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rather darker, thickly sprinkled from base outwards, more particu- 

 larly on hindwing, with long rich ochreous scales. Foreiving. — An 

 irregular oblong translucent white spot across distal end of cell. 

 Hindwing. — Immaculate. Underside both wings. — Uniformly dull 

 grey -brown with a faint purplish tinge distally in some lights ; veins 

 not more heavily marked. 



Palpi, head, except lateral^ where it is pure white, thorax, 

 patagia and abdomen (anteriorly) richly ochreous. The centre of 

 thorax and posterior part of abdomen are unfortunately denuded of 

 scales in the Type specimen. Thorax and abdomen below of same 

 colour as the wings; breast ochreous. Antennae dark brown, paler 

 beneath. Only the hind pair of legs remain on the Type specimen ; 

 these have two pairs of spurs and a long pencil of hairs on the 

 tibiae, the latter arising right at the proximal end. 



No costal fold, outer margin slightly concave anteriorly. 



2. Upperside, both wings. — Uniformly dull dark brown with 

 a decided dull purplish suffusion especially basally ; the veins darker. 

 Forewing. — The translucent spot at cell-end much larger than in the 

 male, and connected with an oblong spot above it not quite reaching 

 costal margin, and a curved irregular band below it reaching to within 

 lmm. of extremity of vein 1, the whole forming a broad transverse 

 silvery band right across the wing, most deeply indented at and 

 above origin of vein 4. Hindiving. — Traces of darker internervular 

 rays are present in areas le to 5 ; abdominal area paler. Underside, 

 both wings. — As above. Forewing. — The purplish suffusion more 

 pronounced beyond transverse band and the inner margin paler. 

 Hindiving. — All trace of darker internervular rays is absent. 



Antennae, head and palpi as in the male. Thorax and abdo- 

 men throughout dark grey-brown, except for the pale grey extremity 

 of the latter. 



Wings much fuller than in male, outer margin of forewing 

 evenly convex. 



Length of forewing. — 6, 32 mm; 9, 34.5 mm. 



Length of inner margin (base to extremity of vein 1), d, 

 20.5 mm.; §, 23.5 mm. 



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