1881.] NOCTURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 339 



Leucania canaraica, n. sp. 



Female. Fore wing pale whitish ochreous ; veins whiter, with 

 narrow ochreous-brown Hnes between each vein ; an indistinct mar- 

 ginal row of minute black dots : hind wing white. Underside 

 uniformly paler. Front of thorax banded with ochreous ; palpi at 

 sides and fore legs above brownish-ochreous. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hab. Canara, S. India {Ward). In coll. F. Moore. 



Leucania uniformis, n. sp. 



Fore wing ochreous-brown, with chestnut-brown streaks between 

 the veins; all the veins ochreous-white; an indistinct discal series 

 of black spots, a spot below the cell, and a marginal row of dots : 

 hind wing ochreous-white, veins and marginal line brownish. 

 Underside pale ochreous-white, suffused with pale brown ; a mar- 

 ginal row of black spots. Body pale, and legs ochreous-brown. 



Expanse Ig inch. 



Eab. N.W. Himalaya. In coll. F. Moore. 



Leucania prominens, u. sp. 



Fore wing pale pinkish ochreous-brown, with a brighter chestnut- 

 brown fascia extending from base through the cell and below the 

 apex ; the base of the costal border and obhquely below the apex 

 whitish ochreous ; costal and median veins white, the latter most 

 prominent; an indistinct costal dot and a few speckles near the 

 apex, a discal series of black points, and a marginal row of black 

 dots : hind wing pale brown, veins darker, with a dusky disco- 

 cellular spot. Cilia pale ochreous. Underside pale pinkish 

 ochreous : fore wing with the discal area from the base dusky 

 brown ; some black costal speckles and a marginal row of dots ; 

 hind wing with black-speckled marginal row of dots and a large 

 discocellular spot. 



Expanse ly^inch. 



Hab. Darjiling ; Cherra {Austen). In coll. F. Moore. 



Leucania griseofasciata, n. sp. 



Fore wing very pale yellowish ochreous, with a pale reddish-, 

 ochreous fascia extending from the base to exterior margin, and 

 including a brownish-grey fascia below the cell ; median vein and 

 its middle branch white, the upper branch also greyish white ; a 

 black-speckled spot at lower end of cell, a black streak below base 

 of the cell ; a few black speckles along base of costal border, about 

 the disk and hind border, and a slightly distinct series across the 

 disk ; a marginal row of slight black dots ; cilia brownish : hind 

 wing pale ochreous-brown, palest at the base. Thorax fringed with 

 black and grey iu front ; base of abdomen with white hairs ; palpi 

 at the side and legs above black-speckled. 



Expanse ly\iach. 



Hab. Dalhousie, N.W. Himalaya. In coll. F. Muore. 



