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The larva and cocoon of Dasy. Qrotei are figured on Plate XV., 

 figs. 1, la, copied from the original drawing in the collection of 

 A. Grote, Esq. "Feeds on Terminalia catalpa." — (Grote, MS. Note.) 



802. DASYCHIRA ARGA, Moore. 



Dasychira Arga, n. sp. — Female, white ; fore-ioing irrorated with 

 minute brown scales, and having some transverse undulated indistinct 

 brown lines ; hind-wing white ; antennae, head, thorax, and fore-legs 

 irrorated with brown scales ; abdomen white. Expanse 3f in. 



a. ? . Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 



803. DASYCHIRA MARUTA, Moore. 



Dasychira Maruta, n. sp. — Female, grey ; fore-wing densely irro- 

 rated with dark-brown scales, with three transverse irregular dark- 

 brown lines, — the first sub-basal, the second nearly adjoining, and 

 bifid anteriorly, the third beyond the disc, blackish, recurved, and 

 undulated, — a fourth submarginal zigzag line, a marginal row of spots, 

 and an indistinct pale discal spot : hind-wing paler, with two very 

 indistinct suffused brownish discal bands, and a submarginal brown 

 line ; head, thorax, and abdomen dark grey. Expanse 2f in. 



a. ? . Darjeeling. From Indian Collection, Expo- 

 sition Universelle at Paris, 1855. 



804. DASYCHIRA INCLUSA, Walker. 



Dasychira inclusa, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. 

 pt.YII.p. 1737 (1856). 



a. b. c. d. e.f.g. h. i.j. <$ ? . Java. From Dr. Horsfield's 

 Collection. 



The larva and cocoon of the female of Dasy. inclusa are figured on 

 Plate XV., figs. 2, 2a, from Java. "Feeds on a species oiCalyptran- 

 thes, bearing the native name of Yuet. April. Feeds also on the 



Waringin (Mens sp. ) ; the Dadap (Erythrina sp. ) ; and the 



Oirang (Leea sp. )." — (Horsfield, MS.) 



805. DASYCHIRA CHALANA, Moore. 



Dasychira Chalana, n. sp. — Female, dark brown, palest on the 

 exterior margin ; fore-wing with a broad zigzag-margined band across 

 the middle, and along the posterior margin and about the apex, 



