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followed after a short interval by a diifused and broken band ; a spot on outer margin above 
outer angle of fore wing ; another at apex of hind wing — all these markings blue-grey during 
life, fading to pale olive-brown after death; a white spot at lower extremity of cell of fore 
wing ; a white line closing cell of hind wing. Underside white. 
Allied to G. [Comibcsna) j)artita. 
Thalera aculeata. (Plate CL. fig. 5.) 
Expanse 1:^ inch. 
Female. Fore wing with apex produced and veiy acute ; outer margin nearly straight ; 
the tail between second and third median nervules of hind wing sharply pointed and rather 
long. Sap-green in colour ; a nearly straight and erect narrow pale band just beyond middle 
of fore wing, continued across the hind wing, but slightly waved towards inner margin ; costa 
and cilia of both wings ochreous ; a dark antecilial line. Underside greenish white. 
Antennae oehreous ; frons blood-red ; fore and hind pairs of legs tinged with red in front ; 
thorax green ; abdomen paler. 
Closely allied to T. acutissima, from which it differs in having the band of hind wing 
waved. 
Thalera graminea. (Plate CLI. fig. 1.) 
Expanse |^ inch. 
Male. Apex of fore wing slightly acute ; a very slight tail to hind wing. Grass-green in 
colour. Both wings with very indistinct waved pale antemedial and postmedial lineal bands ; 
a series of white antecilial specks on a dark antecilial line ; cilia silvery grey. Costa of 
fore wing ochreous, with black spots and streaks. Underside greenish white ; costa of 
both wings ochreous. Antennae white. 
Allied to T. pilaria and quadraria. 
Thalera undularia. (Plate CLI. fig. 2.) 
Expanse | inch. 
Male. Antennae fringed with hairs ; apex of fore wing somewhat acute ; a very slight 
tail to hind wing. Grass-green in colour. Both wings with a much waved subbasal white 
band with dark outer border ; a similar submarginal band with dark inner border ; an 
indistinct dark lunule at end of cell. Underside pure white. Antenuie and head white. 
Female. Similar to male, but with broader wings and simple antennae. 
