1889. ] INDIAN LEPIDOPTERA. 405 
A much smaller insect than A. dactinea, and differs from it in the 
absence of the scarlet front and thoracic band and in wanting the 
marginal black spots which are so prominent on the hind wing of 
that species. 
SPILARCTIA UMMERA, n. sp. (Plate XLIII. fig. 1.) 
Female. Dull ochreous ; head, thorax, and fore wings ochreous 
fawn-colour, thorax with a black spot in front ; fore wings above with 
a black spot at the base, but without any other markings; hind 
wings dull ochreous yellow, a black spot just above the end of the 
cell, and two black submarginal spots near the anal angle; abdomen 
ochreous, with a dorsal row of black spots, a black spot also on 
middle of thorax. 
Wings on the underside same colour as the hind wings above, fore 
wings with a black subcostal spot above the end of the cell; hind 
wings with the three black spots as above, and with a very faint 
pale black subapical spot. Body below white; antenne black ; 
face and pectus ochreous, the latter with some black markings. 
Palpi with first and last joint black, second joint ochreous; fore 
legs ochreous, hind legs white. 
Tibize and tarsi above blackish. 
Expanse of wings 1,4; inch. 
Hab. Bassein, Burmah, Oct. 1887. One perfect specimen re- 
ceived from Mr. Noble. Nearest to the Javan S. punctata, but 
smaller in size ; similarly coloured, but with a basal black spot on 
the fore wing and a spot on the middle of the thorax, these spots 
being absent in S. punctata. 
TINOLIUS HYPSANA, 0. Sp. 
Male. Fore wings dirty straw-colour, with pale yellowish buff- 
coloured spots placed exactly as in T. eburneigutta. 
Hind wings and wings below pale yellowish buff-colour, unmarked ; 
antenne pale yellow, pectinations grey ; head, body, and legs chrome- 
yellow, thorax with some black spots, abdomen with a black band 
on each segment except the basal one; legs with large lunular black 
spots above. 
Expanse of wings 2,8, inches. 
This insect has the appearance of an ordinary yellow Hypsa. 
Hab. Sikkim. Three specimens purchased from Mr. Paul 
Mowis. 
LIPARID2&. 
SoMENA ABJECTA, n. sp. (Plate XLIII. fig. 13.) 
Allied to S. scintillans. 
Male and female of a pale dirty yellowish-buff colour, top of head 
whitish, abdomen brown, anal tuft ochreous; fore wings suffused 
with pale reddish brown and covered with black atoms; an ante- 
medial and a postmedial, very indistinct, pale, transverse, thin band, 
