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Another form from Sikhim and the Naga Hills has the apical 
markings of the fore wing almost wholly obsolete. 
Hab. Sikhim (Moller) ; Nagas (Doherty). Exp. 26 millim. Type 
in coll. Elwes. 
3060. Epiplema instabilata, Wik. Cat. xxxv, p. 1646. 6 
Hrosia insolita, Wik. Cat. xxxv, p. 1648. 
Dirades conchiferata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 403, pl. 186, fig. 11; 
C. & S. no. 8053. 
Head and collar fuscous; thorax and first segment of abdomen 
white, the other segments fuscous. Fore wing thickly speckled 
and striated with brown, fulvous, and black, the inner area white 
slightly marked with fulvous; a white spot at lower angle of cell ; 
some black submarginal markings and spots on the cilia. Hind 
wing with the costal area white, the rest of the wing fulvous 
striated with black, the outline between the two areas very irregular ; 
a leaden-grey marginal line from the tail at vein 7 to anal angle. 
In some specimens the markings on the basal half of the costal 
area of the fore wing are much reduced. 
Hab. Cnina; Khasis; Bombay; Ceylon; E. Pegu; Pulo Laut ; 
Sula; Mysol; Flores; Solomons. Eyp. 24 millim. 
3061. Epiplema himala, Buti. A.M. N. H. (5) vi, 1880, p. 221; id. 
Lil. Het. vi, pl. 112, fig. 9; C. §& S. no. 3057. 
Q. Pure white. Fore wing with outwardly-oblique black- 
brown antemedial and medial lines; a similar pale brown post- 
medial line; a fine submarginal line not reaching the costa or 
Inner margin; some slight brown strize on the costa; cilia brown. 
Hind wing with a subbasal black-brown line running towards anal 
angle, then recurved to inner margin; a yellow line from vein 6 to 
anal angle, expanding at middle into a patch reaching the outer 
margin; a brown line from the apex to yellow patch; a black- 
brown marginal line between the tails and prominent spot towards 
anal angle. Underside of fore wing with the basal, costal, and 
outer areas suffused with brown. 
Hab. Sikhim; Khasis. wp. 36 millim. 
G. Fore wing with the outer margin produced to points at veins 2 and 
6; ves 10, 11 stalked, 11 anastomosing with 12; hind wing 
with the costa excised at middle and with a tuft of hair before 
middle; the outer margin produced to an oblique tail at vein 4 
and to points at veins 2 and 7. 
3062. Epiplema ocusta, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1894, p. 165. 
Rufous, with darker strize and wroration. Fore wing with 
highly excurved antemedial and postmedial lines expanding into 
small red-brown patches; a straight ochreous submarginal line 
with dark rufous on its outer edge; the area near outer angle 
purplish fuscous with two black spots. Hind wing with angled 
antemedial line, with rufous patches on its outer edge; a post- 
medial whitish line produced to a strong angle at vein 4 and with 
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