696 NOCTUID^. 



streaks beyond it above and below vein 5 and below vein 3 ; a 

 termiual series of small black lunules ; cilia dark brown and 

 greyisb. Hind wing fuscous brown ; cilia wbitish, tinged with 

 brown at base ; tbe underside ochreous white irrorated with dark 

 brown, the terminal area suffused with black-brown, a small dis- 

 coidal spot and diffused curved postmedial line. 



5 . Fore wing with the postmedial area white with grey patch 

 bevond the cell, the postmedial line more distinct. 



Hab. Br. E. Africa, Taveta {Rogers), 1 $ , Sabaki E. (Gregory), 

 2 5 ; Ceylon, Colombo (Neitner), 8 J , 3 $, Pundaloya (Green), 

 1 (S type. Ejcp. 22-26 millim. 



5892. Eustrotia opella. . 



Acontia opella. Swinh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 456. pi. 27. f. 16 ; Hmpsn. Moths 



Ind. ii. p. 317. 

 Eublemma orthoptic*, Meyr. Trans. Ent Soc. 1S97, p. 375. 



S . Head and thorax grey-brown mixed with red-brown ; palpi, 

 lower part of frons, pectus, and legs whitish, the last irrorated 

 with brown, the tarsi brown ringed with whitish ; abdomen 

 ochreous white dorsally suffused with fuscous brown leaving pale 

 segmental lines. Pore wing greyish ochreous, the basal area irro- 

 rated with dark brown, the medial area with black-brown band, 

 the terminal area black-brown except towards apex ; the basal 

 costal area black-brown interrupted by a pale subbasal striga ; 

 antemedial line blackish, obliquely curved ; the medial dark band 

 with diffused streaks of silvery scales on the veins, bounded by 

 black lines, the inner line somewhat dentate, the outer excurved 

 from below costa to submedian fold; a slight black discoidal bar: 

 postmedial line dark brown defined on inner side by silvery scales, 

 excurved from below costa to vein 4, then incurved, defined on 

 outer side by a pale line followed by an olive-brown band with twc 

 pale points on costa ; subterminal line silver defined on inner side 

 by black except towards costa, slightly excurved below vein 7 and 

 at middle ; a terminal series of black points ; cilia silvery grej 

 mixed with fuscous. Hind wing greyish suffused with fuscou: 

 brown, a fine dark terminal line ; cilia whitish at tips ; the under 

 side greyish irrorated with fuscous, an indistinct discoidal spot anc 

 diffused curved postmedial line. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the basal half, and the hind wing blacker 



Ab. 2. Fore wing without the silvery markings, the postmedia 

 area more rufous. 



Ab. 3. Fore wing with the basal area paler and tinged witl 

 rufous. 



Ab. 4. Fore wing with the medial dark band reduced to a smal 

 black spot in cell on its outer edge. 



Hab. Mashonaland, Zambesi (Longstaff), 1 5 ; Punjab, Siml; 

 (Harford), 1 J, Cambellpur (Yerbary), 1 $ , Jubbulpur, 1 6 



