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1717. Euplexia sodalis, Lutl A. M. N. H. (5) i, p. 83 ; id. Ill Het. ii, 



pi. 29, fig. 2. 



Apamea basalis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 346 ; C. $ S. no. 2049. 

 Apamea denticulosa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 109. pi. 4, fig. 13 ; 



C. $ S. no. 2052. 

 Apamea strigidisca, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881. p. 346, pi. 38. fig. 9 : 



C. $ S. no. 2062. 



Differs from niveiplaga in being redder ; the double lines of the 

 fore wing less distinct ; the postmedial line recurved to lower 

 angle of cell ; the orbicular and reniform paler, the latter without 

 white spots on it ; the claviform smaller ; the submarginal Hue 

 irregularly waved with dark patches beyond it below the apex and 

 at outer angle. 



A variety has the basal inner area of fore wing suffused with 

 greyish white as far as the antemedial line ; the area between the 

 postmedial and submarginal lines greyish white from the inner 

 margin to near costa, where it is bent outwards to apex ; reniform 

 with a large white patch on it ; the form basalis has the patagia 

 and basal half of fore wing suffused with purplish black ; strigi- 

 disca has black streaks at base of fore wing on median nervure, 

 vein 1 and inner margin, and a black streak crossing the sub- 

 marginal line at centre. 



Hab. Japan; Dharrusala; Simla; Sikhim. Exp* 42-46 millim. 



1718. Euplexia lignea, Butl. Ill Het. vii, p. 40, pi. 128, fig. 6. 



Head grey ; thorax vinous, with an ochreous streak on vertex ; 

 abdomen ochreous. Fore wing ochreous suffused with chestnut ; 

 the costa greyish ; double waved subbasal, antemedial, postmedial, 

 and submargmal lines ; the orbicular and reniform narrow, with 

 deep chestnut edges and pale chestnut centres; the claviform 

 chestnut ; a series of black specks on the veins beyond the post- 

 medial line ; a blackish patch on the outer margin below the apex 

 and at outer angle. Hind wing ochreous, slightly suffused with 

 fuscous. 



Hab. Dharmsala ; Sultanpur. Exp. 46 millim. 



1719. Euplexia albiflexura, Wlk. Cat. xi, p. 726 ; C. fy 8. no. 2067. 



S . Differs from niveiplaga in having the subbasal, ante- and 

 postmedial lines less waved and paler : the orbicular and reniform 

 stigmata narrower, the former oblique, the latter with white specks 

 beyond it on the discocellulars ; the claviform indistinct and narrow ; 

 the submarginal line whitish, dentate below the costa and with 

 three prominent black streaks on it at centre. 



Hab. " India." Exp. 38 millim. 



1720. Euplexia didyma, Esp. Schmett. Eur. ii. pt. iv, p. 378, pi. 126 



(Noct. 47), fig. 7. 



Noctua laucea, Esp. t. c. pi. 174, fig. 3. 

 Noctua nictitans, Esp. t. c. pi. 126, fig. 6 (nee Linn.}. 



