1893.] SPECIES OF MOTHS PROM INDIA. 393 



the submargiual band sometimes with only 1 or 2 round spots, 

 sometimes with several more or less confluent ones. Hind wing 

 with a central round spot ; a row of spots along the abdominal 

 margin, a fascia-form row of spots beyond the centre, and a series 

 of spots along the hind margin itself. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 yellow, spotted with black. 



The distinctness of the markings seems to vary mucli, more 

 particularly in the hind wings ; it might well be considered a 

 fixed form of the common A. yrossidariata, but the sinuous sub- 

 marginal fascia with its central yellow streak will well distinguish it. 



Hah. Sikkim. 



This form, I believe, occurs also in Japan. In Mr. Elwes's 

 collection is a single 5 , rather larger than the Sikkim specimens, 

 and with the sinuous submarginal band entirely interrupted for a 

 short distance just above the centre by the pale ground-colour, 

 which interruption gives the specimen a decidedly different appear- 

 ance, but the central yellow line is present as in the Sikkim 

 insect. 



Abeaxas diaphjVKa, sp. n. 



d" . Fore wings dull pale or dark fuscous, with darker irrorations, 

 very faintly tinged with yellowish towards the base ; an indistinct 

 dark line near the base, forming in part or wholly the margin of a 

 basal patch ; a small dark cell-spot and an obli<]ue dark fuscous 

 line beyond, parallel in the main to the hind margin, but with a 

 slight bend above the middle. Hind wings the same, but a little 

 paler. Underside like the upper ; abdomen concolorous. Head 

 and thorax tinged with dull yellowish. 



In the Atkinson Collection placed as a variety of irrorata, 

 Moore. 



Hah. Sikkim. 



[It is possible that this is only an extreme alpine form of 

 A. irrorata, Moore, occurring at high elevations. I have 6 speci- 

 mens, varying considerably in tint, which were taken by my native 

 plant-collector, Phoolsing, at Jongri, about 13,000 feet, whilst 

 A. irrorata occurs at about 10,000 feet. — H. J. E.'] 



Abeaxas semilugens, sp. n. 



$ . Tore wings white, with a few yellow scales near the base ; the 

 whole wing densely suffused \vith dark fuscous dots and shading, 

 which are thickest at the edge of the basal patch and beyond the 

 2nd Une ; cell-spot black and distinct. Hind wings rather less 

 thickly speckled, especially towards the base. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen pale yellow, with black markings ; the segments of the 

 abdomen marked AAdth black triangles. Underside like upper, but 

 still darker in the fore wings ; cell-spot of hind wings prominent. 



Expanse of wings 35 millim. 



Hah. Sikkim. 



[1 think that this may be a small dark variety of A. joicaria, 



