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9. Gauris gemmisparsana. 
Foern. Fusca , subtus ochracea; abdominis segmenta aurato 
fas data ; tarsi albido fasdati; alee anticce nigro plagialce , 
cinereo tessellatce , spatio costali ochraceo , striga basali sub- 
costaii strigaque submarginali luteis , fasdis quatuor chaly- 
beds , \a2aque interrupts; posticce ochracece, nigro fuscoque 
varies , punctis postids chalybcds micantibus. 
Female . Brown, mostly ochraceous beneath. Palpi smooth, 
obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint 
conical, minute. Antennae slender. Abdomen with a gilded band 
on the hind border of each segment. Tarsi with whitish bands. 
Fore wings acute, with a few black patches; most of the disk tes- 
sellated with pale cinereous ; costal space more or less ochraceous; 
a luteous subcostal streak proceeding from the base, and a luteous 
submarginal streak proceeding from the costa, this streak bordered 
by two chalybeous streaks, which are united behind it ; two inter- 
rupted chalybeous bands near the base and one entire exterior 
chalybeous band ; costa and exterior border hardly convex, the latter 
very slightly oblique. Hind wings ochraceous, varied hindward 
with black and towards the tip with brown ; black part accompanied 
by brilliant chalybeous dots ; a submarginal chalybeous band, abbre- 
viated in front. Length of the body 2 — 2^ lines; of the wings 
5 — 6 lines. 
a — g . Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
10. Gauris dulcisana. 
Mas. Nigro fusca , subtus albida ; caput flavescens, fuscescente 
vittatum ; palpi albi ; abdomen cupreum ; alee anticce pur- 
purece , strigis duabus spatioque exteriore aurato-ochraceis , 
strigulis punctisque exterioribus nigris , strigulis costalibus 
obliquis albis , fimbria purpurascente ; posticce aurato - 
ochracece . 
Male. Blackish brown. Body whitish beneath. Head pale 
yellowish, with an indistinct slender brownish stripe. Palpi white, 
smooth, slender, not extending so far as the front ; third joint 
lanceolate, nearly as long as the second. Antennae minutely setulose 
•and pubescent. Abdomen cupreous. Fore wings purple, hardly 
acute, gilded ochraceous exteriorly ; the purple hue extending for less 
than half the length along the costa and for more than two-thirds of 
