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ABRAXAS, 303 
3530. Abraxas fuscescens, Butl. P. Z. S. 1886, p. 392, pl. 35, fig. 10; 
C. § S. no. 3731. 
Abraxas irrula, Hmpsn. Ill. Het. viii, p. 115, pl. 152, fig. 1. 
Abraxas adusta, Hmpsn. Jil. Het. viii, p. 115, pl. 152, figs. 6, 14. 
Differs from poliarta in the ground-colour of the wings being 
brownish grey, thickly irrorated with black in fuscescens=irrula ; 
whilstin the form adusta, from the Nilgiris, the fore wing is almost 
entirely suffused with brown, leaving some pale specks and a 
patch at base. Fore wing with traces of antemedial line, spot at 
end of cell, and two postmedial lines converging towards inner 
margin. Hind wing with spot at end of cell and postmedial line. 
The markings become obliterated in the most diffused forms 
from the Nilgiris, some of which are fuscous in tone and difficult 
to separate from polaria, except by the absence of the submarginal 
line of fore wing. 
Hab. Kulu; Thundiani, Punjab; Nilgiri plateau. Hwvp.50 millim. 
3031. Abraxas sordida, Hmpsn. Ill. Het. ix, p. 144, pl. 169, fig. 12. 
¢. Brownish fuscous; head, thorax, and abdomen orange and 
black. Fore wing with ante- and postmedial white spots on the 
costa and medial band from below cell to inner margin. Hind 
wing with medial band from cell to inner margin; both wings 
with traces of submarginal white specks. 
Hab. Ceylon. Exp. 46 millim. 
3532. Abraxas ostrina, Swink. P. Z. 8S. 1889, p. 431; Hmpsn. Il. 
Het. viii, pl. 152, fig. 18. 
Black ; the head, thorax, and abdomen orange and black. Fore 
wing with irregular white blotches on the costa, and sometimes a 
medial spot on inner margin; traces of antemedial, medial, post- 
medial, and submarginal waved dark lines. Hind wing with 
medial white specks on inner margin, which may be developed into 
a complete black-spotted band, with a white speck beyond it. 
Hab. Nilgiri plateau. Exp. 40-44 millim. 
3533. Abraxas ditritaria, Wik. Cat. xxiv, p. 1125; Hompsn. Ill. Het. 
vii, pl. 152, fig. 21; C. §& S. no. 3729. 
Silvery blue-grey ; head and abdomen orange and black. Fore 
wing with a few white specks; traces of antemedial, medial, and 
postmedial short dark streaks on the veins. Hind wing whitish, 
thickly irrorated with fuscous; a spot at end of cell and curved 
series of postmedial specks, which may be prominent or almost 
obsolete. 
Hab. Nilgiri plateau. Ewp., 5 38-45, 2 50 millim. 
3534. Abraxas nigrivena, Warr. P. Z. S. 1893, p. 394. 
do. Head, thorax, and abdomen orange, spotted with black ; 
wings white, very slightly sullied with fuscous; the veins black. 
