ILEMA. 145 



Lithnaia artgulifcra, Felcl. Eeia. Nov. pi. 10(3. f. 12 (1874) ; Hmpsn. Moths 



Tnd. ii. p. cSii ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. ^31. 

 Lithot^ia undidata, Heyl. C.R. Soc. Eiit. Beige, xxxv. p. ccccx (1891); Kirbj, 



Cat. Het. p. 915. 

 Katha brevipennis, cJ, Hmpsn. 111. Het. viii. pi. 139. f. 2 (nee Wlk.). 



(S . Yellow-brown ; abdomen greyish, the extremity yellow. 



Fig. 92. — Bema ohlltterans, J . \. 



Fore wing with a diffused dark postmedial line, angled inwards at 

 vein 6, outwards at vein 4, and incurved towards inner margin. 

 Hind wing pale yellow. 



5 . Similar to male in the Indian form ; the head, thorax, and 

 fore wing purplish grey in the typical Ceylon form. 



Fore wing with vein 6 from long below angle of cell; 7, 8, 9 

 stalked ; 10 free. 



The Kilima'ujaro female is grey with the hmd wing browner. 



Hah. E. Africa, Kilima'njaro (Jackson), 1 $ ; Sikhim (Pilcher), 

 3 J, Belgaum (Watson), I $ ; jSTilgiris (Hampson), IS, 32; 

 Ceylon (Green), 2 S , 5$ ; Java, Preanger, type t undalata in 

 Coll. Heylaerts. Exp., 6 26, $ 30 miUim. 



284. Ilema depressa. 



Nocfua comp^ana, Esp. Schmett. iv. (1) p. 95, pi. 92. f. 8 (1786), nee Lint'. 

 Noctua dcplana, Esp. S.;limett. iv. (1) p. 97, pi. 93. AT. 1, 2 (1786), nee 



Linn. ; Stand. Cat. p. 53. 

 Noctua depressa, Esp. Schmett. iv. (1) p. 97, pi. 93. f. 3 (1786) ; Steph. III. 



Brit. Ent., Harst. p. 96; Dup. Lep. Fr. iii. p. IS, pi. i. f. 6; Boisd. 



Icones, Lep. ii. p. 101, pi. 57. f. 7 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 328. 

 Lithosia h;lvcola, Ochs. Schmett. Eur. ii. p. 133 (1810) ; Dup. Lep. Fr. 



iii. ---•-■-"■-'■ 



Nocti 



i. p. 24, pi. i. f. 2 ; Boisd. Icones, Lep. ii. p. 102, pi. 57. f. 8. 



ilia lufcola, Hiibn. Beitr. Schmett. iii. (1) p. 11, pi. i. e. (1827). 



Bombyx helmla, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. ii. F. 95 (1827). 

 Bombyx ochreola, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. ii. f. 96 (1827). 

 Lithosia pavescens, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) sx. p. 398 (1877); id. III. Het. 

 B. M. ii. p. 7, pi. 23. f. 5 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 328. 



S . Head, tegular, patagia, and thorax orange ; palpi and antenna} 

 blackish ; tibiaj and tarsi mostly blackish ; abdomen with the basf.l 

 half grey, the terminal half orange. Fore wing grey, with a slight 

 yellow tinge ; an orange streak below basal third of costa ; the 

 costa towards apex and cilia yellow. Hind wing yellowish grey, 

 the costal aud terminal areas broadly darker grey ; cilia yellow, 



2 . Fore wing with complete costal fascia narrowing to apex. 



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