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CATALOGUE OP 
2. Earias siliquana. 
siliquana, H.-S. Stcx ,, >_■ / v d U r * - / 
3. Earias vernana. 
yernana, Hb. 4!‘e« C*A ' i -t? ', 
4. Earias? chro mat aria. 
Mas et fcem. Lcete viridis ; caput , thorax anti cus et alarum 
anticarum costa basalis flavo aut ochraceo tincta ; frontis 
latera rufa ; alee anticce punctis duohus discalibus fuscis aut 
rufescentibus , fascia marginali informi rufescente ; posticce 
albce . 
Male and female. Bright grass-green, pale cinereous beneath. 
Head, fore part of the thorax, and interior costal space tinged with 
yellow or with ochraceous. Front on each side and palpi red. An- 
tennae red at the base. Third joint of the palpi short and conical 
in the male, long and lanceolate in the female. Abdomen whitish. 
Fore wings with two brown or reddish discal points, and with an 
irregular and variable marginal brown band. Hind wings white, 
iridescent. Length of the body 3^ — 4^ lines; of the wings 
7 — 10 lines. 
a . Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 
b — e. Ceylon. From M. Nietner’s collection. 
/, g. North Hindostan. From Mr. James’ collection. 
h. North Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
i, j. Shanghai. From the Entomological Society’s collection. 
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5. Earias ? frondosana. 
Fcem. Lcete viridis; abdomen albidum ; alee posticce albce , iri- 
descentes, margine diffuse fusco. Var. /3. — Caput et thoracis 
latera albida ; alee anticce vitlis duabus albidis. 
Female. Bright grass-green, whitish beneath. Palpi porrect ; 
third joint linear, a little shorter than the second. Abdomen 
whitish. Hind wings white, iridescent, with a diffuse brown border. 
Length of the body 4i — 5 lines; of the wings 9 — 10 lines. 
Var . j3. Head and sides of the thorax whitish. Fore wings 
* with two broad whitish stripes, one costal, the other along the inte- 
rior border. 
