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1761. Diacrisia gopara. 



Spilosoma gopara, Moore, Lep. B. I. C. p. 356, pi. 9 a. f. 11 (1859) ; Hmpsn. 

 Moths Ind. ii. p. 5 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 232. 



(S . Brownish buff; palpi black, orange below ; sides of frons and 

 antennae black, the latter white towards tips ; legs black, the fore 

 coxae and femora above orange ; abdomen orange above, with 

 dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of black spots. Fore wing 

 with, black point at base ; a small antemedial black spot on costa, 

 and point above vein 1 ; a black point in upper angle of cell ; traces 

 of a postmedial line strongly excurved from below costa to vein 3, 

 and with black points on costa and on each side of veins 3 to 1 ; 

 fiubterminal black points on each side of veins 7 to 2. Hind wing 

 orange, with the interspaces of disk black from near base to near 

 termen. 



5 . Hind wing with the black markings reduced to diffused 

 streaks in and below cell, a large discoidal spot, and a subterminal 

 series of spots increasing in size towards tornus. 



Hah. SiKHiM (Lidderdale), 4 2 ■> type ; Assam, Khasis, 1 (S . 

 Exp., 6 36, $ 56 millim. 



1762. Diacrisia quadrilunata, n. sp. (Plate XLV. fig. 23.) 



$ . Head orange, whitish on vertex ; palpi at sides and antennae 

 black, pectus and legs orange ; the tibiae and tarsi striped with 

 black ; abdomen orange, with dorsal series of black points. Pore 

 wing yellowish white, irrorated with a very few black scales ; a 

 large black lunule on upper part of discocellulars ; the costal edge 

 and cilia yellow. Hind wing orange-yellow, with lunulate black 

 discoidal spot. 



Hah. SiERKA Leone {Austen)^ 1 $ type. Exjp. 40 millim. 



1763. Diacrisia metaxantha, n. sp. (Plate XLV. fig. 14.) 



$ . Head and thorax ochreous white ; head tinged with yellow ; 

 palpi black, yellow below ; antennae black ; tegulae and patagia 

 with black points ; fore coxae with black spots, legs striped with 

 black above ; abdomen orange above, with dorsal black spots on three 

 medial segments. Fore wing ochreous white, with black point in 

 upper angle of cell : postmedial black points above veins 6 and 4, 

 and on one side below vein 3 ; two subapical points, and two points 

 on termen above middle. Hind wing orange, with slight black 

 point in end of cell and postmedial point below costa. Underside 

 of fore wing suffused with orange to beyond cell, except on costal 

 area ; hind wing with the apical area whitish. 



Hah. Burma, Myingyan {E. Y. Watson), 1 $ type. Exp. 

 50 millim. 



1764. Diacrisia bimaculata. 



Challa bimacidata, Moore, v. Z.B. 1879, p. 398; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. 

 p. 6 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 359. 



