128 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



the inner border of wliicli is indented in the middle, and the outer border twice 

 angulated at its upper end and indented in the middle: hindwing yellowish; cilia 

 pale ferruginous-brown. Thorax and head grass-green ; abdomen yellowish. 

 Expanse, S If, ? 1|. inch. 



PAEASA SIMILIS (Plate 130, Fig. 2). 

 Letois similis, Felder No vara Eeise, Lep. iv. pi. 82, fig. 15 (1867-74). 



Forewing ferruginous-brown, with a broad medial transverse grass-green band, 

 the upper part of which is continued broadly inward to the base, the outer border 

 waved : hindwing yellowish. Thorax and head gi'een ; abdomen yellowish. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Genus MIRESA. 

 Miresa, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. v. p. 1123 (1855). 



Wings comparatively shorter and broader than in typical Parasa. Venation of 

 forewing similar, except that the discocellulars are shorter and more erect, the upper 

 being slightly bent outward in the middle, instead of acutely inward, and the submedian 

 and internal vein are joined together at their base, the latter not having the lower 

 short branch: hindwing with the discocellular shorter; other veins similar. Body 

 more laxly clothed ; legs and entire tarsi pilose ; antennse in male with stouter 

 branches, and with short branches extending to tip ; palpi shorter, less thickened 

 in front. 



Type, M. albipuncta. 



MIRESA ARGENTIFEEA (Plate 129, Fig. 1, S, la, larva). 

 Miresa argentifera, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. v. p. 1124 (1855). 



Forewing dark chestnut-brown ; with an indistinct transverse discal glaucous 

 fascia, which is bordered at its outer posterior end by a slender silvery-white waved 

 streak ; some silvery-white spots also showing on the exterior margin : hindwing 

 ochreous-brown. Head and thorax ochreous-yellow ; abdomen ochreous-brown ; 

 front of head, palpi, antenna, and legs chestnut-brown. 



Expanse, S 1|., ? 1*. inch. 



Larva limaciform, green ; with two rather long anterior and two posterior 

 subdorsal spinous tubercles, and very short intervening subdorsal tubercles, also a sub- 

 lateral row of spinous tubercles, the anterior and posterior of which are the longest, 

 at the base of anterior and posterior subdorsal tubercles is a transverse pinkish 

 stripe ; a dorsal pale line and pale spiracle rings. Cocoon round, purple-brown. 



" Feeds on Musa." (Dr. Thwaites.) 



