EPISTLTA. 4Sl 



lino ; claviform represented by a black point- at its extremity ; 

 orbicular and reiiiform with brownish centres and grey anmiH 

 defined by fuscous, the former round, the latter usually with 

 fuscous patch in its lower part, the lower part of cell before 

 and between the stigmata often with black fascia ; an indistinct 

 waved medial line angled outwards on median nervure ; the post- 

 medial line dentate and produced to grey and black points on the 

 veins, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved in discal fold 

 and incurved below vein 4 ; the subterminal line ochreous, angled 

 slightly outwards at vein 7 and excurvod at middle, usually very 

 minutely dentate and with series of dark points on its inner side ; 

 a terminal series of black points. Hind wing fuscous brown, 

 the cilia ochreous or red-brown ; the underside paler, with dark 

 discoidiil spot and sinuous postmedial line. 



2 . Head, thorax, and fore wing darker, usually purplish brown 

 or dark grey. 



Ilab. Japan, Yokohama (Pryer), 5 d type depnrca, Xiushu, 2 c? , 

 Oiwake {Leech), 1 ^ ; W. Chi'na, Ta-chien-lu {Pratt), 1 d ; Tibet, 

 ]\Ioupin ; Kasumir, Scinde Valley, 1 $, Goorais Valley {Leech), 

 1 2 , Narkundah {McArthur), 1 c? , 3 § , Kokser, 2 c?, 1 5 , 

 Jalauri Pass, 2 S ; KtrLU, Sultanpur {G. Youiuj), 4 cj^ , 1 $ ; 

 Punjab, Thundiani {Yerhury), 2 J , Handar, 1 5 , Kawul Pindee, 

 1 5, Dharmsala {f/ocl-inq), 5 c?, 11 $ , Umballa, 1 c?, 1 $ type 

 varia; S. India, Palni Hills, 7UU0 ft. {Camphcll), 1 $ ; Ceylon 

 {Green), 3 (5^ , 3 5 type {Tcmpleton), 1 5 type nqiiistrirja. Exp. 

 ;i2-40 millim. 



*827. Episilia ocacensis. 



Acirotisol-al-msh,Tn.Q\. Troc. Bost. Soc. N. 11. xi. p. 38 (18G7) ; Sinilli, 

 ' Cat. Nuct N. Am. p. G4. 



Rather pale rust-red. Fore wing with the costal area irrorated 

 with grey to the postmedial line; the terminal area steel-grey ; the 

 lines single, brown; the anteraedial line interrnpted, erect ; clavi- 

 form obsolete ; orbicular and reniform large, irregular, with jmlo 

 annuli ; postmedial line distinct, sinuous ; subterminal line only 

 defined bv the grey terminnl area, twice dentate outwardly, then 

 sinuous. Hind wing brownish grey, with a iuscous diseoidal spot; 

 the Tinderside grey with reddish irroration, a dark diseoidal s])ot. 



Jlah. Canada, Labrador; U.S.A., New Hampshire, Mt. Wash- 

 ington. Exp. 34 millim. This species is unknown to mo. 



828. Episilia olivascens. (Plate LXXII. fig. 25.) 



Aijrotis olirasrrns, TTinpsii. l\Totlis Ind. ii. p. 182 (1801). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen rufous tinged with olive; ]ialpi 

 chestnut except at tips. Fore wing rufous suffused with olive- 

 ochreous ; the veins slightly streaked with grey ; an indistinct 

 iMifous streak below base of cell ; subbasal and antemedial lines 

 obsolete; orbicular and reniform indistinct, only defined by the cell 



\uh. IV. 2 I 



