BRYOPHILA. 



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with oblique black subbasal and anteniedial lines, the area between 

 the base and the latter shaded with fuscous ; the orbicular and 

 reniform large and indistinct, the latter with dark centre to lower 

 part ; a dark patch on costa above them ; a waved postmedial 

 line highly excurved beyond cell, the area beyond it suffused 

 with fuscous ; an indistinct luuulate submarginal line with pale 

 patches on it, a luuulate marginal line. Hind wiug fuscous brown. 

 Underside of fore wing fuscous, the costal and outer margins 

 greyish, with medial and postmedial marks on costa. Hind wing 

 greyish, with cell-spot and lunulate postmedial and marginal line. 



The form from the N.W. Himalayas is rather darker; one 

 specimen has a white patch below the stigmata of fore wing. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas ; Nilgiris, western slopes. Exp. 22- 

 28 millim. 

 1^7^ B.-excurvaU hr^s^ . J. Be v~V. 5>. *|, 44s (i???) SikUlw*. 



*1980. Bryophila? albistigma, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 45; C. $ S. 

 no. 1774. 



Grey-green. Fore wing with traces of pale-edged undulating 

 lines ; the medial area darker, with the orbicular represented by a 

 white speck, the reniform by two ; a white patch beyond the cell ; 

 submarginal and marginal series of white spots, the last centred by 

 dark specks. Hind wing pale pinkish brown, with sinuous post- 

 medial line and diffused submarginal band. 



Hab. " Bengal." Exp. 30 millim. 



1981. Bryophila khasiana, n. sp. ol . » 



Differs from nadgani in being paler and more ochreous brown ; 

 the anal tuft ochreous. Fore wing more variegated with olive and 

 dark brown shades, with the antemedial waved line more erect ; a 

 dark patch below the stigmata ; the postmedial line less excurved 

 and indistinct, with some white beyond it near inner margin ; outer 

 margin with a black speck above outer angle. Hind wing paler 

 fuscous. 



Hab. Khasis (Ehves). Exp. 34 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



1982. Bryophila albipuncta, n. sp. 



2 . Head and thorax pale red-brown ; abdomen darker. Fore 

 wing dark red-brown, suffused with paler red, especially on basal 

 and medial costal areas ; the transverse lines obscure ; the ante- 

 medial erect and sinuous ; the orbicular and reniform rufous and 

 indistinct; claviform black; a series of minute white specks on 

 the veins beyond the postmedial line, most prominent towards 

 inner margin. Hind wing fuscous ; underside with large black 

 cell-spot and highly irregularly sinuous postmedial line. 



Hab. Sikhim (Moller). Exp. 28 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



