phttometha. 459 



8281. Phytometra aeneofusa. (Plate CCXXXVII. fig. 3.) 



Pltisia (Bncofimt, Hmpsii. Moths Ind. ii. p 57G(1S94); Swiali. A.M.N.H, 

 ((■)) XV. p." 11 (IS'JoJ. 



S . Head and tegulie ocliveous tinged Avith scarlet, the latter 

 with dark medial line and the ti]is blackish and white ; thorax 

 grey-brown, with the patagia at base and dorsal crest in front 

 ochreous tinged with scarlet ; palpi, pectus, and legs grey-brown ; 

 abdomen grey-broAvn, the genitiil tufts white. Fore wing brown 

 suffused Avith grey, the inner medial area and the terminal area 

 except at apex and a patch above tornus brilUant metallic gold, a 

 patch below base of cell, the cell on medial area and patches beyond 

 it and below its extremity red-brown mixed with gold, subbasal 

 line slight, brov/n, from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial line brown 

 slightly defined on inner side by gold, obhque and almost straight ; 

 ori)icuiar, reniform, and a U-shaped stigma below the cell with very 

 faint brown outlines ; an oblique brown line from lower angle of 

 cell to inner margin ; postmedial line brown slightly defined on 

 inner side by gold, oblique, straight to submedian fold then slightly 

 excurved, some v.'hitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal lino 

 brown defined on inner side by red-brown and golden suffusion, 

 angled outwards at vein 7 and below veins 4 and 3 and excurved to 

 tornus ; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing brown Avith 

 a cupreous gloss ; cilia Avhite Avith a brown line through them ; the 

 underside Avhitish thickly irrorated with brown, a broAvn discoidal 

 striga, the postmedial area broadly broAvn. 



ilah. SiKiiiM {LiddcrJale, MuUer), 4 6 t A^^e ; Ass.nr, Khiisis. 

 Exp. 36 millim. 



h^. Hind tibi.Tof male moderately fringed with hair above, 

 tlie anal tuft normal. 

 a-. Fore wing with tlie termen excised below apex and 

 excurved at middle. 

 a^. Fore wing with the golden brown shading on inner 

 medial and subterminal areas dark, the sub- 

 terminal line slrongly incurved below vein 6 fracta. 



P. Fore wing with the golden shading on inner 

 medial and Bubterminal areas paler, the sub- 

 terminal line obliquely incurved below vein G ... /i/acufe, 



8282. Phytometra fracta. (Plate CCXXXVII. fig. 4.) 



riusiafracia, Wlk. xii. 920 (1857). 



Head and thoi-ax grey mixed with ]iale brown, the teguhc except 

 at base and the dorsal cre^t in front with a slight reddish tinge, 

 the former Avhitish at tips ; patagia with an oblique whitish line 

 at middle ; abdomen Avhitish tinged Avith brown, the basal crest 

 rufous in front. Fore Aving whitish tinged Avith red-broAvn and 

 with a slight golden gloss especially on terminal area, the inner 

 medial area golden-brown beyond the antemedial line and below 

 the stigma ; subbasal line fine. Avliite. from costa to A'cin 1 ; ante- 



