of ventral surface. Fore wing with the apex producecl and acute, the ternien 

 exmirvecl at middle and excised towards apex and tornus, not crenulate ; veins 

 D and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form a minute areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 

 stalked ; 5 fully developed from well above angle of cell ; 6, 7 from upper 

 angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only ; the retinaculum of male 

 formed by a tuft of hair from below median nervure. 



A. Fore wing with the outer edge of the dark area forming 



a hook at middle of terminal area flammcms. 



B. Fore wing with the outer edge of the dark area excurved 



at middle of terminal area saoigumea. 



6826. Topadesa flammans, n. sp. (Plate CLXXXYI. fig. 24.) 



TojMdesa miiguinea, $ , Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 157 (1905). 



J. Head, tegulae, and patagia brown, the tegulye and patagia 

 slightly edged with crimson ; Ihorax crimson ; palpi scarlet and 

 yellow below, the sides of frons with some scnrlet ; pectus and legs 

 white, the tibiae and tarsi yellow, the fore tibioe and tarsi tinged 

 with scarlet on inner side ; abdomen white dorsally tinged with 

 brown and crimson. Fore wing brilliant scarlet slightly irrorated 

 Avith yellow, the costal area, base and extremity of cell and terminal 

 area suffused with purple ; the costal edge scarlet Avitb a small 

 yellow patch at base defined by scarlet below, and some yellow 

 towards apex also defined by scarlet below, the termen yellow 

 defined on inner side by scarlet and interrupted by a dark tooth at 

 middle; a brown antemedial line excurved below costa, then 

 oblique and minutely waved ; a small white discoidal spot defined 

 on inner side by black ; a brown postmedial line bent outwards 

 below costa, then oblique and slightlj' sinuous ; the inner edge of 

 the dark terminal area defined by the slight dark subterminal line 

 which is excurved below vein 7, at middle, and to tornus, and 

 incurved at discal and submedian folds ; cilia yelloAv intersected 

 with scarlet at apex. Hind wing yellow, the apex slightly tinged 

 with scarlet. 



$ . Abdomen dorsally greyish fuscous ; fore wing sufl'used with, 

 purplish leaden grey leaving the margins scarlet and yellow, the 

 discal spot small and scarlet. 



Ab. 1. J. Fore wing with the inner margin black, the costal, 

 medial and subterminal areas largely suffused with black. 



Hah. Assam, Khasis, 1 cJ, 1 $ type. Exi^. 24 millim, 



6827. Topadesa sanguinea. 



Topadesa mvgvinea, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 280 (1882); Hmpsn. Moths 

 Ind. ii. p. 137. 



J . Head and thorax brown mixed with some grey ; palpi 

 scarlet below with some yellow at base; metathorax with small 

 lateral tufts of crimson hair; pectus and femora white, the tibi« 



