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1. Chasmina Cygnus. 



Candida; caput antice luteum ; palpi apice lutei ; pedes antici 

 lutei, nigro guttati ; alee nitentes, subargeiitece. Fcem. — 

 Thorax et alarum margines subtestacei. 



Pure white. Head luteous in front. Palpi with luteous tips. 

 Fore legs luteous, with black dots. Wings shining, slightly silvery. 

 Female. — Thorax and borders of the wings with a slight testaceous 

 tinge. Length of the body b\ — 6 lines; of the wings 13 — 14 

 lines. 



a — c. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



d. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 



e. ? From Mr. Milne's collection . 



2. Chasmina Pavo. 



Glauca, fusco conspersa, suhtus lutea ; caput nigrum luteo fascia- 

 tum ; palpi testacei, nigro vittati ; antennce fulvce ; thorax 

 testaceo fasciatus ; abdomen luteum, maculis ventralibus late- 

 ralibus nigris ; tibice tarsique nigro varia ; alee anticce fascia 

 media ferruginea intus nigro marginata, dimidio apicali pal- 

 lide cameo strigis guttisque atris viridi purpureoque omatis, 

 costce dimidio basali luteo nigro-guttato ; posticcs lutece. 



Glaucous, very minutely speckled with brown, luteous beneath. 

 Head black above, with a luteous band. Palpi testaceous, striped 

 above with black. Proboscis tawny. Antennas dull tawny. Tho- 

 rax with a slight testaceous band in front. Abdomen and hind 

 wings luteous, the former with black spots along each side be- 

 neath. Tibiae and tarsi with black spots and bands. Fore wings 

 luteous and dotted with black along the basal part of the costa ; 

 apical half of the wings pale flesh-colour, divided from the glaucous 

 part by a ferruginous band, which is bordered with black on its 

 inner side ; the apical half contains some black streaks and dots, 

 which are spangled with emerald-green, or blue and purple. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



Genus 8. BiECULA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi 

 crassi, ascendentes, pilosi ; articulus 3us minimus. Antennae bre- 

 vissime setosa-serratae, corporis dimidio multo longiores. Abdomen 



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