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a. Sarawak, Borneo (type <j). b. Borneo ?. c. Singapore 



(2 rf) (Horsley). 



The males are very similar to that sex of M. latipennis^ but are 

 redder and have a conspicuous yellow sub-basal spot just below the 

 costa which looks like a stain ; they much resemble M. lidderdalii 

 (Butler). 



1225. Metanastria plagifera. 



Lebeda plagifera. Walker : vi. 1459 (1855"). 



Butler : 111. Typ. Lep. Het., B. M., v. p. 73, pi. 99, f. 5 



(1881). 

 Cotes and Swinh. : Cat. Moths of India, ii. 214. 1468 



(1887). 



Type. Nepal, in B. M. 

 a. India (3). 



1226. Metanastria placida. 



Lebeda placida. Moore : Descr. Ind. Lep. Atk., i. p. 80 (1879). 



Cotes and Swinh. : Cat. Moths of India, ii. 214. 1467 



(1887). 



Type. Darjiling, in coll. Moore. 

 a. India (2). 



1227. Metanastria latipennis. 



Lebeda latipennis. Walker : vi. 1457 (1855"). 



Moore: Cat. Lep. E. I. C., ii. p. 422, pi. 22, f. 2, 2 a 

 (larva) (1859). 



- P. Z. S., Lond., 1867, p. 685. 

 Odonestis latipennis. Butler : 111. Typ. Lep. Het., B. M., v. p. 72, pi. 99, 



f. i, 2 (1881). 



- Cotes and Swinh. : Cat. Moths of India, ii. 218. 

 1495 (1887). 



Type. North India, in B. M. 



a. Assam (2) (Jenkins). b. India. 



1228. Metanastria ampla. 



Odonestis ampla. Walker: vi. 1412 (1855). 



Butler: 111. Typ. Lep. Het., B. M., v. p. 72, pi. 99, 



f. 3, 4 (1881). 

 Cotes and Swinh.: Cat. Moths of India, ii. 217. 1491. 



(1887). 



Type. Sylhet, in B. M. 



a. Assam (Jenkins). b. Sylhet. c. India (5). 



1229. Metanastria obliquifascia : n. sp. 



(J Rich dark chestnut brown suffused with pink, some bright chest- 

 nut red hairs on the palpi and in front of the eyes, also on each side 

 of the thorax in front. Fore-wings with a nearly straight brown 

 thin band from the apex to the hinder margin, one-third from the 



