or. 4 



NOCTUID^. 



the medial and terminal areas purplish crimson ; an almost medial 

 deep red line defined on inner side by yellow on the crimson costal 

 area, oblique towards costa, angled slightly outwards below costa, 

 in cell, and submedian fold and inwards on vein 1 ; postmedial line 

 deep red with a yellow band on its outer edge, oblique towards 

 costa, angled inwards at discal fold, slightly incurved below vein 4 



Fig. 184. — P Imnicophanta flavif 'era, rf. f. 



and excurved at vein 1 ; a fine dark terminal line ; cilia greyish. 

 Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, an indistinct curved post- 

 medial line and fine dark terminal line; the underside white 

 irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal striga and indistinct curved 

 postmedial line. 



Hab. Argentina, Tucuman, Los Vasquez (Dinelly), 7 J , 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 16-18 millim. 



Genus XANTHOPTERA. 



Type. 

 Xanthoptera, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 240(1852) boit/oides. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to 

 vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd short ; irons with rounded pro- 

 minence produced to a slight ridge in front; eyes large, round; antennae of 

 mile minutely ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without 

 crests ; tibise slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing 

 with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved, crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 

 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 

 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of 

 cell; 5 nearly fully developed from well below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



A. Fore wing with oblique dark streak from apex meeting 



the angle of postmedial line. 



a. Fore wing with dark streaks on the veins of medial 



area. 

 a 1 . Fore wing whitish, the veins streaked with rufous, rufcscens. 

 b l . Fore wing yellow, the veins streaked with brown., furcata. 



b. Fore wing without dark streaks on the veins of medial 



area obliquata. 



B. Fore wing without oblique dark streak from apex. 



a. Fore wing with obliqae diffused rufous postmedial 



line arising below apex auruda. 



b. Fore wing without oblique diffused rufous postmedial 



line. 

 a\ Fore wing with the terminal area suffused with 



rufous botyoides. 



