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area to just beyond postmedial line grey slightly irrorated with black, the 

 inner area and a broad curved fascia from end of cell to apex ochreous, the 

 cell and area beyond its lower extremity rufous and the medial part 

 of terminal area grey with slight dark streaks on the veins and in 

 interspaces; subbasal line represented by a slight oblique black striga 

 from costa ; antemedial line absent ; orbicular white with an ochreous 

 tinge in centre and slightly defined by brown at sides, narrow, very oblique, 

 its lower extremity produced to three oblique white streaks with a bar 

 across their extremities below the reniform which is represented by a very 

 slight ochreous lunule ; an oblique ochreous streak from below the orbicular 

 to submedian fold at postmedial line, which is very indistinct and double 

 from costa to vein 3, strongly bent outwards below costa, bent inwards at 

 vein 3 and sinuous to inner margin ; a terminal series of black points. 

 Hindwing greyish wholly suffused with fuscous brown ; the underside 

 ochreous irrorated with fuscous, a blackish discoidal spot, curved waved 

 postmedial line, and terminal series of strise. 

 Habitat. — Punjab, Simla. Exp. 24 mill. 



Genus Nbomilichia. 



Type. 



NeomilicUa., Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., viii, p. 518 



(1909) . . . . . . . . . . • • Mjlea. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about 

 to middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate ; frons with 

 slight rounded prominence with corneous plate below it ; eyes large, 

 round ; antennae of male ciliated ; build slender ; head and thorax clothed 

 chiefly with scales, the pro and metathorax with spreading crests ; tibise 

 moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. 

 Forewing with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and slightly 

 crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 

 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hindwing 

 with veins 3" 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of 

 discocellulars ; 6* 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 

 base only. 



2048. Nbomilichia vepbecola. 



Genus Pebigeodes. 



Type. 

 Ferigeodes, Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., vii, p. 287 (1908). rectivitta. 

 Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to 

 vertex of head and moderately scaled in front, the 3rd rather long ; frons 

 smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennae of male ciliated : head and thorax 

 smoothly clothed with scales, the pro and metathorax with spreading 

 crests, tibiai moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with small dorsal 



