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Differs from decisissima in being brown and gray with no 

 Ferruginous tints. Hindwing with the basal and inner areas pale, the 

 apical area fuscous ; underside with the silvery suffusion terminated 

 by the tufts of hair $ no marginal series of speGks. Hind legs with 

 the black tufts very large. 



Habitat— Sikhim, 1,800 feet (Dudgeon). Exp. 36 mm. Type.— In 

 British Museum. 



Acontiinje. 



1968a. DlPHTHERA CHRYSOCHLORA, n. sp. 



Head and thorax golden-green ; abdomen dark-brown, the anal 

 tuft ochreous. Forewing golden-green with dentate whitish ante- 

 medial and post medial lines with darker green lines between them, the 

 antemedial line strongly dentate below cell, the postmedial at vein 4 

 and with darker green suffasion beyond it ; a large quadrate dark green 

 reniform spot ; a series of whitish and green marginal lunules. 

 Hindwing black-brown ; the cilia ochreous. 



Habitat.— Khasis. Exp. $ 30, $ 32 mm. 



1979a. Bryophila excdrvata, n. sp. 



$. Head and thorax whitish, markedwith gray ; abdomen gray. 

 Forewing with the basal area gray, bounded by a dark line from costa 

 before middle and running with an outward Gurve to the postmedial line 

 On vein 1 ; the medial area whitish with the obscure orbicular and more 

 prominent reniform stigmata outlined with white ; a diffused blackish 

 patch beyond the Gell rufous exteriorly ; a minutely dentate double 

 postmedial curved line dentate inwards on vein 1 ; the margin whitish, 

 with a triangular black patch below apex and series of striae on the 

 margin. Hindwing fuscous, with obscure discocellular lunule which 

 on underside is prominent ; an obscure curved postmedial line. 



Habitat.— Sikhim, 1,800 feet (Dudgeon). Exp. 30 mm. Type— -In 

 British Museum. 



1995a. Erastroides flavibasalis, n. sp. 



$. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brownish ; patagia tipped with 

 gray ; dorsal tufts black. Forewing with the basal area pale suffused 

 with orange ; a black point at middle of cell and discocellular spot ; 

 costa gray with black spots j a medial black line joined at lower angle 

 of cell by an oblique line from before middle of inner margin ; the 

 medial part of inner area golden-orange j the postmedial area silvery- 



