160 



1583. Mimeusemia ceylonica, Hmpsn. 111. Het. ix, p. 89, pi. 157, 

 fig. 24. 



Differs from peshwa in the vertex of thorax being black ; abdo- 



Fig. 104. Mimeusemia ceylonica, $ . \. 



men orange, with the basal segments black above; the fore wing 

 with a small yellow spot at the upper angle of the cell. 

 Hob. Trincomali, Ceylon. Exp. 41 millitn. 



1584. Mimeusemia albicilia, n. sp. 



The markings of the head, thorax, and wings as in pesliwa, except 

 that the spots of the fore wing are larger and whiter ; the cilia of 

 hind wing wholly white ; abdomen as in ceylonica. 



Hob. Tilin, Yaw, Burma (Watson). Exp., 3 48, 55 millim. 

 Type in B. M. 



Species formerly recorded as Indian which are omitted. 



Vithora indrasana, Moore, C. & S. no. 344, is a Geometer. 

 ^gocerafimbria, Motsch., C. & S. no. 346 = &. fervida, Wlk., 

 from Africa. 



Family NOCTUID^. 



A large family of moths consisting of closely allied subfamilies and 

 genera ; all are of completely nocturnal habits, except the Deltoidince, 

 which frequent low herbage. The neuration is extremely constant, 

 so that it is only necessary to describe it when it varies from the 

 normal type, which is : Fore wing with vein 1. a slight and not 

 anastomosing with 1 b ; 1 c absent 2 from middle of cell ; 3,4,5 

 from close to lower angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 8 given off from 

 7 and anastomosing with 9, which is given off from 10 to form an 

 areole ; 11 from cell ; 12 long. Hind wing with 1 a and b present ; 

 1 c absent ; 2 from middle of cell ; 3 and 4 from lower angle ; 5 

 from, near lower angle or middle of discocellulars, rarely absent, 

 but more or less aborted in the Acontiince and Trifince. Frenuluin 

 always, proboscis almost always, present. 



