CIRPHI8. 



485 



Hah. U.S.A., Califoruia, 1 S type {Walsingham), 2 ?. Exp. 

 42-46 millim. 



Larva. Like ijTiragmitvHcola', but paler, straw-yellow, the dark 

 shade between lateral and stigmatal lines pronounced. — H. (i. I). 



Mid tibiae of male with thicli fringes of long liair and scales 



on underside; abclouien not clothed with wood}- hair. 

 a^. Fore coxaj, femora, and tibice of male with thick fringes 

 of hair and scales. 

 or. Fore wing with blacli spot above median nei'vure 



towards end of cell fasciata. 



b^. Fore wing without black spot above median nervure 



towards end of ceU nainica. 



1838. CirpMs fasciata. 



Axylia fasciata, Moore, P. Z S. 1831, p. 341 ; id. Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 7, 



pi. 144. f. 6; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. -280. 

 Leucania nigrilinea, Leech, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 482, pi. 50. f. 8. 



Head and thorax ochreous with a slight rufous tiage ; tegulae 

 grey with thi'ee black lines ; prothoracic crest grey aud black ; 

 patagia with some black scales near upper edge ; abdomen brownish 

 grey tinged with fuscous. Fore wing ochreous, tinged with rufous 



Fig. 1J9. — Cirpkis fasciata, (^ . {. 



and irroratcd with a few black scales, the veins pale defined by fine 

 brown streaks ; vein 4 white ; some black streaks in interspaces of 

 terminal area ; a black streak below base of cell to origin of vein 2 ; 

 a fuscous fascia on median nervure expanding beyond lower angle of 

 cell into a Wedge-shaped patch extending on termen to just below 

 apex ; small whitish spots with small black spots between them 

 above median nervure and in and beyond lower angle of cell ; a 

 grey patch below vein 3 ; traces of a dentate postmedial line bent 

 outwards below costa and obli([ue below vein 4 ; cilia fuscous, with 

 a line pale line at base. Hind wing wliitish tinged with brown, 

 especially on the veins and terminal area ; the underside with some 

 dark irroration on costal area. 



Hab. Japan, Yokohama (Pryer^, 2d", 4 ? , type nignlinea ; 

 Punjab, Kiilu {llocJcinr/), 1 ^ , Simla (Reed), type; Ceylon, Pundaloya 

 (Green), 1 J , 2 $ . ^Kvp. 34 millim. 



