ODONESTIS. 427 



946. Odonestis isocyma, n. sp. 



6 . Dull red-brown. Fore wing with an indistinct waved ante- 

 medial line ; a dark speck at end of cell ; an evenly curved dark 

 line from the apex to inner margin, this being the main distin- 

 guishing point. Hind wing flesh-colour, with the costa darker. 



Rah. ]N T aga Hills, 6000 feet {Boherty). Exp. 41 millim. Type 

 in coll. Elwes. 



947. Odonestis pyriformis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 408, pi. 34, fig. 7 ; 



C. fy S. no. 1496. 



S . Differs from Iceta in being darker red- brown ; the lower 

 whitish spot of the fore wing smaller and usually pyriforin ; the 

 oblique line greyer and far from the cell. Hind wing uniform red- 

 brown, usually with an indistinct dark transverse line. 



Larva. Dorsum black ; lateral area brown ; a scarlet lateral 

 line and strigae, grey and black subdorsal tufts on 2nd-llth 

 somites ; dorsal red-brown tufts on 1st somite and lateral tufts 

 on each somite. 



Rah. N.W. Himalayas ; Sikhim. Exp. 50 millim. 



Sect. II. Tore wing with vein 8 stalked with 

 6 and 7 in the male. 



948. Odonestis plagifera, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1459 ; C. 8? S. no. 1468 ; 

 Butl. III. Het. v, pi. 99, fig. 5. 



3 . Dark red-brown. Fore wing with an indistinct antemedial 

 line ; a pale line from the middle of inner margin curving up 

 obliquely to near the costa, then bent down with a curve to near 

 outer angle, and enclosing in its upper half a chocolate patch, 

 which extends beyond it to the apex and outer margin; some 

 purplish suffusion beyond it towards the apex. Hind wing paler 

 red-brown, with traces of a medial line ; outer margin of both 

 wings dark. 



$ • Paler red-brown ; fore wing with a dark spot at outer angle. 



Rah. Simla ; Nepal ; Sikhim ; Java. Exp., <$ 68-72, $ 100- 

 116 millim. 



Sect. III. Fore wing with vein 8 stalked with 6 and 7 in the 

 female ; veins 4 and 5 stalked. Hind wing with veins 4 and 

 5 stalked. 



949. Odonestis lineata, Moore, Lep. Ath. p. 81 ; C. & 8. no. 1462. 



S • Ochreous chestnut-brown ; palpi and antennae blackish ; 

 fore wing with the costal edge dark ; a longitudinal blackish line 

 from base to outer margin below apex ; numerous basal and discal 

 indistinct dark waved lines ; a submarginal series of black spots. 



