304 NOCTULDJE. 



Genus HYELOPSIS, nov. 



Type, H. vialis, Moore. 



Range. Japan ; China ; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; 

 Penang ; Australia. 



Differs from Erastria in the fore wing being narrower ; the hind 

 wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked. 



SECT. I. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. 

 1996. Hyelopsis vialis, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 1,35; C. fy S. no. 1851. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous white, the last with 

 two dorsal black tufts. Fore wing with the basal and costal areas 

 ochreous white, with a slight fuscous tinge ; the outer area, which 

 extends from the apex to centre of inner margin, dark purplish 

 fuscous and crossed by the irregularly-waved whitish postmedial 

 line, which becomes pure white towards inner margin ; a diffused 

 dark somewhat dentate submarginal line ; a marginal series of 

 short dark strigae. Hind wing pale fuscous. Underside : fore wing 

 fuscous, the costal and outer areas pinkish ochreous ; hind wing 

 pinkish ochreous, with cell-spot and curved postmedial line. 



Fig. 165. Hyelopsis vialis, <$ . \. 



$ . Slightly more suffused with fuscous. Fore wing with the 

 outer area pinkish fuscous in tone ; two prominent white lunules 

 on the postmedial line above inner margin. Hind wing dark fuscous ; 

 the outer margin and cilia ochreous. 



Hob. Dharmsala; Sikhim ; Nilgiris. Exp., <$ 20, 22 millim. 



1997. Hyelopsis signifera, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 793 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 



iii, pi. 150, %. 4 ; C. $ S. no. 1865. 

 Acontia subfixa, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1964. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore 

 wing with the basal half white, irrorated with a few brown scales, 

 some brown costal marks and a black subbasal speck ; the outer 

 half brown ; the reniform white, with two black specks on it and 

 a black spot beyond it ; postmedial white patches on the costal 

 and inner areas, traversed by the postmedial line, which is excurved 

 round end of cell ; outer area with the veins and marginal line 

 rufous ; an indistinct waved submarginal white line with some 

 black streaks before it. Hind wing white tinged with fuscous. 

 Underside with cell-spot and waved postmedial line. 



Hob. Japan ; China ; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; 

 Andamans; Penang; Australia. Exp. 18 millim. 



