450 LYMANTRIIDiE. 



and single subruarginal line. Hind wing fuscous, the inner area 

 tinged with orange ; an indistinct dark spot at end of cell ; a post- 

 medial band and marginal line. 



Hab. Simla ; Sikhim. Exp., tf 62, $ 73 millim. 



1004. Dasychira varia, Wlk. Cat. iv, p. 868 ; C. $ S. no. 993. 



Dasvckira maruta, Moore, Lep. E. I. Co. p. 339 ; Bail. III. Hut. v, 

 pi. 91, fig. 6 ; C. # S. no. 984. 



$. Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish grey ; palpi black at 

 sides. Fore wing brownish grey, with a nearly erect subbasal dark 

 line ; an indistinct dark forked antemedial line ; a dark mark on 

 discocellulars ; a doubly curved postrnedial black line ; a sub- 

 marginal lunulate line. Hind wing pale fuscous ; traces of a dark 

 mark on discocellulars and postrnedial band ; a marginal dark line. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 70 millim. 



*1005. Dasychira perdix, Moore. Lep. Atk. p. 58, pi. hi, fig. 3 ; C.fy S. 

 no. 988. 



3 . Grey ; thorax speckled with brown ; antennae, sides of palpi, 

 and legs pale ferruginous. Both wings with the veins and inter- 

 spaces irrorated with prominent black-brown scales, forming ou the 

 fore wing indistinct sinuous bands and patches ; a suffused brown 

 patch at end of cell, and a patch on centre of inner margin ; 

 a submarginal line ; hind wing with the inner margin ferruginous 

 grey ; a submarginal band. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 62 millim. 



*1006. Dasychira brunnescens, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 57 ; C. <§• S. no. 977. 



3 . Head, thorax, and legs grey irrorated with brown; branches 

 of antennas red-brown ; abdomen pale brown. Fore wing greyish 

 white irrorated with brown scales ; a waved basal, two subbasal, 

 and one medial line ; a submarginal lunulate pale-bordered line ; 

 a line on discocellulars. Hind wing greyish brown, the outer area 

 palest ; the veins and a submarginal band darker. 



2 with the hind wing much paler. 

 Hab. Sikhim. Exp., d 60, $ 70 millim. 



1007. Dasychira chloroptera, n. sp. 



J . Head and thorax dark green ; abdomen black-brown ; the 

 firsc three segments with black crests ; anal tuft fulvous yellow. 

 Fore wing dark green, with indistinct waved medial, postrnedial, 

 submarginal, and marginal lines. Hind wing black, with broad 

 irregular bright yellow marginal band. Underside ochreous, the 

 basal area suffused with black ; a black spot at end of cell and 

 waved postrnedial line. 



Hab. Khasis. Exp. 56 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



