. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. CHION.^MA. 313 third of inner area white; a short Avhito streak in cell; an elliptical white discoidal patch connected with a patch on costa, and with a black spot in end of cell and inverted-comma-shaped discoidal mark ou it; the postmedial line fine, white, irregularly dentate, incurved. Fig. 225.— ChioiicBma divakara, (^. \. and with a minute black streak on it below costa; a white spot on middle of inner margin ; the cilia white. Hind wing pure white. 2 . Pore wing with the discoidal patch more rounded ; two dis- coidal spo
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. CHION.^MA. 313 third of inner area white; a short Avhito streak in cell; an elliptical white discoidal patch connected with a patch on costa, and with a black spot in end of cell and inverted-comma-shaped discoidal mark ou it; the postmedial line fine, white, irregularly dentate, incurved. Fig. 225.— ChioiicBma divakara, (^. \. and with a minute black streak on it below costa; a white spot on middle of inner margin ; the cilia white. Hind wing pure white. 2 . Pore wing with the discoidal patch more rounded ; two dis- coidal spots ; the postmedial line stronger. Hah. SiKHiM (Lidderdcde, Sadler), Moore Coll., 4 J , 3 § . Ed'2K, S 46, 2 56 millim. 655. Chionsema doliertyi. BiMiie dohertyi, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 3<J4, pi. o2. f. 4; Hinpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 62 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 303. c? • Pure white ; palpi blackish towards tips ; antenna) brownish; tegulae edged with yellow; a yellow band on thorax and patagia, and spot on metathorax ; fore legs banded with brown. Fore wing with short subbasal orange-yellow band from costa ; the antemedial band cxcurved from costa to submedian fold, where it is angled inwards, then obliquely excurved again ; a black spot in end of cell and two on discocellulars; the postmedial line bent inwards and attenuate towards costa, stronger and incurved below vein 4, and with a blackish point beyond it just below costa ; the terminal line faint, not reaching costa or tornus and bent inwards below apex. Hind wing pure white or tinged with yellow on terminal area. 5 . Fore wing with the bands stronger, especially the postmedial band towards costa, below which it is not bent inwards. Hah. iS".W. Himalayas, Moore Coll., 1 c? ; Sikhim (Pilcher), 1 $ ; Assam, Khasis, 1 J . i^'t^'- ^'^ millim. Type t in Coll. Elwes. 656. Chionaema sikkimensis. (Plate XXYII. fig. 3.) Bisone sikkimensis, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 395; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 59; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 304
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