AGEOTIS. 185 



Graphiphora vulpina, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 118 ; C. fy S. no. 2019. 

 Graphiphora rubicilia, Moore t P. Z. S. 1807, p. 55 ; C. # S. 



no. 2017. 



Graphiphora canescens, Butl. III. Het. ii, p. 28, pi. 30, fig. 1. 

 Orthosia erubescens, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) v, p. 224 \C.$8. no. 1914. 

 Graphiphora flavirena, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 352. pi. 38, fig. 3; 



C. fy S. no. 2012. 

 Graphiphora nigrosigna, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881. p. 352, pi. 38. fig. 4; 



C. Sf S. no. 2015. 



Chera efflorescens, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 78, pi. 145, fig. 7. 

 Chera erubescens, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 78, pi. 145, fig. 14. 



Fuscous or purplish grey-brown, pale or dark red-brown, or 

 bright red or golden brown. Palpi black at sides, or pink in the 

 golden specimens. Pore wing with the subbasal, ante- and post- 

 medial waved lines indistinct, the last much curved; the sub- 

 marginal line pale and angled below the costa ; the orbicular and 

 renit'orm indistinct, the latter often with the upper part ochreous 

 or reddish, the lower part fuscous ; the claviform small and 

 obsolescent, sometimes filled in with black. Hind wing pale or 

 dark fuscous; cilia of both wings reddish. Underside with a 

 postmedial line doubly curved on hind wing, which has a cell-spot. 



Descripta=subdolens= canescens are reddish forms ; basistriya is 

 yellowish chestnut with distinct markings ; rubicilia golden brown 

 with the markings indistinct ; efflorescens and erubescens from the 

 Nilgiris are vinous grey-brown with very indistinct markings, the 

 latter with the claviform black. 



Hob. Japan; N.W.Himalayas; Sikhim ; Nilgiris. Exp. 32-40 

 millim. 



1636. Agrotis cerastoides, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 54; C. $ 8. 



no. 2009. 



Apamea nubila, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 346, pi. 38, fig. 10 ; C. Sf S. 

 no. 2057. 



Differs from descripta in being dark purplish grey ; the post- 

 medial double line of fore wing more prominent and evenly 

 curved. 



Hob. Simla ; Sikhim. Exp. 32-40 millim. 



1637. Agrotis curviplena, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 715 ;<?.#& no. 1913. 



Head and thorax clothed with ochreous and rufous hair ; abdo- 

 men fuscous. Fore wing ochreous and rufous ; the double 

 subbasal and antemedial waved lines prominent ; the orbicular, 

 reniform, and claviform large with rufous outlines ; an indistinct 

 medial line angled below the costa in cell and on median nervure ; 

 a lunulate postmedial line ; the submarginal line straight and dark 

 rufous ; a marginal fine line. Hind wing dark fuscous, the cilia 

 ochreous. Underside of fore wing fuscous, with the costal and 

 outer areas reddish ochreous ; hind wing reddish ochreous, with 

 irregular postmedial line. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 40 millim. 



