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able from it by the discal fascia being distinctly lunular and tra- 

 versing the wings across the inner half of the ocelli ; the submarginal 

 transverse red band is much nearer the ocelli on both wings, the 

 interspace being only half the distance of that in A. sivalica. 



Fam. LiMACODiD^. 



MiRESA SUFFUSA, n. Sp. 



Male. Very pale brownish-ochreous : fore wing with a transverse 

 submarginal slender brown slightly curved line ; the basal area to 

 the line suffused with pale reddish-ochreous. Thorax, head, palpi, 

 and legs above pale reddish-ochreous. 



Expanse | inch, 



Hab. Dharmsala. In coll. British Museum. 



MiRESA QUADRINOTATA, U. Sp. 



Pale greyish-ochreous : fore wing sparsely speckled with brown 

 scales ; apical area suffused with pale brownish-ochreous ; a small 

 black-speckled spot at end of the cell, and another spot within the 

 cell : hind wing and body greyish-ochreous. 



Expanse | inch. 



Hab. Kangra ; Kullu. In coll. British Museum. 



Parasa hockingii, n. sp. 



Wings brown : fore wing with a broad, medial, erect, excurved, 

 transverse, green band. Thorax and front green. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hub. Kangra Valley (3000 feet). Larva, November, on Toon 

 {^Cedrela toona). 



Larva limaciform, pale green, wrinkled at the sides ; above the 

 spiracles two lateral rows of very small tubercular tufts of fine short 

 yellowish hairs, the anterior and posterior tufts being a little larger; 

 four subdorsal anterior and four posterior larger tubercular tufts of 

 rigid black hairs ; a dorsal blue-bordered crimson band with black 

 angular lateral marks ; a subdorsal and two lateral slender blue 

 lines. Length § inch. 



Aphendala fasciata, n. sp. 



Male. Umber-brown : fore wing very sparsely black speckled ; 

 with a transverse subbasal, a medial, and a marginal lilacine-grey 

 silky fascia ; a minute black spot at end of the cell. Cilia Kiaciue- 

 grey. 



Expanse l-j^^^ inch. 



Hab. Dharmsala. In coll. British Museum. 



Fam. Lasiocampid^. 

 Bhtma, n. g. 

 "Wings semitransparent towards the outer border in male, less so 

 in female ; basal area hairy : fore wing narrow, elongated, triangu- 

 lar ; costa slightly depressed in the middle, almost pointed at the 

 apex ; exterior margin very oblique and slightly convex ; posterior 



