496 NOCTUID MOTHS 



120. Naarda species. 



Mt. Murud, 6000--6500 feet, November— 1 9. 



Smaller and quite different in shape from nodariodes. 

 Perhaps nearer to syniethnsalis Wlkr., but quite too poor 

 for determination. 



1-21. Prolophota mjobergi sp. n. 



cf, 19 mm. 



Shape nearly as in P. trigonijera Hmpsn., Moth Ind., 

 vol. iv, p. 547, 1896, Ceylon, but hind wing narrower, more 

 strongly dentate between E^ and tornus, especially deeply 

 cleft at the fold. Body almost white, the palpus buff with 

 the scaling edged with fuscous. Wings strongly tinged with 

 light greyish vinaceous (Eidgway, pi. xxxix), especially on 

 distal half; markings vague, except the large triangular 

 subterminal patch at costa and smaller triangular patch at 

 origin of postmedial line on fore wing and the black discal 

 dots on both wings, which are about as in trigonijera ; 

 medial line as weak as the antemedial ; reniform, orbicular 

 and lines otherwise much as in trigonijera, the postmedial 

 on hind wing with black dots on veins E^, M^, M^ and 

 SM^. Underside of fore wing tinged with buff on the 

 proximal half, with greyish vinaceous on distal half ; markings 

 weak, about as in trigonijera. Hind wing whiter, with 

 moderately well-defined discal spot (with dark spot before it 

 on costa) and cuiwed postmedial line. 



Mt. Murud collection, exact data unfortunately lost — 1 cf . 



This may possibly belong to a new genus very closely 

 related to Prolophota, from which it differs in having the 

 cell of fore wing appreciably longer, the cell of hind wing 

 distinctly shorter, and, especially, in having SC^ and SC""* 

 both free from the cell ; in P. trigonijera SC^ is well-stalked 

 with SC^.SC'*. By Sir G. Hampson's system this last point 

 must at once constitute a generic division ; but, although 

 the division of genera on the subcostals holds good in the 

 majority of Hypenid genera, it is certainly not infallible 

 (see Simplieia and Adrapsa) and as mjobergi agrees so well 

 in most respects with Prolophota, I place it provisionally in 

 that genus. 



