274 NOCTULD.E. 



with ferruginous in parts ; a short dark streak on median nervure 

 from the base ; the area in, beyond, and above end of cell suffused 

 with dark brown, disconnected from the dark mark on margin below 

 apex, and enclosing the ochreous orbicular and reniform stigmata, 

 which are conjoined into a broad V- sna ped mark ; the ante- and 

 postmedial lines waved and indistinct. Underside more uniformly 

 suffused with fuscous. 



Hob. Nilgiris. Easp. 34 millirn. 



b. Fore wing with the ground-colour broivnish ochreous 

 or olive-brown. 



1908. Leucania nainica, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 337, pi. 37, fig. 15 ; 



C. 8f S. no. 1682. 

 Leucania griseofasciata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 339 j C. 8f S. 



no. 1675. 



Leucania percisa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 410. 

 Leucania commoides, Butl. III. Het. vii, p. 8 (nee GuenS). 

 Leucania irrorata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 409. 



Differs from abdominalis in being more or less irrorated with 

 fuscous ; the apical fascia of fore wing almost obsolete and only 

 extending to vein 5. 



The form nainica = griseofasciata has an olive-brown tinge ; the 

 hind wing and underside dark fuscous, whilst per cisa= irrorata 

 is paler and ochreous. 



Hab. N.W. Himalayas ; Khasis. Exp. 39 millim. 



1909. Leucania semiusta, Hmpsn. Ill Het. viii, p. 69, pi. 144, fig. 17. 



2 Fore wing more acute at apex ; whitish, with a slight 

 ochreous-brown tinge. Fore wing irrorated with dark scales ; a 

 large brick-red and fuscous diffused patch on centre of disk, with 

 traces of the pale orbicular and reniform stigmata on it and con- 

 joined to a fuscous patch on outer margin below the apex. Hind 

 wing smoky black, the costa, inner area, and cilia whitish. 



One specimen has the fore wing without markings ; the underside 

 of hind wing with large cell-spot and postmedial line. 



Hab. Nilgiris. Exp. 38 millim. 



1910. Leucania modesta, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 335, pi. 37, fig. 11 ; 



C. 4- S. no. 1681. 



Differs from semiusta in the diffused dark patches of the fore 

 wing being slightly developed : some specimens have a black speck 

 at end of cell and an indistinct sinuous postmedial line ; both wings 

 with a marginal series of black specks. Underside with ceU-spot 

 to hind wing and postmedial line on both wings. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 44 millim. 



1911. Leucania loreyi, Dup. Lep. France, iv, p. 81, pi. 105, fig. 7 ; 



C. $ 8. no. 1680. 

 Leucania exsanguis, Guen. Noct. i, p. 83 ; C. fy S. no. 1672. 



