•'300 KOCTCID.B. 



suffusion below it to aulcmodial line, which is douWe filh'«l in with 

 whitish, olilicjuo, acutely angled outwards below costa and in sub- 

 median interspace, then e.xcurved ; elaviform very large, defined Ity 

 black except above; orbicular and reniform very large, with 

 brownish centres and ochrcous annuli defined by black, the former 

 round, the latter with its ujiper part extremely dilated and jjrodiiced 

 outwards and with black streak through its lower part from medial 

 to ])ost medial lines ; an oldifjue difTuscd medial line from cn^ta to 

 median nervure, then indistinct, waved ; postmedial line double 

 tilled in with greyish and with whitish lunule on it in submedian 

 interspace, very strongly bent outwards below costa, then minutely 

 dentate, oblique below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on costa, 

 some blackish suffusion before it in submedian interspace and a 

 black streak below vein 2 from just before it to termen ; the 

 terminal area rather greyer with black streaks on the veins and 



I'ig. 07. — Mcganephria iancrei, 9- '• 



black streak above vein 3 from before subterniinal line to termen ; 

 subtcrminal line whitish defined by brown on inner side and with 

 dentate brown mark before it below costa, angled outwards below 

 costa, excurved at middle, then somewhat dentate; a terminal 

 series of black lunulcs ; cilia red brown intersected with white 

 and with whitish line at base. Hind wing fuscous brown, with 

 indistinct sinuous postmedial lino with white jioint on it at vein 

 2 ; some slight si.bterminal white points on tlie veins, the one on 

 vein 2 more prominent; a fine waved black terminal line; cilia 

 ochreous white mixed with brown; the underside grey-white irro- 

 rated with brown, a diffused slightly waved ])ost medial line with 

 brown streak from it to termen below vein 2 and slight terminal 

 line, 



llab. E. SinKRiA, Araurland, Sidcmi, type t $ in Coll, Piingeler, 

 Riy. 54 millim. 



Sect. II. {^Mrgnufphria). Antomiff of mule bipoctinate to apex with .'tliort 

 brunclies, of female sorrat*. 



2474. Meganephria oxyacanthae. 



Xocfiia oryacaiithep, Linn. Sysf. Nnt. x. p. 516 (1758); Esp. Sriiiuett. \y. 

 pi. KM). fT. 1-7; Uiibn. Kiir. Scliiiiott.. Noof. f. .31 ; Dup. Li'p. I'r. vi. 

 p. 1'74, Jil. 00. f. 1 ; yioph. 111. Urit. Ent., llaust. iii. p. 24 ; Slaud, CaU 

 Ia'\i. pal. p. Ibl. 



