CHION^^MA. 313 



third of inner area white ; a short white streak in cell ; an elliptical 

 white discoidal patch connected with a patch on costa, and with a 

 black spot in end of cell and inverted-comma-shaped discoidal mark 

 on it ; the postmedial line fine, white, irregularly dentate, incurved 



Fig. 225. — CTiionama divaJcara, S . \. 



and with a minute black streak on it below costa ; a white spot on 

 middle of inner margin ; the cilia white. Hind wing pure white. 



5 . Fore wing with the discoidal patch more rounded ; two dis- 

 coidal spots ; the postmedial line stronger. 



Hah. SiKHiM (Lidderdale, Sadler), Moore Coll., 4 c? , 3 § . Exj)., 

 c? 46, 2 56 millim. 



655. Chionsema dohertyi. 



£i207ie doherUji, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 394, ^dI. 32. f. 4 ; Hmpsn. Moths 

 Ind. ii. p. 62 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 303. 



cJ. Pure white; palpi blackish towards tips ; antennas brownish; 

 tegulae edged with yellow ; a yellow band on thorax and patagia, 

 and spot on metathorax ; fore legs banded with brown. Fore wing 

 with short subbasal orange-yellow band from costa ; the antemedial 

 band excurved from costa to submedian fold, where it is angled 

 inwards, then obliquely excurved again ; a black spot in end of cell 

 and two on discocellulars ; the postmedial line bent inwards and 

 attenuate towards costa, stronger and incurved below vein 4, and 

 with a blackish point beyond it just below costa ; the terminal line 

 faint, not reaching costa or tornus and bent inwards below apex. 

 Hind wing pure white or tinged with yellow on terminal area. 



$ . Fore wing with the bands stronger, especially the postmedial 

 band towards costa, below which it is not bent inwards. 



Hah. N.W. Himalayas, Moore Coll., 1 S ; Sikhim {Pilclier), 1 $ ; 

 AssAJi, Khasis, 1 J . Exij. 34 millim. Type t in Coll. Elwes. 



656. Chionaema. sikkimensis. (Plate XXVII. fig. 3.) 



Bizone sikhimensis, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 395 ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii, 

 p. 59 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. -304. 



<S . Pure white ; palpi black above ; antennae brownish ; tegulae 

 edged with orange ; an orange band on thorax and patagia and spot 

 on metathorax ; fore legs and tarsi banded with black. Fore wing 

 with black point at base of costa ; the subbasal orange band formed 



