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irregularly -whitej the iniier edge of the internal border being deeply and unevenly sinuated ; 
the outer border interrupted by large marginal spots of the grouud-colour, which are confluent 
above the third median branch, and completely divide it above the upper radial vein, the inner 
edge of this border irregularly zigzag ; female with a large subquadrate patch from about the 
centre of the costa to the median vein ; a broad irregular and partly macular discal band and 
a quadrate apical patch, interrupted by a costal spot and a marginal dot of the ground-colour : 
secondaries with an irregular interrupted patch on the external border near the anal angle ; 
abdominal ai'ea and base not reticulated with black ; head, collar, and front of thorax black, 
tegulse and remainder of thorax white ; abdomen greyish black. Unde urface of wings 
brown, with the black reticulations less pronounced than above ; the white markings confined 
to the margins of the wings and the apex of primaries : body below black. Expanse of wangs, 
122 millim., ? 170 millim. 
gSilhct {Si aimforth) ; ^ ,Da,\j\\mg [Lidderdale] ; Ceylon {Temp let on) . 
This is one of the largest species in the family. 
DUOMITUS, Bidl. 
Dnomitus ligueus. (Plate CVIII. fig. 3.) 
Duomitus ligncus, Butler, Ann. ^ Mckj. Nat. Hist. ser. 5. vol. vi. p. 68. n. 14 (1880). 
Pale sandy brown ; wings sparsely mottled with black, most densely on the external area 
of primaries, where they form a series of ill-defined hastate streaks between the veins, 
increasing in length towards the inner margin, and interrupted by white circular spots more 
or less obscured by grey reticulations ; several indistinct black interucrvular streaks between 
the subcostal branches ; costal margin spotted Avith black : secondaries suffused with greyish 
fuliginous, with reddish-brown veins ; fringe between the veins cream-coloured ; a few indis- 
tinct, confused, submarginal whitish spots, similar to those on the external area of the primaries : 
thorax whitish at the sides, in front, and along the centre, with black tufts behind the tegulse : 
abdomen with blackish sides (except upon the last two segments) and a dorsal longitudinal 
blackish stripe ; pectus black ; tarsi sandy whitish ; venter sandy yellowish. Wings below- 
pale sandy brown, the markings less distinct than above. Expanse of wings lOG-ll-i miilim. 
Darjiling {Lidderdale) ; Nias {Schreiber) . 
HEPIALID^. 
HEPIALUS, Fabr. 
Hepialus marcidus. (Plate CVIII. figs. 4 & 5.) 
Hepialus marcidus, Butler, Ann. iSf Mag. JSat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. vi. p. 69. n. 15 (1880). 
Primaries above either pale buff or testaceous, mottled all over with greyish brown ; a 
