594 NOCTUIDE. 
7009. Churia maculata. 
Churia maculata, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 360; id. Lep, Ceyl. iii. p. 50, 
pl. 150. f. 7; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 418. 
Head and thorax pale grey-brown ; palpi fuscous brown, whitish 
at base and in front; pectus and legs whitish tinged with brown ; 
abdomen whitish dorsally tinged with brown. Fore wing pale 
grey-brown with faint brown striz on costal area; a small round 
black discoidal spot; a subterminal black point below vein 7 and 
traces of other points below veins 4 and 2. Hind wing pale 
ochreous brown, the cilia ochreous white ; the underside ochreous 
white, the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 slightly irrorated 
with fuscous. 
Ab. 1. Fore wing with the costal half prominently irrorated 
with black; small black spots with white centres at middle of cell 
and on discocellulars. 
Hab. Maovras, Nilgiris (Hampson), 1 $, 2 9, Palnis (Campbell), 
19; Ceynon. Exp. 28-30 millim. 
*7010. Churia nigrisigna. 
Churia nigrisigna, Moore, P. Z. 8. 1881, p. 360, pl. 57. f. 15; Hmpsn. 
Moths Ind. ii. p. 418. 
Churia ochracea, Moore, P. Z.S. 1881, p. 360. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brownish ochreous. Fore wing 
pale brownish ochreous with a small black discoidal spot; cilia 
ochreous white. Hind wing pale brownish ochreous, the cilia 
ochreous white; the underside paler. 
Ab. 1. ochracea, Paler and more ochreous; fore wing without 
black discoidal spot. 
Hab, Breneat, Calcutta, type t in Mus. Berlin. Exp, 26 millim, 
Genus TORTRICIFORMA. "We 
Tortriciforma, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 425 (1894)............ viridipuncta. 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex 
of head and sparsely fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd long and oblique; 
frons smooth, with very large tuft of hair above; eyes large, round; antennse 
of male almost simple; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed and without 
crests; mid tibie fringed with long hair in front, the fore and hind tibixe 
slightly fringed with hair; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the costa 
strongly excised beyond middle, the apex produced to a hook, the termen 
excised below apex, produced to a hook at vein 6 and excurved at middle; 
veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8, 9, 10 
stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the termen excuryved at middle, the 
tornus strongly excised in male, the inner margin forming a pointed lobe 
fringed with long hair and with small tuft of hair in a fold on underside ; 
veins 3, 4 stalked; 5 fully developed from just above angle of cell; 6, 7 shortly: 
stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 
A. Fore wing with the terminal area tinged with green ...... chloroplaga. 
B. Fore wing with the terminal area not tinged with green .  viridipuncta, 
