470 xocTUiD.r. 



(Tweedie), 1 $ type humilis; Cape Vekde Is., St. Vincent {J.J. 

 WaU-er), 3 cJ , 2 $ ; BinT.ux ; France, Sand Coll. ; Germaxv 

 Zeller Cull. ; Al'stkia ; HiNUAHY ; SwiTZEHLAND ; Spaix, Barce- 

 lona, Frey Coll., Andalusia, Leech Coll. ; Italy, Naples, Zeller Coll., 

 Capri (C S. Browne) ; Algeria ; Canaries, Tencriffe, Guimar 

 (WfflsiiiffJiani), 1 $ ; P Lapland, Leech Coll.; Armenia; Asia 

 Minor (Lederer), 1 $ , Pontus, Amanvis Mts., Eybiz, 1 2 ; Cyprus 

 (Glaszner), 1 d , Nicosia (Bucknill), 2 $ ; Syrlv ; Egypt, Dabod 

 (Wood-Jones), 1 J ; Br. E. Africa, Eb Urm (Beffon), 1 J ; 

 Transyaal, Pretoi-ia {Distant), 1 J ; Basutoland, Caledon K. 

 {Craiosliay), 1 $; Cape Colony, Cape Town {Liyhtfoot), 1 S ; 

 Aden {Yerhun/), 1 c? ; Persian Gulf, Fao {Cumming), 1 $, 

 Mekran Coast, Ormara (C'/n«w/«y), 1 f; W.Turkestan; Japan, 

 Yokohama {Jonas, Pryer), 1 J , 2 $ ; C. China, Chekiang 

 {Pn/er), 1 $; Punjab, Dharmsala {Ilockinrj), 1 o, Cambellpur 

 {Yerhury), 1 § , AVuzeerabad {Hearsey), 1 d , 1 $ ts'pes e.r/'/Y/Zff «s 

 and sif/n (/leans ; Bengal, Pusa {Le/roy), 1 2; Bombay, Kutch, 

 1 c?, Mhow {Forsayeth), 1 J; M^VDRAS, Bangalore {Watson), 

 1 d , 1 !^ . ^.*7>. 30-38 nnllira. 



Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. 271 ; Ilffm. Eaiip. p. 135. 



Yellowish green with white lateral line. Food-plants : Nettle, 

 Solaniini, etc. 



8293. Phytometra subsidens. (Plate CCXXXVII. fig. 11.) 

 Plusia suhsidcn.'i, Wlk. xr. 1787 (1858). 



5 . Head and thorax rufous, the tegulse and patagia whitish at 

 tips, the scales of metathoracic crest whitish at tips ; pectus and 

 legs ochi'eous and rufous, the tarsi slightly ringed with white ; 

 alxlonien ochreous suffusetl with rufous, the crests darker. Fore 

 wing rufous suffused with golden cupreous, the medial area witli a 

 deep rufous patch below the cell ; subbasal line silvery defined on 

 each side by deep rufous, from costa to vein 1, a rufous patch 

 beyond it below the cell with a slight silver streak in submedian 

 fold ; antemedial line silver, angled outwards below costa. incurved 

 in cell, inwardly oblique below the cell ; an oblique silver U-shaped 

 stigma below the cell witli a spot beyond its lower extremity ; reni- 

 form very faintly defined by brown and somewhat constricted at 

 middle ; postmedial line indistinctly double, red-browni, filled in 

 Avith silver at inner margin, bent outwards below costa, then 

 oblique, slightly excurved at middle and excurved below submedian 

 fold, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line in- 

 distinct, red-brown, excurved below vein 7, angled inwards at discal 

 told, excurved below veins 4 and 3 and submedian fold, a deep 

 rufous shade bej'ond it from apex to vein 3 ; a whitish line before 

 termen from apex to vein 2 ; a fine dark terminal line. Hind wing 

 ochreous suffused with cupreous red-brown, the tci'minal area 



