624 CATALOGUE OF 



Leucania hamifeea. 

 hamifera, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 179. 

 Borneo. 



Leucania roseilinea. 

 roseilinea, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 179. 

 Borneo. 



Leucania simillima. 

 simillima, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 179. 

 Borneo. 



Leucania abbreviata. 

 abbreviata, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 180. 

 Borneo. 



Leucania decistssima. 



Mas. Cervina, robusta ; palpi erecti, verticem non superantes, 

 articulo So minimo ; abdomen alas posticas sat superans ; alee 

 anticcB brevmsculce, latiuscula, subacutce, vitta interrupta 

 fasciaque indetermiriata ferrugineis, striga argentea lituraque 

 nigra discalibus, linea exteriore arcuata punctisque mar- 

 ginalibus nigris ; postica cuprece, fimbria interlineata. 



Male. Fawn-colour, stout. Palpi stout, erect, pubescent, not 

 rising higher than the vertex ; third joint conical, not more than 

 one-eighth of the length of the second. Antennas setose. Ab- 

 domen extending rather beyond the hind wings. Wings rather 

 short and broad ; under side pale gilded, with very distinct black 

 marginal points. Fore wings slightly acute, with an interrupted 

 irregular ferruginous stripe which extends from the base to the end 

 of the areolet, and an incomplete* ferruginous band which extends 

 from the tip to two-thirds of the length of the interior border ; a 

 small silvery discal streak, with a protuberance on its fore side near 

 its tip, where it is accompanied by a black mark ; an exterior much- 

 curved line of black points, the hind part included in the band; 

 some black speckles along the costa and along the interior border; 

 marginal points black. Hind wings cupreous except along the 

 costa. Fringe pale cinereous, including an undulating brown line. 

 Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. Darjeeling. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



