TEGULIFERA. 153 



Pyralis platymitris, Butl. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 166 ; C.fyS. no. 4459. 

 Pyralis pallivittata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 206 ; C.fyS. no. 4456. 

 Orthopygia atomosalis, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvi, p. 465. 

 Peucela rubrifuscalis, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvii, p. 461. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale red-brown irrorated with black. 

 Pore wing with the basal area dark red-brown, followed by an 



indistinct curved dark line ; the 

 medial area ochreous irrorated 

 with black ; a black cell-spot ; 

 the outer area dark red-brown, 

 with a sinuous postmedial line 

 parallel to its inner edge. 

 Hind wing ochreous irrorated 



Fig. 88.— Tegulifera faviusalis, J . i. with black 5 subbasal and medial 



curved dark lines ; cilia of both 

 wings with pale bases and pink tips. 



Hob. N.W. Himalayas ; Sikhim ; Margharita ; Assam ; Nagas ; 

 Borneo. Exp., S 24, $ 26 millim. 



4532. Tegulifera pallidibasalis, n. sp. 



§. Differs from platymitris in being olive or pink. Fore wing 

 with the basal area concolorous ; the antemedial line sinuous ; the 

 outer area olive or pink at costa and inner margin, and with no 

 line parallel to its inner edge. Hind wing with the medial line 

 sinuous below vein 2. 



Hob. Nilgiris (Hampson). Exp. 24 millim. Type in B. M. 



4533. Tegulifera castanealis, n. sp. 



2 . Beddish chestnut. Bore wing with black discocellular speck : 

 a postmedial pale line excurved between veins 6 and 2 ; a marginal 

 series of black specks ; cilia black at base, crimson at tips. Hind 

 wing slightly irrorated with black; a marginal series of black 

 specks ; underside with pale curved submarginal line. 



JHab. Bhutan, 2500 feet (Dudgeon). Exp. 28 millim. Type 

 in B. M. 



4534. Tegulifera rosealis, n. sp. 



$ . Bleshy pink ; palpi fuscous ; tarsi banded black and white. 

 Bore wing with the costa black with white specks on it ; traces of 

 -a postmedial line ; the wing irrorated with a few black scales ; a 

 marginal series of black specks. Hind wing bright pink 

 prominently irrorated with black ; a curved black medial line ; 

 both wings with the cilia black with a pink line through them. 

 Underside of fore wing with postmedial black band outwardly 

 oblique from costa to vein 4 ; the apical area black. 



Hab. Bhutan (Dudgeon) ; Margharita, Assam (Doherty). 

 Exp. 16 millim. Type in coll. Elwes.' 



