602 NOCTUIDZE. 
black point at upper angle of cell; a fine whitish postmedial line 
excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved; some slight black 
streaks on costa towards apex; subterminal line represented by 
some black scales, a small spot below costa and rather bifid spot 
between veins 5 and 3; cilia blackish at the angle at vein 4. 
Hind wing ochreous brown suffused with glistening grey; a slight 
black and white striga on inner margin above tornus, Underside 
fuscous brown, the inner area of fore wing and hind wing except 
terminal area whitish, both wings with rather diffused, slightly 
sinuous postmedial line and dark point at upper angle of cell. 
Hab. Batt, Low Country (Doherty), 1 d type. Hwxp. 26 millim, 
Sucr. II, Fore wing with the termen slightly excised below apex and excurved 
at middle. 
A. Fore wing with oblique blackish bar on antemedial line 
AU Gun LENIN Bagcaessunue socusosacooocosacoeacoscaagscdo00e" sericed. 
B. Fore wing with blackish patch on antemedial line at inner 
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7020. Metaptya sericea. 
Metaptya sericea, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 523 (1896). 
Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grey-brown, the head and 
thorax irrorated with a few black scales and the crest tipped with 
black ; palpi blackish behind. Fore wing pale grey-brown slightly 
irrorated with black ; antemedial line whitish defined on outer side 
by fuscous and more prominently by black towards inner margin, 
strongly excurved; two slight blackish discoidal points; post- 
medial line whitish defined on inner side by fuscous, excurved 
Fig. 243.—Melaptya sericea, S$. }- 
from costa to vein 4, then oblique; some white points on costa 
towards apex; a slight whitish subterminal line defined on inner 
side by fuscous suffusion, excurved below vein 7 and at middle. 
Hind wing grey-brown with some blackish scales on inner area 
towards tornus and in the scale-fan at tornus; the underside 
whitish tinged with brown. 
Hab. Crxtox, Putlam (Pole), 1 ¢ type, Dambool (Mackwood), 
1dg,19. Ep. 22-28 millim. 
