1124 CATALOGUE OF 



border from the base, and with a small discal silvery white spot ; 

 under side testaceous, shining, tawny along the costa. Hind wings 

 testaceous. Length of the body 5— 7 lines; of the wings 12—17 

 lines. 



Var. j8. Hind wings whitish above. 



a, b. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 c, d. North Tndia. From Mr. L. James' collection. 



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2. MlRESA ARGENTIFERA. 



Mas. Lceteflava; caput ex parte, palpi, antenna, pectus et pedes 

 rufo-fulva ; thorax vitta, fascia apiceque luteis ; abdomen pal- 

 tide luteum ; pedes posteriores ferrugineo ciliati ; aim anticetf 

 fulvce, striga guttisque argenteis ; posticce testacece, macula 

 fiavescente. 



Male. Head and thorax bright yellow. Head reddish tawny 

 in front and at the base of the antennae. Palpi, antennae, pectus 

 and legs reddish tawny. Thorax with a slender luteous stripe and 

 a slight interrupted luteous band ; hind part luteous. Abdomen 

 pale luteous. Posterior legs ciliated with ferruginous hairs. Fore 

 wings tawny ; a testaceous spot towards the interior border ; hind 

 part of the disk testaceous; some silvery white dots and atoms along 

 the exterior border, and a short oblique undulating silvery streak 

 joining the interior border at two-thirds of the length ; under side 

 testaceous, tawny towards the costa. Hind wings testaceous ; fringe 

 paler ; a yellowish spot by the interior angle. Length of the body 

 7 lines; of the wings 15 lines. 



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



3. MlEESA GUTTIFERA. 



Mas. Flava ; caput antice, palpi, antennae, pectus et pedes rufo- 

 fiava ; alee anticce rufo- fulvce , gutta discali subtrigona flavido- 

 alba ; posticce pallide testacece. 



Male. Head and thorax yellow. Head in front, palpi, an- 

 tennae, pectus and legs reddish yellow. Abdomen testaceous ? Fore 

 wings reddish tawny, somewhat glossy, with a yellowish white 

 almost triangular dot by the tip of the discal areolet ; interior bor- 

 der with a long shallow excavation; under side and hind wings pale 

 testaceous, a little darker about the costa. Length of the body 6 

 lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



East Indies. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



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