POLYDESMA. 471 



the submarginal line often has dark suffusion inside, and in the form 

 eriophora there are some rufous patches on it. 



In one specimen the outer area of both wings is bluish white. 



Hab. Natal; China; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma; 

 Audamans ; Australia. Exp. 48-54 millim. 



b. (Belciana). Hind legs of male not tufted with long hair. 



2430. Polydesma tetraspila, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii. p. 1018; C. $ S. 



no. 2302. 



Differs from costimacula (p. 468) in the vertex of head being grey. 

 Fore wing with the antemedial costal patch minute or absent, the 

 submarginal much further from the apex ; no dark mark on disco- 

 cellulars ; medial, postmedial, and submarginal faint lines more 

 regularly waved ; a sinuous black mark is sometimes present on the 

 medial line from vein 3 to inner margin and a series of specks on 

 postmedial line. Hind wing with very indistinct ante- and post- 

 medial, submarginal and marginal fuscous bands. 



Hab. Simla ; Sikhim. Exp. 48 millim. 



2431. Polydesma capacior, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1634. 



Yellowish brown, the head and collar fulvous. Fore wing with 

 traces of subbasal line ; a sinuous antemedial line ; the orbicular a 

 dark-ringed grey speck ; a similar speck on origin of vein 2 ; the 

 reniform a similar large rounded spot with some dark marks on it ; 

 a highly crenulate postmedial line bent inwards below end of cell ; 

 an irregularly sinuous submarginal pale line with fuscous suffusion 

 on each side of it. Hind wing with indistinct ring-spot at end of 

 cell ; an irregularly dentate postmedial line. Underside suffused 

 with orange fulvous. 



In some specimens the basal and costal areas of fore wing are 

 suffused with brownish ochreous. 



Hab. Khasis ; Singapore ; Sumatra. Exp. 48 millim. 



2432. Polydesma biformis, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1671. 



Pandesma hemodi, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. Ill, fig. 25 ; C. 8f S. 

 no. 2442. 



Head pale and dark brown, the vertex green ; thorax green, the 

 base of collar brown ; abdomen pale fuscous. Fore wing white, 

 suffused with pale bright green ; a large subbasal red-brown patch 

 on the costa with a black streak below it ; a white spot in cell ; an 

 indistinct medial line arising from a red-brown spot on the costa 

 and slightly excurved round cell ; traces of a lunulate white post- 

 medial line; a large red-brown patch with black inner edge occu- 

 pying the whole apical area and a smaller similar patch at outer 

 angle. Hind wing fuscous brown, the basal and inner areas pale. 

 Underside suffused with fuscous. 



Hab. Nilgiris ; Ceylon ; Borneo. Exp. 52 millim. 



2433. Polydesma eurychlora, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1670; C. 8f S. 



no. 2437. 



Differs from biformis in the abdomen being yellow ; the hind 



