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subterminal line rather darker brown ; area beyond the subterminal 

 line slightly tinged with reddish ; black marks towards base of the 

 wing, on the costa, and on each side of the orbicular ; a short black 

 dash from inner edge of subterminal line near costa. Hind wings 

 yellow, termen bordered with blackish except towards tornus. Under 

 surface of fore wings blackish, costa and terminal area yellow flecked 

 with blackish ; hind wings as above. 

 Expanse, $ 36 milhm., ? 40 millim. 



Collection number, 1685. 



One example of each sex from Arizan (7500 ft.), September, 

 1908. 



Allied to E. accipiter, Feld. 



Hermonassa inconstans, sp. n 



S' . Fore wings ochreous brown, Hghtly freckled with brownish, 

 outer third brown ; subbasal line double, blackish, not continued to 

 dorsum ; antemedial line double, blackish, indented below costa ; 

 postmedial line double, blackish, wavy, curved beyond cell, indented 

 below costa and above dorsum; subterminal line blackish, wavy; 

 terminal dots black ; reniform, orbicular, and claviform black, out- 

 lined in ochreous, reniform enclosing an ochreous line. Hind wings 

 fuscous brown. Under side whitish suffused with fuscous, especially 

 on fore wings ; all the wings have blackish discal mark and post- 

 medial line, the latter on hind wings indistinct towards dorsum. 



Expanse, 28-32 millim. 



Collection number, 946. 



Two male specimens from Arizan (7500 ft.) ; one, the type, 

 taken August 8th, 1908; the other captured September 21st, 

 1906. In the latter specimen the outer third of fore wings is 

 concolorous with the rest of the wing, and the subterminal line 

 is more distinct. 



Allied to H. incisa, Moore, from Sikkim. 



Hermonassa sinuosa, sp. n. 



(? . Fore wings whitish, faintly suffused with pale brown, basal 

 third greyish ; basal line black, interrupted at median nervure, not 

 continued to dorsum ; antemedial line blackish, sinuous, followed by 

 a black spot on the costa and a black sinus about middle ; postmedial 

 line blackish, wavy, excurved below costa, incurved above dorsum, 

 preceded by a black spot on costa ; subterminal line blackish, indis- 

 tinct, originating in a large black spot on costa ; reniform and orbicu- 

 lar paler than ground colour, outlined and centred with brownish. 

 Hind wings fuscous, shghtly paler towards base ; a blackish discal 

 dot and indications of a dusky postmedial line beyond. Fringes of 

 the ground colour traversed by a pinkish brown line. Under side 

 pale fuscous, brownish on costal area of hind wings ; rather glossy ; 

 markings on fore wings indistinct ; hind wings have a black discal 

 mark and black postmedial line ; the latter is sinuous and diffuse 

 towards the dorsum. 



