426 COL. c. swiNHOE ON NEW [Nov. 5, 



male is so thickly covered as to almost hide the white ground-colour, 

 and to leave no distinguishing bands above or below ; the female 

 has a subhasal, medial, and a submarginal band across both wiiij;s, 

 formed of patches and speckles closer together than in the other 

 parts of the wings, the submarginal band being prominently den- 

 tated in the Mhow example, especially towards the apex of the fore 

 wings ; head and hinder part of thorax and tip of the abdomen 

 ochreous ; antennae of the male greyish ochreous, of the female 

 brown, with ochreous-grey bands. 



Underside much paler, with a brown spot at the end of each cell 

 in both sexes, the submarginal band prominent in tlie female ; front 

 of head brown, face and pectus ochreous : body and legs of male 

 greyish ochreous, unmarked ; of the female greyish ochreous, with 

 brown marks on abdomen, in one specimen forming regular seg- 

 mental bands, and in all the specimens with brown bands on the 

 legs and with brown tarsi. 



Expanse of wings, S 2-24, 2 ^to' inches. 



Hab. Mhow, June 1882, one pair; Poona, September 1883, one 

 cj ; North Kanara, one d > June 1886, one $ , August 1886, received 

 from Mr. "Wise. 



From B. multipunctaria, Walker, this species differs in its extremely 

 dark colour, the wings being densely mottled, especially those of the 

 male, and in the ill-defined transverse dentated bands, traceable here 

 and there oidy by irregular-shaped ochraceous patches ; these bands 

 in the female are well defined and are more or less densely bordered 

 by black scales. 



BOARMIID^. 



Narapa breta, n. sp. 



Male ?iX\A female. Grey, tinged with pale pinkish, the entire surface 

 of the body and wings thickly irrorated with brown and black 

 atoms ; fore wings with an outwardly-curved, slightly sinuous ante- 

 medial black line, which thickens on the costa, another black zigzag 

 line, commencing at the middle of the hinder margin, recurved and 

 ending on the costa, about one third from the apex, marked with 

 black on the angles, and thickening downwards on the lower part, 

 above which and between the two lines are some deep black marks, 

 forming a sort of black medial interrupted band ; a zigzag submar- 

 ginal whitish line, marked on the inner side with black ; marginal 

 festoon black, marginal black points and some black marks against 

 the outer margin of the wing, especially towards the apex. Hind 

 wings with a black band before the middle, in connexion with the 

 medial black band of the fore wing; a central, outwardly-curved zigzag 

 black line, and a submarginal whitish, indistinct, sinuous line and 

 marginal festoon and points as on fore wings ; fringe of both wings 

 with brown markings opposite the angles of the festoon. 



Underside pale pinkish grey, thinly irrorated with brown, with a 

 brortuish spot at the end of each cell, the central lines showing 

 through the wings, and a diffused discal blackish band on both 

 wings, which forms a large patch near apex of fore wings ; legs 

 pinkish grey ; fore tibia with black bands. 

 Expanse of wings ly'^y inch. 



