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terminal line represented by an oblique series of indistinct pale 

 marks, slightly defined on each side by blackish from costa to 

 discal fold, met by an oblique black streak from apex and slightly 

 excurved at middle ; a fine waved black terminal line with black 

 points in the interspaces. Hind wing reddish brown, the cilia 



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Fig. 151. — Xylostola indistincta, $ . \, 



paler with a brownish line near base ; the underside pale greyish, 

 the costal and terminal areas irrorated with dark brown, a dark 

 discoidal lunule, diffused curved postmedial line, and terminal 

 series of small black lunules. 



Hab. Sikhim {Atkinson, Lidderdale), 1 J , 1 $ type ; Madras, 

 Nilgiris (Hampson), 2 J, 1 ?; Ceylon, Pundaloya (Green), 3 <$ , 

 2 2 • Escp. 34-44 millim. 



4775. Xylostola olivacea. 



Xylostola olivacea, Hmpsn. Trans. Zool. Soc. xix. p. 108, pi. iv. f. 16 

 (1909). 



2 ■ Head and thorax pale red-brown, the vertex of head with a 

 whitish tinge ; abdomen whitish tinged with rufous. Fore wing 

 pale red-brown with a slight olive tinge aud sparsely irrorated with 

 black, the costal edge and terminal area rather browner ; a small 

 subbasal black spot below the cell ; antemedial line very indistinct, 

 excurved from below costa to submedian fold, incurved at vein 1 ; 

 orbicular represented by a few black scales ; reniform very incom- 

 pletely defined by black points ; postmedial line very indistinct, 

 oblique from costa to vein 6, then minutely dentate, excurved to 

 vein 4, then oblique; subterminal line indistinct, pale, minutely 

 waved, defined on inner side by a slight brown shade and by small 

 black spots between veins 8 and 4, very slightly excurved at middle; 

 a slight oblique blackish shade from apex ; a series of black points 

 just before termen. Hind wiug greyish suffused with brown; cilia 

 red-brown with a fine pale line at base; the underside brownish 

 grey slightly irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot and 

 terminal series of points. 



Hab. Uganda, Ruwenzori, 6000' (Wollaston), 1 2 type. Exp. 

 40 millim. 



