NOEASUMA. — TAGOKA. 55 



DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES EIGURED. 



BOMBYCID^. 



Norasuma apicalis *. (Plate CLX. fig. 17.) 



Expanse 2^ inches. 



Female. Closely allied to N. javanica, Moore. Fore wing with the chocolate apical 

 patch larger and triangular ; no chocolate spot on the cilia at the tip of the hook. Hind 

 wing with the two parallel lines more outwardly curved, and the second line regular and not 

 sinuous. Underside with the outer line on both wings regular and not waved. A pale 

 streak down the vertex of the abdomen. 



Norasuma variegata. (Plate CLX. fig. 7.) 



Expanse ^ \h inch. 



Male. Auteunse and head ochreous brown ; thorax and abdomen reddish ochreous brown, 

 grizzled with white hairs. Fore wing red-brown, with opalescent reflections, irregularly 

 variegated with yellow and white, the yellow being most conspicuous on the costa before the 

 apex and at centre of inner margin ; an excurved antemedial brown line ; a slightly oblique 

 medial, nearly erect postmedial, and luuulatc submarginal line. Hind wing red-brown' 

 variegated with yellow towards outer margin and anal angle, and with traces of two waved 

 submarginal lines. 



EUPTEROTIDiE. 



Tagora nigriceps. (Plate CXLI. fig. 19.) 



Expanse ^ 3f; inches. 



Male. Brownish grey. Fore wing with a minute transparent spot at the end of cell, 

 followed by five lunulate lines, then an indistinct darker slightly oblique band from the apex 

 to inner margin, with a dark patch on it between the first and second median uervules, 

 bordered externally by a dark highly lunulate line continued inwards as dark streaks along 

 the nervules ; the area outside it paler. Hind wing with four lunulate discal lines ; a straight 

 postmedian transverse band, the area outside which is slightly browner and bordered by a 

 highly maculate hue with streaks on the nervules and grey outside it. Underside with a dark 

 line across both wings from the costa near apex of fore wing to near middle of inner margin 

 of hind wing, slightly convex on the fore wing, straight on hind wing. Head and antenna; 

 black ; thorax and abdomen grey. 



* The name Gunda, WLk,, has priority over Norasuma. 



