour, 

 the lines of the central area and a small patch at the end of each cell enclosing the discoccUular 

 black spot ochniceous ; the discoccUular spots larg?r and blacker ; the basal half of costal 

 border of primaries and a costal spot just beyond the cell sooty black: face black, vertex of 

 head white; collar and shoulders more or less brown ; abdomen brownish, with white margins 

 to the segments. Primaries below silvery greyish, the base of costa darker grey ; marginal 

 blackish da.shes visible in certain lights; fringe white : secondaries, legs, and venter sericeous 

 sordid white; pectus greyish. Expanse of wings 10-21 nuUim. 



Dharmsala ; on walls. 



