M131EUSEM1A. 611 



below cell ; a medial spot on subcostal nervure, and a somewhat 

 triangular spot from discal fold in cell to submedian fold ; a patch 

 beyoud the cell from vein 10 to just below 3, its outer edge waved 

 and excurved below vein 5 ; cilia white at apex and torn us ; sub- 

 basal silvery-blue spots below costa and above vein 1 ; medial spots 

 in and below cell and on vein 1 ; a discoidal bar ; the postmedial 

 line curved from costa to vein 3, then strongly retracted ; some 

 sppts towards tornus. Hind wing black-brown ; an orange patch 

 on inner area extending from base to beyond middle and at base to 

 costa ; a pale yellow rounded spot beyond the cell betweeen veins 

 7 and 3, with sinuous outer edge ; cilia tipped with white. 



Hah. ^xjmi.K.TAmYsuW {Watson), 1 c? , 1 ? type. Exp., c? 50, 

 5 56 millim. 



141. Mimeusemia ceylonica. 



Mimeusemia ceylonica, Hmpsn. 111. Het. B. M. ix. p. 89. pi. 157. f- 24 

 (1893) ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 160. 



2 . Head and thorax black-brown ; palpi at base and extremity 

 of 2nd joint, frons and vertex of head pale yellow; patagia with 

 yellow patches ; pectus and legs orange, fore and mid tibiae with 

 black spots, the tarsi banded with black ; abdomen orange, with 

 basal triangular black patch including the dorsal crests ; sublateral 

 series of four spots. Fore wing deep chocolate; a triangular 

 yellowish-white antemedial spot in and below cell : a medial point 



Fig. 266, — Mimeusemia ceylonica $. \. 

 (From Moths Ind. vol. ii.) 



on subcostal nervure, and an oblique patch from discal fold in cell 

 to submedian fold ; an oblique somewhat lunulate patch beyond 

 the cell between veins 8 and 3 ; diffused silvery -blue streaks of 

 scales below basal half of costa and above vein 1 ; a spot in middle 

 of cell and discoidal bar ; a postmedial line, interrupted in places, 

 curved from costa to vein 3, then strongly retracted ; termen 

 irrorated with silvery blue ; cilia more or less white at apex and 

 tornus. Hind wing with an orange patch on inner area, extending 

 to beyond middle and at base to the costa ; a somewhat quadrate 

 yellowish-white spot beyond the cell, between veins 7 and 3 ; cilia 

 more or less white-tipped at apex. 



Hah. Ceylon, Trincomali (F(3/-6iw'y), 2 $ type. ^^p. 44 millim. 



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