388 MR. H. J. ELWES ON SOME [May 6, 



LiTHOSiA? ANOMALA, n. sp. (Plate XXXII. fi^. 14, $ .) 



I am unable to say with certaiacy to what genus or even to 

 what family this species belongs. Mr. Moore has a specimen un- 

 named in his collection which he has placed next to Propachys, but 

 the palpi and legs are utterly different from this genus. Superficially 

 it resembles a Tyspanodes, but has short legs like those of a Lithosid 

 moth ; its habit and general asjject make me think it must belong 

 to the Lithosiidee, in which also Dr. Staudinger concurs ; and as I 

 am unable to make out the venation clearly without injuring the 

 specimen, I have placed it here for the present. I have two pairs, 

 which I took at light on July 7th, 1886, at the old bungalow at 

 Rangyroon near Darjeeling, at about 5000 feet ; also a male from 

 Bhutan and another which agrees perfectly, from the Naga Hills, 

 taken in September. 



cJ $ . Fore wings above pale red, with a black line from the base to 

 the outer margin, and two faint short ones above this at the apex ; 

 hind wings sooty black. Below, the fore wing is sooty black with the 

 costal margin and fringes red, and a red tinge at the base and hind 

 margin. Thorax, teguiee, base of the antennae, and front of head 

 red. Palpi, legs, and abdomen black. The hind legs have a strong 

 double spur on the last joint ; there is a conspicuous haustellum. 

 Antennae rather short and filiform, with fine setae at the joints. 



Expanse, S 23-25 mm., $ 28-31 mm. 



Katha? semifusca, n. sp. (Plate XXXII. fig. 9.) 



According to Mr. Moore this belongs to the genus Katha (P. Z. S. 

 1878, p. 16), but I am unable to follow his minute subdivision of the 

 Lithosiidse, and have no other species with which to compare it, 

 except K. nigrifrons, which it resembles in size and shape. It comes, 

 however, nearer to the figure of K. terminalis (P. Z. S. 1878, pi. i. 

 fig. 14) in colour, but differs in the band of the fore wing being more 

 than twice as broad. Fore wing fawn-colour, with a broad fuscous 

 band not extending to the costa except at the apex, or to the outer 

 margin. Hind wing pale straw-colour. Below as above, but the 

 band paler and less defined. Head and thorax brown; neck, legs, 

 and abdomen pale straw-colour. 



Expanse 32 mm. 



Described from a single specimen, which seems to be a male, taken 

 by one of MoUer's men in the interior of Sikkim. 



NuDARiA? DUDGEONi, n. sp. (Plate XXXII. fig. 10.) 

 This species seems to come nearest to Nudaria marc/aritacea, Wk., 

 but I am not at all sure that it is congeneric with the European 

 Nudaria, the venation being obscure. Mr. Moore thinks it should 

 form the type of a new genus, but there are too many ill-defined 

 genera in the family already, as it seems to me. 



The species is very distinct from anything known to me or to 

 Mr. Moore, and the figure is so good that I need hardly describe the 

 colour. The fringes at apex of both fore and hind wings are much 

 darker brown than the remainder, and all the markings of the under- 

 side are darker than above. The hind legs have a double spur on 



