THE MOTHS OF INDIA. CM 



postmedial rufous bands ; anfindistinct subterminal line angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and excurved at middle. Hindwing pale fuscous. 



The specimen from Sikhim is reddish-brown, the head and tegulse dark - r 

 forewing with the leaden fuscous suffusion confined to the basal costal area, 

 the medial and terminal areas. 



Habitat.— Sikhim (Pilcher) ; Ceylon, Maskeliya (Pole). 1 xp. 14 mill. 

 Type in B. M. 



1407. h. TOLPIA BILINEATA, n. Sp. 



Head, thorax and abdomen brownish tinged with fuscous ; abdomen with 

 black basal crest. Forewing pale brownish suffused and irrorated with fnscous; 

 the ante-, the inner medial and postmedial areas more or less distinctly paler; 

 subbasal line dark, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line dark angled 

 outwards on median nervure ; postmedial line curved from costa to submedian 

 fold where it is angled inwards, then oblique to inner margin ; a small whitish 

 lunule at lower angle of cell with dark points beyond it ; an ill-defined sinuous 

 grey subterminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on each side ; a terminal 

 series of dark striae. Hindwing pale yellowish more or less strongly tinged with 

 brown on terminal area ; the underside with black discoidal spot. 



Habitat.— Ceylon, Maskeliya (Pole), W. Haputale, Horton Plains (Mack- 

 wood). Exp. 16-18 mill. Type in B. M. 



1407. i. Tolpia bipaks, n. sp. 



Palpi ochreous, black at sides ; head and thorax white, antennae black ; tegulee 

 ochreous ; patagia with leaden grey patches ; legs black and grey ; abdomen 

 ochreous dorsally suffused with fuscous. Forewing with the basal area white 

 irrorated with a few brown scales ; a black-edged leaden grey patch at base of 

 costa ; a curved black line bounding the basal area with a broad leaden grey 

 band beyond it extending to the red-brown medial line ; the terminal half 

 leaden grey and white with waved rufous postmedial line and indistinct sinuous 

 subterminal line ; a few large black scales on the rufous lines. Hindwing 

 yellowish white suffused with fuscous brown, especially towards termen ; the 

 underside with discoidal spot and traces of postmedial line on costal area. 



Habitat. — Ceylon, Bogawantalawa (Pole). Exp. 14 mill. Type in B. M. 



2161. a. MiCR/ESCiius atricincta, n. sp. 



ft. Head, thorax and abdomen pale brown slightly tinged with crimson ; 

 vertex of head and base of shaft of antennae white. Forewing pale brownish 

 flesh colour irrorated with crimson and a few dark scales ; the costal and 

 terminal areas black, expanding at apex ; antemedial line crimson with a 

 white point at costa, waved, a slight discoidal point ; postmedial line crimson 

 with black points at the veins and white point at costa, dentate, obliquely 

 excurved from costa to vein 4, then strongly incurved, some white points beyond 

 it on costa ; cilia orange. Hindwing pale brownish flesh colour irrorated with 

 crimson and a few dark scales ; a discoidal crimson lunule and curved waved 

 postmedial line ; terminal black band ; cilia orange. Underside greyish. 



Habitat— Ceylon, Maskeliya (Pole). Exp. 16 mill Type in B. M. 

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