66 Colonel 0. Swinlioe on 



venation being almost identical, I thought it must be the 

 female of that sj)ecies, but a closer examination with the 

 Dasychira male now received with a female showing similar 

 markings leaves no doubt of my error. 



Family Ctuadrifidae. 



Nyctipao superha, no v. 



? . Blackish brown, the outer half the darkest and nearly 

 pure black, the ocellus broader than in caprimulgus^ Fabr., 

 the dull orange ring tinged with blue, and with. pale blue- 

 white markings as mjaintiana, Swinh. ; a discal pure white 

 complete band across botii wings, not quite touching either 

 costaor abdominal margin, sinuous throughout, with two blunt 

 outward projections before and above the middle on the fore 

 wings, and commencing with two almost square spots below 

 the costa on the hind wings. On the underside the wings 

 are paler, especially towards the base and hinder margin of 

 fore wings, where it has a red tinge ; the white band as 

 above, except that on the fore wings it commences with three 

 lunular blunt spots below the costa; cilia of both wings 

 black : body above and below blackish brown ; antennae, 

 palpi, breast, and legs black. 



Expanse of wings A^^ inches. 



Khasia Hills ; one example. 



A very handsome insect. 



Family Geometridae, 



Thalassodes virt'difascia, nov. 



J' ? . Palpi above and antennae ochreous ; palpi below, 

 head, body, and wings above and below white ; thorax 

 mostly green, and green dorsal bands on the abdomen. 

 Wings thinly clothed, sparsely striated with green : fore 

 wing with the costal line ochreous, the base green ; two 

 straight, slightly oblique, broad green bands, ante- and post- 

 medial, neither quite reaching the costa ; apex green, this 

 colour narrowing down the outer margin : hind wings with 

 a broad, straight, medial green band in continuation of the 

 antemedial band of the fore wings ; some green on the outer 

 and abdominal margins ; marginal lines of both wings dark; 

 cilia white, with a pale green inner band. Underside whitish, 

 without markings ; legs ochreous. 



Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



N. Borneo ; one pair. 



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