376 Messrs. J. J. Joicey, A. Noakes and G. Talbot on 



Antennae ciliate. Head, palpi, and thorax velvety black. Crown 

 of head, tegulae, and patagia frmged with orange-yellow. Pectus 

 orange. Abdomen yellow-ochreous, more orange below, terminal 

 segment black above. Tarsi and tibiae smoky-black, femora on 

 the outside smoky-black, on inside orange. 



Length of fore wing : 22 mm. 



This is one of the most distinct species of the genus, and 

 belongs to the last section as defined by Hampson« of this 

 somewhat extended genus. Five specimens were obtained. 



NOCTUIDAE. 



Subfamily HADENINAE. 



29. Dasygaster stigma, sp. nov. 



(Plate LXL fig. 6.) 



This species is nearest reversa, Moore, on account of its 

 ciliate antennae, excised termen of hindwing, and elongate 

 claspers. 



^ ?. Upperside. Forewing pale chocolate-brown ; subbasal line 

 indistinct; antemedial line waved and defined on outer edge by 

 darker brown ; claviform and orbicular moderate in size, reniform 

 larger, all defined by darker brown ; a dark streak through cell from 

 orbicvdar, interrupted by reniform, heavily marked from here to 

 postmedial line and continued indistinctly to margin ; an indistinct 

 oblique median line from angle of vein 4 to inner margin; post- 

 medial line crenulate and edged distally with pale brown, excurved 

 to vein 4 and tlien oblique to inner margin; subterminal line in- 

 distinct, farthest from margin between veins 5 and 6; a marginal 

 series of lunate black marks between the veins ; fringe lighter brown 

 at the veins. Hindwing smoky-bro\vn, lighter at base, outer margin 

 finely edged with black, fringe proximally pale brown on outer 

 margin, dirty-white distally and on inner margin. 



Underside. Forewing smoky-black, costa, apex, and outer margin 

 rufous-brown, inner margin greyish; postmedial line distinct, 

 straight, black. Hindwing greyish-buf?, costal and apical area 

 rufous-brown, a small black discocellular spot, a curved black post- 

 medial line; outer margin below vein 6 broadly smoky-black. 



Head, tliorax, and abdomen below brown as the wings; tegulae 

 pale at apices, patagia pale near base; abdomen grey above, anal 

 tuft pale buff; pectus dirty white tinged with purplish-brown; 

 tarsi with segments 2-5 black mixed with brown, apices bufif. 



Length of forewing : 18-20 mm. 



3 c? cJ, 1 $ from Angi Lakes. 



