PARALLT5LIA. 695 



and white from costa to vein 6, then blackish and oblique, incurved 

 below vein 4 to inner margin at the medial band ; an obliquely 

 curved blackish mark from apex defined by white on outer side, 

 excurved and forming a spot above vein 6 ; the termen narrowly 

 white except towards tornus ; a series of minute black points before 

 the fine brown terminal line ; cilia whitish with a pale brown line 

 at middle. Hind wing greyish brown with a slight cupreous gloss ; 

 an oblique white band from middle of costa to above tornus ; a 

 blackish subterminal shade with rather dentate outer edge between 

 discal and submedian folds ; the termen narrowly white except 

 towards apes and tornus with a fine dark terminal line ; cilia white, 

 tinged with brown towards apex and tornus ; the underside irrorated 

 with whitish, a black discoidal point, indistinct curved postmedial 

 line, subterminal shade, and series of black points before termen. 



Hah. Japan-, Satsuma {Leech), 1 cJ , Nikko {Maries), 2 J, 

 Yokohama {Jonas, Pnjer), 2 c? , Kiushiu, .1 5 ; Loo-choo Is. 

 {Pryer), 1 § ; Corea, Gensan (Ito), 1 $ ; Formosa, 1 c? ; China 

 Sea, Namoa I. {J. J. Walher), 1 S ; Centr. Chusta, Kiukiang 

 {Pratt), 1 S, Ship-y-shan, 1 $ ; W. China, Chin-fu-san {Maiv), 

 1 (S , Chia-ting-fu {Pratt), 1 c? , Chang-yang {Pratt), 1 5 , Oraei-shan, 

 1 (S , Kwei-chow, 1 5 » Ta-chien-lu {Pratt), 1 $ ; Punjab, Dharmsala 

 {Hocldng), 3 J , Wuzeerabad {Hearsey), 2 2 ; Assam, Silhet, 3 c? ; 

 Bombay, Mhow {Sioinhoe), 1 2 ; Ceylost ; Up, Burma, Kinyua 

 {Dingham), 1 $ ; Fiji {Mathew), 1 $ . Ecrp. 46-62 millim. 



7745, Parallelia properata, 



Ophiusa proper ata, Wlk. xiv. 1433 (1858); Butl. 111. Hel. B,M. vi. p. 46, 

 pi. 112, f. 6; Hmpsn. Moths lud. ii. p. 500. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen dark greyish brown ; antenna with 

 the shaft white in front towards base. Fore wing with the basal 

 area dark greyish brown to the curved black antemedial line ; a 

 medial white band tinged with red-brown and expanding at costa 

 and inner margin ; medial line incurved, the area beyond it dark 

 greyish brown to the postmedial line, which is blackish defined on 

 outer side by white, oblique from costa to vein 6 where it is angled 

 outwards, then incurved, excurved between veins 4, 3 and at vein 1, 

 and ending on inner margin near the medial line, some white points 

 beyond it on costa and slight white streaks on the veins ; an oblique 

 triangular black-brown mark from apex and small dentate mark 

 below vein 7 ; a fine dark terminal line and pale line at base of cilia. 

 Hind wing dark greyish brown ; an oblique white medial shade 

 from costa to inner margin and slight whitish line from vein 2 to 

 tornus ; a fine dark terminal line and pale line at base of cilia, 

 which are white from below apex to vein 5 ; the underside grey 

 suffused with brown, a blackish discoidal point, indistinct dark 

 medial and postmedial lines, and faint waved subterminal shade. 



Hah. Punjab {James), 2 $ type, IManpuri, 1 § ; Sikhim, 1 J ; 

 Madbas, Nilgiris {Hampson), 2 (5' , Palnis {Camphell), 1 S • Exp. 

 46-48 millim. 



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