298 mr. -w. warren on lepidoptera [junc 5, 



23. Lymantria superans. 



Lymantria superans, Wlk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. iv. p. 876. 

 One female only from Dumtanar, near Abbotabad. 

 Also recorded from Darjiling and Sikkim. 



24. Diphthera pallida. (No. 170.) 



Diphthera pallida, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 46, pi. vi. fig. 6. 

 One female, from Thundiani, Aug. 24, 1886. "Two specimens 

 only, at sugar." 



Family Lasiocampid^. 



25. Trabala VISHNU. (No. 192.) 



Gastropacha vishnu, Lefebvre, Zool. Journ. iii. p. 207, 2 • 

 One fine male taken in the Berliam Gully, September 25, 1886. 

 "A few cocoons found towards Kala Pani early in September; a 

 pair in coitu at Berham Gully, September 25. Not common at 

 Thundiani, but at Murree 18 cocoons were found in one day ; these 

 are covered with the short hairs of the caterpillar, which irritate the 

 skin considerably." 



26. Taragama venustum. (No. 26.) 



Megasoma venustum, Wlk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. vi. p. 1449. 

 One female taken May 31, 1886, at Campbellpore. 

 Also recorded from Ceylon and the Philippine Islands. 



Family Uraniid^. 



27. ACTIAS SELENE. (No. 226.) 

 Actios selene. Leach, Zool. Misc. pi. 70. 



One female from Dumtanar, which emerged on the last day of 

 March 1887 from a cocoon found on the llth of the preceding 

 October. 



Family DREPANtJLiDiE. 



28. Oreta obtusa. (No. 178.) 



Oreta obtusa, Wlk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. v. p. 1167. 

 A single much-worn female from Kala Pani, taken on the 1st of 

 September 1886, much smaller than average-sized specimens. 



29. SOMATINA ANTHOPHILATA. (No.215.) 



Somatina anthophilata, Gn. Phal. ii. 907, pi. 18. fig. 2. 

 Two females, very much worn, from Campbellpore and Dumtanar, 

 September 24 and November 10, 1886. 



30. Problepsis cinerea. (No. 9.) 



Argyris cinerea, Butler, P. Z. S. 1886, p. 387, pi. xxxv. fig. 3. 

 One male, caught Gth of June, 1886, at Campbellpore. 

 Mr. Butler's type, in the Brit. Mus. collection, is also from 

 Campbellpore. 



