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Mr. G. F. Hampson's 
Allied to Tascina, Westwood, from Singapore, which 
differs in the palpi being short and not nearly reaching 
the vertex of the head ; the median nervure of hindwing 
divided to the base, each part being 2-branched. 
Neocastnia nicevilleij n. sp. 
9 . Head and thorax golden-rufous, the vertex of head metallic- 
blue-green ; abdomen . black suffused with metallic-peacock-blue 
above. Forewing golden-rufous with a broad creamy- white band 
from costa just beyond middle to outer angle, with sinuous inner 
edge bent outwards just above inner margin. Hindwing black, the 
area from beyond and in end of cell to anal angle and base of inner 
margin brilliant metallic-peacock-blue with deep cerulean-blue shot 
round its edges. Underside of thorax and legs orange fulvous ; 
the basal half of each wing shot with metallic-blue; forewing with 
a fulvous subapical spot. 
Allied to N. {Tascina) metallica, Pagenst., from 
Palawan, which has the thorax and forewing suffused 
with metallic-blue and the band narrow. 
I have much pleasure in naming this species after its 
discoverer, Mr. L. De Niceville, who has done so much to 
reduce to order the confusion that previously existed in 
Indian Bhopalocera. 
Hah. Tenasserim (De Niceville). Exp. 90 mm. 
Type in B. M. 
PSYCHID^. 
Acanthopsyche (Metisa) canifrons, n. sp. 
^ . Uniform dark fuscous ; the f rons hoary. Forewing with 
veins 7, 8, 9 stalked 
Hah. Sikhim (Dudgeon). Hxp.20mm. Typein B.M. 
Mahasena graminivoraj n. sp. 
$. Differs from hockingi in the apex of forewing 
being rectangular and not produced ; the outer margin 
erect instead of oblique. 
The larva feeds on thatching grass,'' and forms a 
rough case of large pieces of the grass longitudinally 
disposed, instead of small pieces of stalk disposed in 
whorls like M. hockingi. 
Hah. Calcutta (Indian Museum). Exp. 30 mm. 
Type in B. M. 
