580 xoctutd.t:. 



the crests tipped with grey. Fore wing inifous tinged with gi'cy 

 and striated with red-brown, the terminal area metallic gold 

 sliglitly striated with rufous, emitting from its inner edge on 

 inner half an oldique wedge-shaped patch to median nervm-e, where 

 it extends from the antemedial line to beyond vein 2 and into the 

 middle of cell as a triangular patch ; an indistmct double sinuous 

 subbasal line from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line in- 

 distinctly double, red-brown, angled outwards below costa, then 

 oblicjue and angled inwards on median nervm'e ; orbicvdar repre- 

 sented by the triangular golden patch, faintly defined by red- 

 brown ; reniform faintly defined by red-brown ; postmedial line 

 red-brown, oblique and sHghtly sinuous to below end of cell, then 

 retracted to median nervure at outer edcje of orbicular, then 

 inteiTupted by the golden area and oblique to inner margin ; 

 snbterminal line indistinct, reddish brown, excurved below vein 7 

 and at middle, and angled inwards at discal and submedian folds ; 

 the termen suffused with rufous ; cilia whitish mixed with rufous 

 and with a nifovis line near base. Hind wing whitish suffused 

 with rufous ; the underside Avhite tinged with rufous, an indistinct 

 brownish postmedial line. 



Hah. Madagascak, Betsileo (Cotcan), 1 d" . £.vj). 36 millim. 



8431. Phytometra oriclialcea. 



Noct'ua orichalcea, Fabr. Syst. Ent. p. 607 (1775); Hmpsn. Motbs Incl. ii. 



p. .')73. 

 I^'ocfua chrysitina, Miirtyn, Psyelie, pi. 21 f. 56 (.1797) ; Moore, Lep. Ce}!. 



iii. p. 70, pi. 152. f. 7. 

 NoctiM. aurifera, Hubn.Eur. Sehmett., Noet. £.403 (1822) : Dap. Lep. Fi-. 



Tii. 2. p. 24, pi. 134. f. 2; Frr. Xeiie Beitr. pi. bOd. fi". 1, 2 ; Stand. Cat. 



Lep. pal. p. 237. 



Head and thorax nifous, the tegid?e at tips, the patagia and 

 thoracic crest behind red-brown irroi-ated with grey ; teguke with 

 a slight brown line near base ; antenm^ whitish ringed with 

 brown ; pectus and legs red-bro\ni, the tarsi ringed with white ; 

 abdomen whitish suft'used with nifous. Fore wing pur})lish 

 grey suffused with red-brown and striated with dark brown, the 

 postmedial area brilliant metiiUic gold from just below costa to 

 submedian fold above which it emits an oblique fascia to median 

 nervure on which it extends from well before the orbicular 

 to beyond orio;in of vein 2 ; orbicular defined by silverA'-ijrey, 

 rounded : reniform faintlv defined by silverv-arrev, its outer edare 

 strongly indented at middle ; postmedial line slight, double, red- 

 brown, filled in with grey, bent outwards below costa, then oblique 

 and slightly sinuous, retracted at vein 5, inteiTupted at the golden 

 fa.scia and bont outwards above inner margin ; an indistinct 

 oblique waved red-brown subterminal line ; a fine waved red-brown 

 line before termen defining the golden ai*ea ; a fine rcd-brown 

 terminal line. Hind wing dark cupreous red-brown, the inter- 

 spaces of basal half white ; cilia whitish with a brown line through 

 them ; the underside; wliite irrorated with red-brown, the terminal 



