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pectus, legs and abdomen greyish brown. Forewing with the basal area 

 ochreous yellow defined by the fine black antemedial line, which is minutely 

 waved and somewhat oblique, the base of costa with a brown fascia ; 

 the rest of wing dark red-brown with a silvery gloss ; an indistinct diffused 

 red-brown postmedial line. Hindwing reddish brown with a greyish tinge, 

 a fine pale line at base of cilia. 



Habitat, — Bombay. Exp. 18 mill. 



Genus Hypocalamia. 



Type. 



Hyiwcalamia, Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., ix., p. 495 



(1910) . . . . . . meterythra 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint 

 reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with scales in 

 front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth ; eyes larger, round ; antennee of male 

 ciliated ; thorax clothed with hair only and without crests ; tibise mode- 

 rately fringed with hair ; abdomen without crests. Forewing with the 

 apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not 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 middle of discocellulars ; 6' 7 from upper angle ; 

 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



1709. Hypocalamia metebythra. 



(To he amiiauc'd.) 



