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upper one, a minute streak at vein 5 and four oblique triangular patches 

 between vein 4 and tornus ; the inner area with small triangular ante- 

 medial spot followed by a striga, a broad medial band from submedian 

 fold to inner margin extending to just above the fold at extremity, 

 followed by a wedge-shaped spot, then a narrow bar and wedge-shaped 

 spot towards tornus; a yellowish white point at middle of cell and 

 another at upper angle. Hindwing black-brown with some white on 

 termen between vein 4 and tornus, its inner edge very irregular and 

 angled inwards below veins 4 and 3 ; the underside with antemedial 

 white spot on costa, slight streak in base of cell, some whitish below base 

 of cell, faint medial band from costa to discal fold, slight postmedial 

 spots below costa and vein 8, two short subapical streaks and slender 

 elongate streaks above and below discal fold. 

 Habited. — Andamans. LJ.vp. 46-50 mill. 



Genus Chasmina. 



Ty2ye. 



Ckasmijia, Wlk., ix, 14:6 (1856) . . .. .. .. tibialis. 



Sphragifera, Staud, Rom. Men. vi, p. 544 (1892) . . . . sigillata. 



Clinophlehia, Hmpsn., Ill, Het. B. M., ix, p. 92 (1893) . . sericea. 



Sect. I. {Clino2)hlebia). — Forewing of male with the apex rectangular, the- 



costa somewhat excised beyond middle and the costal neuration slightly 

 distorted. 



1957. Ohasmina sericea. 



Sect. II {Chasmirm). — Forewing with the apex rounded, the costa not 

 excised, the neuration normal. 



A. Forewing without subapical or postmedial dark patches. 



a, Forewing without postmedial line . . . . tibialis. 



f). Forewing with postmedial line . . . . judicata, 



B. Forewing with sinuous dark patch from costa before 



apex . . . . . . . . . . . . rejecta. 



C. Forewing with elliptical rufous patch in and beyond 



end of cell . . . . . . . . . . maculata. 



1958. Chasmina tibialis. 



Noctua tibialis, Fabr, Syst. Ent., p. 578 (1775). 

 Leocyma restm, Guen., Noct. ii, p. 213 (1852), 



„ dianae, Guen., Noct. ii, p. 213 (1852). 

 CAaswma ey^wMS, Wlk.,ix, 147 (1856); Butl., 111. Het. B. M., vi, 

 p. 35, pi. 110, f. 3. 

 „ glabra, Wlk,, xxxii, 636 (1865). 

 Xanthodes, marim, Mab., C. R. Ent. Soc. Belg., xxv., p. Ix (1884). 



1959. Chasmina judicata. 



1960. Chasmina kejecta. 



Noctua rejecta, Fabr., Syst. Ent., p, 601 (1775), 



