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series of faint yellowish lunules defined on outer side by black 

 points from below costa to discal fold and above inner margin, 

 excTirved at middle, then oblique ; a terminal series of small 

 triangular black spots. Hind wing pale rufous irrorated with 

 black; two black discoidal points; postmedial line white, from 



Fig. 70. — Arasada jayraliformis, c?- \. 



below costa to inner margin, oblique and very minutely waved ; a 

 faint pale waved subterminal line with traces of a series of fuscous 

 spots on its outer edge, angled inwards at veins 6 and 2 ; a terminal 

 series of small triangular black spots ; the underside whitish tinged 

 with brown, a blackish point at lower angle of cell and diffused 

 sinuous brownish postmedial and subterminal shades. 



Hah. Cexlon, 1 cj , 1 2 , type. Exp. 40 millim. 



Larva. Head large and produced upwards ; two anterior pairs of 

 prolegs absent ; colour green with a dorsal yellowish band and lateral 

 streaks ; stigmata yellow ; head and thoracic segments at sides 

 irrorated with black, 1st somite with lateral purple-brown streaks ; 

 a blackish line between 4th and 5th somites ; some blackish lateral 

 marks on terminal somites ; pupates in a rolled up portion of leaf. 



5387. Arasada javanica, n. sp. (Plate CLVI. fig. 15.) 



Oruza pyraliformis, Hmpsii. Moths Ind. ii. p. 348 (part.). 



S . Head and tegulse reddish brown ; thorax and abdomen 

 ochreous tinged with rufous, the ventral surface of abdomen 

 whitish. Fore wing ochreous tinged with rufous and very slightly 

 irrorated with black ; traces of a waved brownish antemedial line 

 from below costa to inner margin ; two black discoidal points ; 

 postmedial line brownish, lunulate, angled inwards at discal fold and 

 oblique below vein 4, some black points beyond it on costa; sub- 

 terminal line defined on each side by brownish shades and with a 

 series of slight blackish points on its outer edge, minutely waved, 

 excurved below vein 7 and at middle, then incurved ; a terminal 

 series of black points. Hind wing ochreous tinged with rufous and 

 slightly irrorated with black ; two slight black discoidal points ; 

 postmedial line indistinct, dark, rather diffused on inner side, 

 incurved at discal fold, then waved ; subterminal line defined on 

 outer side by a faint dark shade and traces of a series of fuscous 

 points, minutely waved, excurved at middle ; a terminal series of 

 slight black lunules ; the underside ochreous white with faint post- 

 medial and subterminal brownish shade. 



Hob. Java (Horsjfield), 1 d' type. Exn. 38 millim. 



