$2 LEPIDOPTERA. 



had, however, been described as distinct by previous authors, 

 and the Rev. H. Harper Crewe and the Rev. John Hellins 

 fully succeeded in proving their distinctness by means of 

 their larvas. 



9. E. subfulvata, Haw. — Expanse ^ to 1 inch. Fore- 

 wings fulvous or red-brown, margined with umbreous ; discal 

 spot distinct, black. Hind wings pale smoky-brown. 



Antennte of the male slender, simple, finely ciliated, dark 

 brown ; palpi short, black-brown ; eyes black ; head and 

 neck-ridge dull umbreous ; front of thorax deep dark brown, 

 hinder portion pale brown, frosted with white ; abdomen 

 reddish-brown, the dorsal ridge set, like a fine saw, with 

 minute raised tufts; anal tuft rather long, compressed. 

 Fore wings hardly elongated ; costa very flatU' arched ; apex 

 rounded ; hind margin smoothly- curved, and the dorsal 

 margin also a little rounded ; colour fulvous or red-brown ; 

 the costa clouded with umbreous cut up by numerous pale 

 grey-brown streaks which seem to suggest the beginnings of 

 transverse lines, not otherwise visible ; discal spot black, 

 rather rounded ; nervures slightly darkened ; hind marginal 

 area tinged with umbreous, through it, or edging the dark 

 colour, is a frequently angulated, obscure, white snbterminal 

 line having on its inner side black dashes on several of the 

 nervures ; cilia glossy umbreous, faintly dashed with darker. 

 Hind wings rather broad, rounded behind ; pale smoky- 

 brown dusted with dark brown upon the dorsal half and also 

 behind ; central spot very small, black ; near the hind margin 

 is a rippled white slender line ; cilia smoky-brown, dashed 

 with darker brown. Female similar. 



Undersides of all the wings shining smoky-brown, the fore 

 pair barred along the costa with smoky-black ; discal spot 

 black; the white snbterminal line faintly visible; on the 

 hind wings is a large black central spot, beyond which are 

 two curved smoky-white bands. Body pale brown; legs 

 dark brown, 



