1888.] FROM THK HIMALAYAS. 407 



the costal margin at its upper end, the white costal area being there 

 also broader, the bordering ferruginous sinuous Hues are narrower in 

 extent, and the complex sinuous lines extending up the discal area 

 are more distinctly defined, the white submarginal fascia is also 

 somewhat more curved, and the marginal ferruginous luiuiles broader ; 

 both the orbicular and reniform spots are more constricted in their 

 middle. 



Expanse 1^ to 1^ inch. 



Hub. Kangra. In coll. British Musenm. 



This is quite distinct from H. indica, being distinguished from 

 that species by its smaller size, wider space between the base of fore 

 wing and the outwardly oblique transverse line, the space within the 

 base of the cell being pure white instead of ferruginous, as in //. 

 indica. 



Fam. BoMBYCoiD.*:. 



Genus Karana, Moore. 



Karana similis, n. sp. 



Differs from the Darjiling K. decorata in its smaller size. Fore 

 wing black, grey-speckled, with similar silvery-white markings, the 

 subhasal comparatively narrower and more zigzag, the antemedial 

 transverse band more erect, narrower, and with the two contiguous 

 spots nearer the band, the reniform mark is narrower and more 

 obliquely disposed, the discal transverse sinuous black line is more 

 distinct and has grey-speckled borders, the submarginal black 

 dentate points less conspicuous. Hind wing pale cinereous-white 

 basally and pale cinereous-brown externally ; cilia alternately 

 cinereous-white and brown. Palpi and legs white-speckled. 



Expanse ly^^inch. 



Hab. Kangra. In coll. British Museum. 



Palimpsestis renalis, n. sp. 



Purplish brownish-grey. Fore wing with a slender, black, erect, 

 sinuous, antemedial line, and an outwardly-angulated postmedialline; 

 contiguous to the latter are two or three less distinct lines, followed by 

 a more distinct submarginal denticulated line and a marginal row 

 of short linear spots ; between the medial bands the area is grey, the 

 orbicular and reniform spot is pinkish, and both are bordered pos- 

 teriorly by a raised tuft of brown scales. Hind wing dusky brown. 

 Legs with indistinct brownish bands. 



Expanse ly^^ to 1^ inch. 



Hab. Kangra. In coll. British Museiim. 



Palimpsestis orbicularis, n. sp. 



Male and Female. Dusky brownish-grey. Fore wing with a 

 slender, distinct, black, transverse antemedial and a postmedial waved 

 line ; orbicular and reniform spot black-lined, the former with a 

 whitish centre ; between the antemedial line and the base are four 

 or five transverse, indistinct, pale-bordered, blackish sinuous lines, and 



