312 NOCTUIPJE. 



2022. Tarache catena, Soicerby, Brit. Misc. p. 29, pi. 14 ; 6. S. 



no. 1825. 

 Desmophora elegans, Steph. Cat. Brit. Ins. no. 6398. 



Pure white. Fore wing with a large oblique basal leaden patch 

 on the costa tinged with olive-yellow ; a medial dome-shaped patch ; 

 a broad band with curved inner edge extending from the apex to 

 centre of inner margin, and with a double postmedial series of 

 indistinct lunules on it ; a submarginal series of blue-grey spots, 

 the spot above outer angle almost black ; cilia grey. Hind wing 

 nacreous, with a marginal fuscous band, broad at apex ; the cilia 

 white. 



Hah. Abyssinia ; Natal ; Sind ; Bombay ; Coimbatore. Exp. 

 40 millim. 



2023. Tarache catenula, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 780 ; C. $ S. no. 1826. 



Head, thorax, and fore wing violaceous grey-brown, with a 

 golden tinge ; the last with some white below base of median 

 nervure ; a broad oblique white band from costa to lower angle of 

 cell ; a large quadrate white patch on the costa before apex, 

 from which arises an incurved postmedial black line obsolescent 

 towards inner margin ; a submarginal series of blue-grey spots 

 on a white ground and marginal series of short black strigse. 

 Hind wing fuscous, the base and disk slightly nacreous ; the cilia 

 white. 



Hob. Campbell pur ; Karachi ; Coimbatore. Exp. 32 millim. 



B. Palpi with the 3rd joint longer and extending beyond the frons. 



2024. Tarache alhonotata, Hmpm. III. Hct. ix. p. 96, pi. 162, fig. 22. 



$. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous brown; tegula3 pure 

 white. Fore wing fuscous brown, with traces of numerous paler 

 waved lines ; a large white patch from the base to middle of cell, 

 not extending to costa or inner margin ; a large white patch on 

 outer costal area leaving a triangular postmedial dark patch on the 

 costa. Hind wing white, slightly suffused with fuscous. 



Nab. Ceylon. Exp. 22 millim. 



2025. Tarache swinhoei, Butl. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 162 ; C. fy S. no. 1752. 



. Head and thorax vinous brown ; abdomen fuscous, the 

 segments fringed with rufous. Fore wing vinous brown, suffused 

 with fuscous aM with indistinct diffused medial and marginal 

 blackish bands. Hind wing yellow, with broad black marginal 

 band ; cilia rufous. Underside yellow suffused with fuscous, espe- 

 cially on fore wing ; both wings with indistinct medial, postmedial, 

 and submarginal waved lines. 



Bab. Assirghur ; Poona. Exp. 28 millim. 



