304 GEOMETRIDZA. 
Fore wing with an orange basal patch, with a black speck at base 
and others on its outer edge. 
Hab. Sikhim. Lap. 35 millim. 
3030. Abraxas flaveata. 
Abraxas triseriata, Warr. P. Z. S. 1898, p. 394, pl. 31, fig. 9 (preeocc.). 
3. Differs from nigrivena in the wings being pale straw-colour; | 
an indistinct medial band of black scales; a submarginal series of 
black specks on the veins ; fore wing with the basal orange patch 
rather larger. 
Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 44 millim. 
3536. Abraxas etridoides, n. sp. 
3. Antenne black; palpi orange, the 3rd joint black. Head 
black, spotted with orange; thorax and abdomen black above, 
white below; tegule black and orange. ore wing white; the 
costa and area from the cell to outer margin black; an orange 
subapical elongate patch, widest towards the costa; the outer 
edge of the white area rather irregular. Hind wing white, with a 
rather broad marginal black band with dentate inner edge. Under- 
side: fore wing as above, but with an additional orange streak on 
outer margin below apex; hind wing uniform pale yellow, with a 
black mark on the middle of the discocellulars, and the short black 
streaks on the nervules halfway between the cell and outer margin 
so characteristic of Abraxas. 
A beautiful mimic of Teracolus etrida, which is very common in 
the same district. 
Hab. Kodaikanal, Palni Hills (Hlwes). Hp. 32 milliim. Type 
in coll. Druce. 
3037. eae triseriata, Herr.-Schiffer, Samml. aussereur. Schmett. 
o, 322, i i 
Potera marginata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 852; C. § S. no. 3747. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen orange and black; wings white, 
with black markings. Fore wing with two irregular subbasal 
bands, the first reaching vein 1, the second the median nervure; 
an irregular antemedial band excurved from the subcostal nervure 
to vein 1; a large patch at end of cell; the costa mostly black ; 
dentate submarginal and marginal bands connected by a bar on 
vein 4; an irregular spot at outer angle. Hind wing with ante- 
medial band, and dentate postmedial and marginal bands. 
The form marginata, from Tenasserim, has all the black markings 
very much reduced, the transverse bands of each wing being only 
represented by a few black specks. 
Hab. Tenasserim; Mergui; Java. Hap. 42-46 millim. 
C. (Ligdia). Antenne of male ciliated. 
3538. Abraxas adustata, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 114; Miibn. Samm. 
Eur. Schmett., Geom. fig. 75. 
Ligdia coctata, Guen. Phal. ii, p. 210; C. & S. no. 8751. 
Melanippe efferata, Wik. Cat. xxiv, p. 1274. 
Melanippe restitutata, Wik. Cat. xxv, p. 1297; C. & S. no. 8814, 
