362 NocTUiD-i:. 



to vein 4, then incurved ; the subterminal line angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and excurved at middle, defined by fuscous suttYisiou on inner 

 side and by black with white points on it at costa ; a ter:ninal 

 series of small black lunules. Hind wing white tinged with brown, 

 especially towards terraen, the veins and a fine terminal line brown ; 

 the underside with the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a small 

 discoidal lunule and postmedial line and subterminal band on 

 costal area. 



Hub. \V. China, Pu-tsu-fang, 1 J type. E.cp. 36 millira. 



638. Hermonassa pallidula. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 24.) 

 Graphiphora jxdtidula, Leecb, Trans. Eiit. Soc. I'Ji )U, ]). 39. 



(S . Head whitish mixed with black; thorax whitish, rufous, 

 and black ; abdomen brownish ochreous, with some black at sides. 

 Fore wing ochreous white, slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated 

 with black ; a double, waved, dark-brown subbasal line from costa 

 to submedian fold, with black point on its outer edge : a double, 

 waved, brown antemedial line ; orbicular and reniform rather small, 

 deep black, with pale annuli defined by black, the former round or 

 elliptical ; a diffused waved medial line angled outwards to lower 

 angle of cell ; postmedial line double, minutely waved and produced 

 to points on the veins, bent outwards below costa, excurved to 

 vein 4, then incurved ; the subterminal line angled outwards at 

 vein 7 and excurved at middle, slightly defined by fuscous on inner 

 side and with a small triangular black spot at costa; a terminal 

 series of black points. Hind wing whitish tinged with fuscous, the 

 underside whitish, the costal area irrorated with fuscous, a small 

 discoidal lunule and diffused postmedial and subterminal lines on 

 costal area. 



Hah. W. CuiNA, Omei-shan, 3 S type. Exp. 34 millim. 



Genus OPIGENA. ^^, ,^ 



Opigena, Boisd. Ind. Metb. p. ]03 (1840) polygona. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint witli long pointed 

 tul't at extremity in front, tbe 3rd witb pointed tuft in front; eyes large, 

 rounded; frons and vertex of bead witb tufts of scales; antennjE ciUated, tbe 

 basal joint witb tuft of scales ; tborax clotbed witb scales, a double dorsal crest, 

 expanding into spreading crests on pro- and uietatborax ; tibiiu spined; 

 abdomen dorsally flattened. Fore wing long and narrow, tbe margins sub- 

 parallel, tbe apex rounded; veins 3 and .5 from near angle of cell; G from 

 u])per angle; <J from 10 anastomosing witb 8 to form tbe areole ; 11 from cell. 

 Hind wing witb veins 3, 4 irom angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from middle of 

 discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



639. Opigena polygona. 



Noctua polygonn, Scbiff. \^ ien. Terz. p. 78 (177G); Fabr. Mant. In?, ii. 



p, 176 (1787); Hubn. Samml. Eur. Sehmett., Noct. f. 125; Godt. Lep. 



Fr. ii. p. 245, pi. 68. f 1 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 135. 

 Noctua nigrofulvu. Esp. Scbmett. iv. pi. 127. f. 7 (1788). 

 Noctua pyramid, Bork. Bur. Scbmett. iv. p. 197 (1792). 



Head and thorax rufous, the togulse with some grey, the patagia 



