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series of specks. Hiud wing ochreous white, with broad marginal 

 fuscous band. Underside with submarginal fuscous band to both 

 wings. 



Hab. Nilgiris. Exp. 35 milliin. 



1821. Acronycta bicolor, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 332; C. fy S. 

 no. 1767. 



Head, thorax, and fore wing fuscous black, irrorated with grey 

 scales ; the last with double subbasal and antemedial waved black 

 lines ; the orbicular and reniform indistinct; cilia chequered black 

 and fuscous. Hind wing pure white; the cilia slightly tinged 

 with fuscous. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas. Exp. 48 millim. 



B. Palpi with the 3rd joint long and reaching above vertex 

 of head in female. 



1822. Acronycta fasciata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. hi, p. 5, pi. 144, fig. 4 ; 

 C. $ S. no. 1773. 

 Hyboma rlivisa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 409 ; Butl. III. Het. 

 vii, p. 45, pi. 125, fig. 7. 



Head and thorax grey, suffused with fuscous ; the 2nd joint 

 of palpi black at base ; shoulders with a black stripe ; abdomen 

 fuscous. Fore wing grey suffused with fuscous, especially on basal 

 inner area and beyond the middle ; the subbasal and antemedial 

 double waved lines indistinct ; a black streak below median nervure 

 from base to outer margin interrupted at middle ; the orbicular and 

 reniform large, the former with a whitish ring inside the black 

 margin ; the postmedial double lunulate line incurved at vein 2. 

 Hind wing whitish 'fuscous in male, darker in female ; underside 

 with cell-spot and postmedial line. 



Hab. Kangra ; Dharmsala ; Ceylon ; Rangoon. Exp., J 36, 

 2 42 millim. 



*1823. Acronycta ? C-bliqua, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 95 ; Waterh. Aid, ii, 

 pi. 118 ; C.$S. no. 1647. 



Head and thorax pinkish grey ; palpi and base of collar dark 

 brown. Fore wing pinkish grey, irrorated with fuscous ; a short 

 indistinct subbasal line and indistinct waved ante- and postmedial 

 brown lines ; a very irregular dark brown fascia from middle of 

 costa to centre of outer margin ; the outer area suffused with 

 brown and with a pale irregular submarginal line. Abdomen and 

 hind wing pale fuscous ; the latter with pale marginal line. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 32 millim. 



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