68 akctiidjE. 



1314. Sidyma maculata, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1878, p. 10, pi. 1, fig. 5 ; 



C. 4- S. no. 564. 



c? • Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous ; palpi orange, 

 the third joint black; frons black. Fore wing pale ochreous, 

 slightly clouded with brown. Hind wing pale orange ; three large 

 submarginal black patches, the patch at middle largest. Under- 

 side of fore wing with a black patch on vein 2 and a large patch 

 on disk showing through to upperside. 



2 paler, with the black markings considerably reduced. 



Hah. Sikhim. Exp., S 46, $ 55 millim. 



1315. Sidyma remelana, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1865, p. 798 ; C. $ 8. no. 565. 

 Gnophria quadrimaculata, Moschler, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1872, 



p. 852 ; C.$S. no. 629. 



c? . Head white ; palpi black at tips, the proboscis yellow ; a 

 frontal band and antennae black. Thorax and abdomen white. 

 Fore wing white, the costa black ; apical portion of outer margin 

 black ; an irregular black postmedial band widest at veins 2 to 5 

 and often interrupted below the costa. Hind wing white, with 

 a submarginal black spot at veins 2 to 5. 



2 . The frontal band obsolescent. Fore wing with the costa 

 and outer margin white, or slightly tinged with black ; the post- 

 medial band reduced to a spot on vein 4. Hind wing with the 

 spot small. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Khasis. Exp., S 44, $ 52 millim. 



1316. Sidyma oipars, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1878, p. 10, pi. 1, fig. 11 ; 



C. $ 8. no. 563. 



cJ . Differs from remelana in the frons being black, the under- 

 side of head and thorax yellow ; upperside of thorax fuscous ; 

 terminal segments of abdomen yellow; the whole outer area 

 of fore wing black ; a black submarginal band on hind wing from 

 the interno-median interspace to vein 7. 



2 . Upperside of thorax white ; fore wing with the dark area 

 reduced to a postmedial oblique band ; the margins at apex black ; 

 hind wing with the black patch reduced to a spot. 

 Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 52 millim. 



Genus MAHAVIRA. 

 Mahavira, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1878, p. 11. 



Type, M.flavicollis, Moore. 



Mange. Sikhim. 



Palpi porrect, reaching beyond the frons. Antennas of male 

 with extremely long bristles and fascicles of cilia. Legs with the 

 spurs long. Fore wings with veins 4 and 5 from cell ; 6 from 

 upper angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; no areole. Hind wing with 



