314 



2030. Tarache tropica, Guen. Noct. ii, p. 217 ; Moore, Lev. Ceyl. iii, 



pi. 150, fig. 2 ; C.&S. no. 1866. 

 Acontia bipunctata, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 798. 

 Acontia maculosa, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 795 ; C. fy S. no. 1840. 



cJ Yellowish white. Fore wing with four yellow strigae on the 



costa before the middle ; a yellow antemedial patch from median 



nervure to inner margin ; the orbicular and reniform small indis- 



tinct grey ring-spots ; a broad dif- 

 fused submarginal dark yellowish 

 band with some purplish scales on 

 it, and crossed by the postmedial 

 yellow line, which is highly excurved 

 beyond the cell ; a submarginal 

 irregularly waved yellow line ; two 



Fig. 170. Tarache tropica, $. \. black specks on the margin below 



apex, the cilia at that point being 



blackish, and one black speck above outer angle. Hind wing 



whitish, with fuscous marginal band. 



with the ground-colour pure white ; the abdomen fuscous, 



with white rings. Fore wing with the markings much browner. 

 Hob. China ; Formosa ; throughout India and Ceylon ; Anda- 



mans ; Java. Exp. 23 millim. 



2031. Tarache basifera, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 793; C. fy S. no. 1829. 



$ . Differs from tropica in the whole of the inner area of fore 

 wing being purplish .fuscous, narrowly so at base, broadly from 

 middle of cell to outer margin ; the thorax dark. 



Hub. Karachi ; Poona ; Coimbatore. Exp. 22 millim. 



2032. Tarache imbuta, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 794; C. $ 8. no. 1799. 

 Acontia acerba, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 108, fig. 25 ; C. S. 



no. 1827. 

 Acontia inda, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 108, fig. 23 ; C. $ 8. no. 1861. 



<5 . Differs from tropica in the head and thorax being browner; 

 the basal area of fore wing much darker yellow, so that the mark- 

 ings are almost entirely obliterated ; the whole outer area deep 

 red-brown, with the markings indistinct. Hind wing with the 

 veins and outer area suffused with dark fuscous. 



$ . Head, thorax, and fore wing dark red-brown, the last with a 

 white medial streak on costa and postmedial triangular spot, the 

 pattern being almost obliterated ; abdomen and hind wing dark 

 fuscous, the former with slight pale rings. 



Sab. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. Exp. 24 millim. 



2033. Tarache crocata, Guen. Noct. ii, p. 218 ; C. $ S. no. 1832. 

 Acontia signifera, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 796. 



Acontia meridionalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 785; C. fy S. no. 1841. 

 Acoutia scauda, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 108, fig. 27 ; C. $ S. no. 1848. 



