326 MR. W. WARREN ON LEPIDOPTERA [June 5, 



Family Larentiid^. 



146. Thera consimilis, sp. n. 



Fore wings dull greyish fuscous ; the curved outer edge of the 

 basal patch and the black-bordered central fascia darker ; the costal 

 portion of this latter is much broader than the lower, running 

 obliquely outward, and containing an oblique black dash on the end 

 of the cell ; the outer edge forming in its lower half a succession of 

 small curves. The space between the basal patch and central 

 fascia, and another fascia beyond this are somewhat fuscous ; hind 

 margin greyish white, traversed by an undulating paler submarginal 

 line ; veins beyond the middle blackish ; a black thrice-augulated 

 line runs obliquely from the apex to the central fascia. Hind 

 wing dark grey, with a curved pale submarginal fascia. Abdomen 

 fuscous. Antennae of the male pectinated. Underside dull 

 whitish, without distinct markings. 



Expanse of wings 31-33 miUim. 



Five males and one female from Thundiani and Nandar, August, 

 September, and October 1886 ; the female. May 2nd, 1887, at sallow- 

 bloom. 



This species is allied to the European T. jv7iiperata, but is larger 

 and duller. The British Museum collection contains a single female, 

 unnamed, from Afghanistan. 



147. Ypsipetes undxjlata, sp. n. (No. 158.) 



Fore wing grey, with a tinge of ochreous or pink, and thickly 

 sprinkled with grey atoms ; basal patch dark grey, bordered by a 

 double blackish line ; the pale fascia following, narrow on the costa, 

 and broader on the inner margin ; central fascia dark grey, broad on 

 the costa, and narrowed on the inner margin, edged on each side by a 

 geminated blackish line ; the inner two merely sinuous, the two outer 

 running at first obliquely outwards from the costa, and then incHning 

 inwards, and forming a series of small curves ; a fuscous fascia follows, 

 and is succeeded by a much undulating ])ale submarginal line, 

 beyond which the hind margin itself is dark grey. An oblique 

 dark giey dash from the apex, above which the costa is paler ; the 

 base of the central fascia and of the outer edge of the basal patch, 

 on the inner margin, velvety black ; cilia grey, preceded by a strong 

 black basal line. Hind wing pale fuscous with a reddish tinge, 

 dark grey at the base of the cilia, and slightly paler before the hind 

 margin. Underside : fore wing with the basal two thirds dark ; the 

 extreme costa and marginal one third ochreous ; hind wing ochreous, 

 with a darker central band and spot. 



Expanse of wings 32 millim. 



One female, three males, from Thundiani, August and September, 

 1886; "not uncommon." A single example of an unnamed, but 

 allied species, from Sumatra, is in the British Museum collection. 



In the sparseness of the scaHng, and the long, narrow shape of 

 he scales, the species approaches more nearly the genus Thera. 



