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Phassus albofasciatus, n. sp. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 8.) 



Male. Upperside pale umber-brown, darkest on costal border of 

 both wings : fore wing with an indistinct, whitish, longitudinal 

 median fascia from base to below apex, which is slightly black- 

 speckled ; a few black delicate streaks on hind margin from the 

 base ; a series of black dots on outer margin. Thorax, palpi, and 

 legs dark umber-brown. Abdomen paler, with a yellow lateral 

 streak near the base. Underside uniform umber-brown. 



Expanse 2g inches. 



Hab. Nilgiris. In coil. F. Moore. 



HEPIALUS SEXNOTATUS, n. Sp. 



Upperside ochreous-brown : fore wing crossed by four curved, 

 darker, maculated indistinct bands, the outer band marginal and 

 slightly yellow-speckled ; a blackish spot on middle of hind margin, 

 and a yellow streak nearer the base ; a rather large round white 

 spot crossing the cell near the base, and two smaller spots below 

 the cell and nearer the base ; some yellow-speckled oblique streaks on 

 costa before the apex : hind wing with the base ochreous, and a 

 broad yellow band on cilia in middle of outer margin. Body ochre- 

 ous-brown, base of abdomen with long ochreous hairs. Underside 

 ochreous at base of both wings ; cilial band as above. 



Expanse 14 inch. 



Hab. Darjiling. In coll. F. Moore. 



Hepialus murinus, n. sp. 



Male. Upperside umber-brown : fore wing with a small trian- 

 gular yellow spot within the cell near the base, and a smaller round 

 spot beneath it near the base of the wing. Cilia on hind wing 

 below the apex yellow. Underside uniform umber-brown. 



Expanse 1 -^ inch. 



Hab. Dharmsala, N.W. Himalaya. In coll. F. Moore. 



Pyrales. 

 Fam. -ZEgeriidjE. 



MeLITTIA GIGANTEA, n. Sp. 



Margins and veins dark brown; apical border narrow, speckled 

 with purple-grey scales ; costal border and hind margin at their base 

 ochreous ; apical area large, traversed by four veins ; basal area 

 traversed by median vein and a short discoidal vein. Abdominal 

 area of hind wing ochreous-red. Cilia of both wings purplish cine- 

 reous. Head in front and thorax dark ochreous, reddish at base. 

 Abdomen above purple-brown, marked with ochreous scales, seg- 

 mental bands narrow and yellowish, underside yellow. Palpi yellow, 

 slightly fringed with black ; pectus yellow. Fore and mid legs 

 ochreous-red, yellow beneath. Hind legs densely covered through- 

 out with long hairs, yellow on the inside of tibia, bright chestnut- 



