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HYPENID.E. 
sprinkling of scales in two streaks beyond the incurved line above mentioned and above these 
a large, almost conical, blackish-brown patch, followed immediately by two pale blue spots 
and an oblique streak of blue scales ; the whole external area between the veins irrorated 
with blue scales which tend to form three series of spots ; external border towards apex 
irregularly blackish; fringe with two blackish central lines: secondaries greyish brown, with 
bright golden reflections ; a marginal line and two lines on the fringe dark grey : thorax 
rufous brown ; abdomen grey, with darker dorsal tufts towards the base. Under surface 
grey, sprinkled with brown ; wings with golden reflections and whitish internal areas ; fringes 
as above ; secondaries with a blackish discocellular spot and a faint indication of an arched 
broM'nish strijie beyond the cell. Expanse of wings 33 millim. 
Dharmsala. 
Very close to an unnamed species from Darjiling, but broader in the wings, brighter 
in colouring, with no oblique streak connecting the elbowed blue line with the apex, but 
with more continuous series of blue spots on a distinctly wider external area; the form of 
the palpi also differs considerably. In spite of these differences, to a superficial observer 
these two species would appear to be identical, and therefore it is necessary to point out the 
characters which distinguish them. 
Hypena biplagiata. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 1.) 
Primaries whity brown, slightly tinted with lilac in front ; a small black oval spot near 
base of costal vein ; an oblique subquadrate dark brown patch with white margin (its outer 
edge sinuated) extending from costal margin to submcdian vein ; a second large triangular 
patch with a very irregularly-undulated whitish margin extending from the costa beyond the 
middle to below the second median branch ; between these two patches is a chain-like series of 
small whitish-edged spots, all brown excepting the last, which is black ; external area ash- 
grey, bounded internally by a darker white-bordered stripe ; a marginal series of black dots ; 
fringe greyish brown, with a cream-coloured basal line : secondaries pearl-grey, darker along 
external border ; fringe paler than in primaries; head, collar, and prothorax dark brown; 
remainder of body pale greyish brown. Under surface pale golden brown ; primaries 
suffused with grey, secondaries with white ; fringes nearly as above. Expanse of wings 
32 millim. 
Dharmsala. 
Hypena urticicola. (Plate CXXXIV. fig. 2.) 
Nearly allied to H. tripundalis of Japan. Of the same colours and general pattern ; but 
the lines of the central belt are very indistinct below the cell, the dark costal patch forming 
the upper half of this belt has a more oblique hinder margin and a more concave anterior 
margin, the inferior portion being consequently more oblique and the angle much more 
acute ; the outer or bidentate edge of the reniform spot forms a distinct black 3-like line, 
