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NOCTUID^. 



puffusion to the very indistinct waved brown subterminal line with 

 slight dark points on the veins ; tlie teniien narrowly tinged with 

 brown from apex to below vein 3 ; a slight waved brown "tenninal 

 line and faint line at middle of cilia. Hind wing gi-ey suifused 

 with brown, the terminal area darker; an indistinct brown post- 

 medial line with slightly paler band beyond it ; a slight brown 



Fig. 28. — Mocishu-a,(^. \. 



terminal line; cilia whitish at tips; the underside with faint 

 diffused postmedial line and subterminal shade. 



Ilab. Ce>-th. Chixa, Ichang {Mrs. Fratt), 1 5 ; VV. Chixa, 

 Chang-yang {Pratt), 1 d , Moupin {KricheJdorf), 2 d : Sikuim, 

 3 2 type; Assam {Bad (/lei/), 1 d, 1 $, Clien-a Punii, 1 6. 

 Exp. 48-52 millim. 



7875. Mods discios. (Plate CCXXIII. fig. 32.) 



p. 477 (1848); Ilan.psn. 



Ophium discios, Koll. Hiigel's Kasclimir, iv. 

 Moths lud. ii. p. 525. 



Head and thorax purplish grey mixed with brown ; abdomen 

 grey tinged Avith brown. Fore wing pui-jjlish grey tinged and 

 u-rorated with brown ; a faint diffused brown postmedial line, 

 excurved below costa and ending at submedian fold; antemedial 

 hne black-brown defined on inner side by pale grey, erect, straio-ht, 

 a band of blackish brown suffusion beyond it expanding below the 

 tell to the postmedial line ; reniform defined at sides bv bi-own and 

 with triangular black-brown spot beyond it ; postmedial line dark 

 brown; slightly excurved below costa, then oblique to sub- 

 median fold, then curved upwards to lower edge of renifomi and 

 down to submedian fold where it is again excurved; a band of 



