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633. Hermonassa spilota. (riate LXVIII. fig. 20.) 



Ochropleura spilota, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 55; Hmpsu. Moths lud. ii. 

 p. 197. 



S. Head and thorax rnfous ; palpi blackish at sides except 

 towards tips ; tegulte with black line near base and grey tips ; 

 abdomen ochreous, the ventral surface tinged with fuscous. Fore 

 wing pale purplish red, the costal area to beyond middle and coll 

 suffused with ochreous, the veins streaked with ochreous ; the sub- 

 basal line represented by two oblique black striae from cell ; stigmata 

 deep black edged with ochreous, the claviform elongate, elliptical, 

 pointed at base, below which there are some black scales ; orbicular 

 elongate, pointed at extremities ; reniform a lunule with pointed 

 extremities ; the postmedial line verj^ indistinct, double, augled 

 outwards below costa, then incurved, obsolete below claviform ; the 

 postmedial line indistinct, double, bent outwards below costa, 

 excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; the subtermiual line defined by 

 slight fuscous suiFusion on its inner side, slightly angled outwards 

 at vein 7 ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing whitish, 

 tinged with pale brown towards termen ; a fine dark terminal line ; 

 the underside with the costal area suffused with brown, a small dark 

 discoidal point. 



Hab. Bejs'gal {Russell), 1 c? type, Exp. 30 millim. 



634. Hermonassa incisa. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 22.) 



Hermonassa incisa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 120 (1882) ; Hmpsn. Moths Incl. 

 ii. p. 197. 



Head pale rufous ; thorax olive- yellow slightly irrorated with 

 black, the tegulte tipped with rufous ; legs rufous ; abdomen ochreous 

 brown. Fore wing olive-yellow slightly irrorated with rufous ; the 

 costal edge rufous ; the subbasal line defined by black spots on each 

 side of it below costa and cell ; the antemedial line double, brownish 

 with black points on each side of it below costa, angled outwards 

 below costa, then incurved -to above inner margin, where it is 

 strongly augled outwards, bisecting the claviform, which is diamond- 

 shaped and defined by fine double black lines ; orbicular and reni- 

 form black, their an null defined by black, the former triangular; 

 an oblique waved medial shade from lower angle of cell to inner 

 margin ; the postmedial line double, minutely and irregularly 

 dentate, bent outwards below costa, angled inwards in discal fold, 

 incurved below vein 4 ; tbe subtermiual line pale, defined by 

 brown suffusion on inner side, minutely waved, angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a terminal series of black points. 

 Hind wing whitish tinged with ochreous, especially towards 

 margins. 



Hah. SiKHim, 1 5 type. Exp. 38 millim. 



Subsp. 1. Much darker; thorax largely mixed with black : fore 

 wing fuscous, the basal area and the costal area to beyond middle 

 suifused with olive-green ; bind wing tinged with fuscous. 



