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COSSID^E. 



some white at base of abdomen and each segment slightly fringed 

 with white. Fore wing pale brownish white, closely reticulated 

 with black markings ; some black spots along costa, the most 

 prominent being one at the base, one antemedial, and one post- 

 medial ; a spot on inner margin near base; one beyond end of cell; 

 one above the centre of vein 1 b ; a marginal series, the subapical 

 spot expanding into a large blotch. Hind wing pale clouded with 

 fuscous and with black reticulations, obsolescent on the part 

 covered by the fore wing ; a marginal series of spots. 



$ paler ; the colour of thorax and ground-colour of fore wing 

 whitish. 



The Sikhim specimen is less heavily marked, the black blotches 

 on fore wing smaller. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Sylhet ; Java ; Nias ; New Ireland ; New Britain. 

 Exp., 6 110-130,' $ 170-188 millim. 



660. Duomitus leuconotus, Wlh. Cat. vii, p. 1537 ; C. $ 8. no. 1591 ; 

 Moore, Lep. Ceyl. \\, pi. 142, figs. 3, 3 a. 



S . Differs from strix in the head and abdomen being black ; the 

 thorax covered with erect white scales. Fore wing blackish ; the 

 reticulations not so close ; the inner marginal area with irregular 

 white conjoined patches ; white patches on the costa towards the 

 apex ; a black streak beyond the cell. Hind wing blackish with 

 black reticulations ; a white patch on outer margin towards anal 

 angle. 





K-3$ 



Fig. 210. — Duomitus leuconotus, $ . \. 



$ with a large white patch sometimes developed at centre of 

 costa of fore wing and those towards apex more developed. 



Hob. Simla; Sikhim ; Calcutta; Ceylon. Exp., tf 98-128, 

 $ 180 millim. 



