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the submai'giual band sometimes with only 1 or 2 round spots, 

 sometimes with several more or less confluent ones. Hind wing 

 M'ith a central round spot ; a row of spots along the abdominal 

 margin, a fascia-form row of spots beyond the centre, and a series 

 of spots along the hind margin itself . Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 yellow, spotted with black. 



The distinctness of the markings seems to vary much, more 

 particularly in the hind wings ; it might well be considered a 

 fixed form of the common A. grossnlariata, but the sinuous sub- 

 margiual fascia with its central yellow streak will well distinguish it. 



Ilab. Sikkim. 



This form, I believe, occurs also in Japan, In Mr. Elwes's 

 collection is a single $ , rather larger than the Silikim specimens, 

 and with the sinuous submai'ginal band entirely interrupted for a 

 short distance just above the centre by the pale ground-colour, 

 which interruption gives the specimen a decidedly different appear- 

 ance, but the central yellow line is present as in the Sikkim 

 insect. 



Abeaxas diaphana, sp. n. 



c5' . Fore wings dull pale or dark fuscous, with darker irrorations, 

 very faintly tinged with yellowish towards the base ; an indistinct 

 dark line near the base, forming in part or wholly the margin of a 

 basal patch ; a small dark cell-spot and an oblique dark fuscous 

 line beyond, parallel in the main to the hind margin, but with a 

 slight bend above the middle. Hind wings the same, but a little 

 paler. Underside like the upper ; abdomen concolorous. Head 

 and thorax tinged with dull yellowish. 



In the Atkinson Collection placed as a variety of irromta, 

 Moore. 



Hab. Sikkim. 



[It is possible that this is only an extreme alpine form of 

 A. irrorata, Moore, occurring at high elevations. I have 6 speci- 

 mens, varying considerably in tint, M'hich were taken by my native 

 plant-collector, Phoolsing, at Jongri, about 13,000 feet, whilst 

 A. irrorata occurs at about 10,000 feet. — H, J. E.'\ 



Abeaxas semilugens, sp. n. 



$ . Fore wings white, with a few yellow scales near the base ; the 

 whole wing densely suffused with dark fuscous dots and shading, 

 which are thickest at the edge of the basal patch and beyond the 

 2nd line ; cell-spot black and distinct. Hind wings rather less 

 thickly speckled, especially towards the base. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen pale yellow, with black markings; the segments of the 

 abdomen marked with black triangles. Underside like upper, but 

 still darker in the fore wings ; cell-spot of hind w ings prominent. 



Expanse of wings 35 millim. 



Ilah. Sikkim. 



[1 lliink that this may be a small dark variety of A. pu-arln, 



