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3063/. Epiplema castanea, Warr., A. M. N. H., (6) xviii, p. 231. 



Fore wing with the outer margin produced to a point at vein 7, then 

 deeply excised to vein 3 ; hindwing with the costa excised at middle, with 

 tufts of hair before and after the sinus ; the outer margin produced to a 

 tail at vein 4 and points at veins 3 and 16 ; veins 2, 5, 6, 7, the discocel- 

 lulars, and upper margin of cell absent ; a fold on inner area containing 

 a tuft of long hair ; antennae laminate. $ . Frons black ; head, thorax, 

 and abdomen dark grey ; wings grey, with fine dark striae. Forewing 

 with a broad medial purple-brown band bounded by dark brown lines, 

 the inner slightly angled on subcostal and median nervures, the outer 

 angled on veins 7 and 3, then excised to vein 1 ; a dark brown 

 marginal line at the sinus ; some fuscous suffusion near outer angle. 

 Hindwing with broad medial purple-brown band, bordered on inner side 

 by an oblique brown line, on outer side by a line angled on vein lb ; 

 some ferruginous suffusion on margin between veins 2 and 16. 



Habitat. — Khasis. Exp. 28 mm. 



3069a. Dirades hepaticata, Warr., Nov. Zool., iii, p. 345. 



9 . Dark purplish grey-brown. Forewing with pale medial line 

 acutely angled at middle ; an almost straight and erect postmedial line, 

 the area between the two very dark brown ; a subapical black speck and 

 brown lines on margin and base of cilia. Hindwing with pale ante- 

 medial line angled at middle, and curved sinuous postmedial line 

 defined by brown, the former on outer side, the latter on inner; some 

 leaden suffusion near the lower tail, and a black and white speck below 

 it; a fine leaden marginal line on a brown band. 



Habitat. — Khasis. Exp. 16 mm. 



30696. Dieades ambigua, Warr., A. M. N. H., (6), xviii, p. 230. 



Hindwing of male with no fold and tuft of hair on inner margin or 

 tufts on costa ; the tails at veins 7 and 4 well developed ; venation 

 normal. $. Pale grey; frons black; wings irrorated with fuscous. 

 Forewing with obscure almost medial line highly excurved below 

 costa ; the postmedial line more distinct and rufous, highly excurved 

 between veins 7 and 3, then incurved to vein 1 ; a curved series of 

 four submarginal black specks on fuscous suffusion below apex. Hind- 

 wing with obscure antemedial line ; a sinuous postmedial line oblique 

 from costa to vein 4 ; some rufous on margin, and a black speck at 

 base of each tail. $. Darker grey. 



