40 KOciuiDji:. 



its outer side open ; reuiform with its centre defined by rufous and 

 surrounded bv wliite points defined l)y rufous, rather angled 

 inwards on median ncrvure ; medial lino oblique, waved, from 

 lower an<rlc of cell to inner margin ; postmedial line double, strongly 

 bent outwards below costa, oblique to vein 4, then incurved ; 

 subterminal line white, defined on inner side by an oblique dark liar 

 Irom cost a, then by slight dark marks, sligbtly angled outwards at 

 vi'iiis 7, (i and excurved at middle ; a fine waved brown terminal 

 line : cilia reddish yellow mixed with brown at tips. Hind wing 

 wliite, the veins and a fine terminal line yellowish; a very faint 

 brownish subterminal shade ; cilia yellowish white ; the inner 

 margin with some yellowish hair ; the underside with the costa 

 tinged with yellow and slightly irrorated with brown. 

 JJab. Sic'ir.Y, in Coll. riingcler. Kxj^). 50 millim. 



Sect. IV. (Hi/dicecia). Antennie of male luinntely serrate and fasciculate. 



A. Fore wing with the centres of orbicular and reniform not 

 defined by brown. 

 a. l-'oi'e wing witii tlie postmedial line not dentate, 

 a'. Hind wing with dark postmedial hue. 



a-. Fore wing with the sublermiual line double except 

 towards costa. 

 a^. Fore wing with the medial line angled inwards 



to orbicular at middle of cell songariee. 



l^. Fore wing with the medial line not angled 



inwards to orbicular at middle of cell immanis. 



IP. Fore wing with the subterminal line single. 



w 



Fore wing with the subterminal line distinctly 



excurved and slightly waved at middle. 



a^. Ilind wing grey sufl'iised with bruwn jiriasi/ii^. 



6*. Hind winj; vellcwish sntiuseil wiih brown ... umu7-etii>is. 

 i3. Fore wing with the subterminal line hardly 



excurved and not waved at middle micacea. 



bK Hind wing without postmedial line. 



a2. Fore wing uniformly sufl'used with rufous perohlir/ua. 



IP. Fore wing pale yellow, the costal area tinged with 

 purplish pnik. 

 a-*. Fore wing with the subterminal line single, 



excurved at middle strameniosa. 



b^. Fore wing with the subterminal line double 

 except towards costa, excurved and waved at 



n.iddle rliplocyma. 



b. Fore wing with the postmedial line dentate Juvctiilis. 



!B. Fore wing with the centres of orbicular aud reniform 

 defined by brown. 

 fi. Fore wing without white on orbicular and reniform ... masiaca. 

 b. Fore wing with white aunulus to orbicular and white 



spots round centre of reniform leucoffi-apha. 



*4338. Hydroecia songariae. 



Hi'droecia aonfiarice, Alph. Hor. Ent. Soc. Eoss. xvii. p. 80, pi. ii. f. 48 

 \lb82) ; Slaud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 18". 



Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow tinged with red. Pore wing 

 below tinged with brown or reddish, the medial area somewhat 



