PIITTOMETRA. 517 



8313. Phytometra pyropia. (Plate CCXXXVIII. fig. 9.) 



Flmia pijropm, Biitl. A. M. N. 11. (5) iv. p. 3(57 (1879) ; Hmpsii. Moths 

 Ind. ii. 11. 57"2. 



Head and thorax rufous mixed with some grey, the vertex of 

 head and tegulse fiery red, the tips of tegulse and patagia grey ; 

 pectus, legs, and ahdomen pale rufous, the last with the crests deep 

 rufous. Fore wing rafous tinged with grey and slightly striated 

 Avith brown, the inner half of medial area and the postmedial area 

 except towards tornus suffused with brilliant cupreous gold; sub- 

 basal line slight, silvery defined on inner side by brown, from costa 

 to submedian fold ; antemedial line silver, angled outwards below 

 costa and inwards in cell, bent outwards at median nervure, then 

 oblique ; a brilliant silver stigma below the cell, consisting of an 

 oblique elliptical spot with streak on median nervure limning in- 

 wards to the antemedial line and another elliptical spot beyond its 

 lower extremity ; renif orm very obscurely defined by brown ; post- 

 medial line brown with silver on it from vein 2 to inner margin, 

 slighth' excurved below costa, then oblique and sinuous below 

 vein 2 ; subterminal line red-brown, excurved below vein 7 and 

 angled outwards below veins 4 and 3 ; a fine brown terminal line. 

 Hind wing pale reddish brown, the terminal half rather darker ; 

 cilia white at tips ; the underside wd^itish tinged with rufovis and 

 irrorated with brown, a small brown discoidal spot and diffused 

 oblique postmedial line. 



Hab. Japax, Oiwake {Fryer), 1 $, Yokohama (Pri/er), 1 J, 

 1? tvpe ; CoEEA, Gensan (Ifo), 16; Kashmie, Kajaori (Leech), 

 I cSi PuJfJAB, Dharmsala (Hockiuff), 2 J, 3 $. Krj). 32-34 

 millim. 



8344. Phytometra rutilifrons. 



Pliisia rutilifrons, Wlk. xv. 178.') (18.")8). 



Plitsid arqcn(eu-(/i(ffata, Vou]. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. (f)) vii. p. Ixviii ('1887). 

 P/ugia adscripfa, Slaiid. Slett. Ent. Zeit. 1888, p. 201 ; id. Rom. Mem. ri. 

 p. 545, pl. lU. f. 7 ; id. Cat. Lep. pal p. 238. 



Head and thorax grey tinged wath red-brown, the vertex of head 

 and base of teguUe fiery red, the metathoracic crest red-brown 

 tipped with grey ; abdomen grey-brown, the crests red-brown. Fore 

 wing glossy grey-brown ii-rorated with a few black scales, the inner 

 half of medial area and middle of terminal area bright red-brown 

 with a golden gloss ; subbasal line silvery-whitish slightly defined 

 on each side by red-brown, from costa to submedian fold ; ante- 

 medial line silvery-white slightly defined on each side by red-brown, 

 excurved below costa, incurved in cell, bent outwards at median 

 nervure, then oblique and sinuous ; a silvery stigma below the cell 

 consisting of a small oblique U-shaped mark with rovind spot beyond 

 its extremity, both defined by blackish ; reniform with sliglit grey 

 annulus, the u]i])er and lower ])arts ot" centre defined by l)lack, its 

 inner edge obli(]ue and straight, its outer constricted at middle ; 



