Genera aitd Sj>C:ies o/'NoctuiJa^ 421) 



wavetlj oblique to vein 3 near subterminal line, then slightly- 

 incurved, some ochreous points beyond it on costa ; sub- 

 terminal line represented by a series of minute pale lunules 

 with short black streaks betore and beyond them ; the veins 

 of terminal area with slight black streaks ending in white 

 points ; a terminal series of black points in the interspaces. 

 Hind wing glossy red-brown, the cilia rufous. Underside of 

 fore wing black-brown except costal and terminal areas ; 

 hind wing whitish^ the costal area tinged with rufous, a 

 bhick discoidal spot, curved, minutely waved postmedial line 

 and subterminal shade from costa to vein 3. 



? . Fore wing with the spot in the reniform pure white. 



Hab. Ceylon, Galboda {Muckwood) , 1 (^, 2 ? type. 

 Ej?jj. 40-42 mm. 



T. hyposcota and this species may be known from T. con- 

 summata by the black-brown underside of fore wing, the 

 former having in the male the costal area of hind wing also 

 black-brown, this species having the spot in reniform of 

 female pure white. 



3065 a. Cropia leucodonta, sp. n. 



Antennae of male simple and somewhat laminate. 



Head and thorax reddish brown with a few black scales ; 

 palpi dark bi'own, the second joint white in front; pectus 

 whitish ; tarsi dark brown ringed with whitish ; abdomen 

 brown, the crests very large and reddish brown, the ventral 

 surface whitish at base. Fore wing dark reddish brown 

 mixed with greyish ; subbasal line pale slightly defined on 

 each side by black, waved, from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial 

 line pale slightly defined by black, oblique, minutely waved, 

 angled outwards below costa and inwards at vein 1 ; clavi- 

 form defined by black at extremity ; orbicular grey-brown 

 defined by black except above, large, rounded ; reniform 

 defined by black on inner side and by white on outer, slightly 

 angled inwards on median nervure ; postmedial line double 

 and filled in with white at costa, then very oblique and 

 defined on each side by white to vein 6 near subterminal 

 line, then double filled in with greyish and defined on outer 

 side by greyish and oblique to inner margin, some white 

 points beyond it on costa and an oblique wedge-shaped white 

 streak below costa ; subterminal line whitish, slightly ex- 

 curved at vein 7, excurved and waved at middle ; a series of 

 black and white points before termen ; a fine white line at 

 base of cilia. Hind wing cupreous red-brown ; cilia white 



