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line ; a complete series of marginal black specks ; the whole cilia 

 metallic fuscous. Hind wing suffused with fuscous, the costal 

 and outer margins whitish ; the cilia white. Underside slightly 

 suffused with fuscous. 



Hah. Sikhini ; Khasis, Exp. 40 millim. 



4212. Eschata chrysargyria, Wlk. Cat. xxxii, p. 634. 



Eschata argentata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 227 ; C. fy S. no. 46-">0. 



Pure white ; antennae blackish ; abdomen with the two basal 

 segments orange above ; terminal joint of tarsi usually orange ; 

 wings silvery white. Pore wing with silver streaks in the inter- 

 spaces beyond and below cell ; a pale waved orange line from costa 

 just beyond middle running out to an acute angle on vein 5, then 

 bent inwards to below end of cell on vein 2 ; the area beyond it 

 below costa and vein 4 irrorated with a few black scales ; a bright 

 orange curved submarginal line ; black marginal specks below 

 apex and above outer angle ; the cilia golden at apex and above 

 outer angle. 



Hah. N. China ; Sikhiin ; Khasis ; JSfagas ; Manipur ; Nilgiris ; 

 Rangoon ; Ceram. Exp., 6 32-40, $ 44-60 millim. 



4213. Eschata xanthocera, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1895, p. 961. 



<$ . Differs from chrysargyria in the antennas being orange, the 

 legs orange fringed with white hair. Pore wing with the post- 

 medial and submarginal lines almost obsolete ; the cilia white with 

 golden tips throughout. 



Hah. Ceylon. Exp. 38 millim. 



4214. Eschata melanocera, n. sp. 



<$ . Differs from argentata in the bases of 1st and 2nd joints of 

 palpi being black ; antennae black ; fore tibiae orange fringed with 

 white hair ; the tarsi banded with orange. Pore wing with the 

 orange postmedial line slightly angled on vein 5 and below vein 2, 

 and reaching middle of inner margin ; the area between it and 

 the submarginal line evenly irrorated with black scales ; a marginal 

 series of black specks ; the whole cilia metallic fuscous. Hind 

 wing with some dusky fulvous on inner area. 



Hah. Nagas (Boherty). Exp. 46 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



Sect. II. Pore wing with the apex rectangular and not produced. 



4215. Eschata conspurcata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 227 ; C. S? S. no. 4651 . 



3 . Silvery white ; palpi black, white below and at end of 2nd 

 joint and maxillary palpi ; antennae black ; abdomen fuscous above, 

 the first two segments orange. Pore wing with obsolescent orange 



