XANTHOPTEBA. 317 



2040. Xanthoptera fuscicilia, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 75, pi. 14-5, 



fig. 17. 



Head, thorax, and fore wing bright reddish ochreous ; the cilia 

 fuscous. Abdomen and hind wing ochreous, suffused with fuscous. 

 Underside fuscous, the costa and outer margin ochreous ; hind 

 wing with cell-spot. 



Hob. Nilgiris. Exjt. 20 millini. 



2041. Xanthoptera argentifrons, Butl. III. Het. vii, p. 65 ; pi. 130, 



tig. 1. 



Head and thorax black ; abdo nen fuscous. Fore wing pale 

 straw-yellow; the base black; triangular black costal marks at 

 centre and before apex, the latter small ; the outer margin and 

 cilia black ; the ochreous area deeper in tone towards the margin, 

 and running out to the margin below apex and at centre. Hind 

 wing fuscous. 



Hal. Dharmsala. Ex p. 20 millim. 



2042. Xanthoptera triangular is, Warr. P. Z. 8. 1883, p. 309. 



2 . Differs from argentifrons in the ground-colour of the fore 

 wing being pale pinkish brown ; the basal black patch and medial 

 costal patch larger ; the costal patch before the apex absent ; the 

 marginal black band more regular. 



Hob. Carnpbellpur. Exp. 17 millim. 



2043. Xanthoptera mianoides, Hmpsn. Ill Het. ix, p. 98, pi. 162, 



fig. 16. 



cJ . Head and thorax dark brown ; abdomen fuscous, with pale 

 rings. Fore wing with the basal half dark brown, with four 

 waved black lines on it ; a black subbasal spot below median 

 nervure ; the orbicular represented by a black speck on the fourth 

 line ; the reniforin by a black lunule on the line terminating the 

 dark area which is bent inwards below the cell ; the outer half of 

 wing ochreous white, the outer area suffused with brown ; a faint 

 postmedial line highly excurved beyond the cell ; an indistinct 

 pale waved submarginal line. Hind wing fuscous brown. 



2 Fore wing with the outer area the same colour as the basal 

 half of wing, crossed by a broad white band traversed by the post- 

 medial line. 



Hob. Ceylon. Ex p. 20 millim. 



2044. Xanthoptera opella, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 456, pi. 27, fig. 16 ; 



C. $ S. no. 1858. 



Differs from mianoides in the outer edge of the dark basal area 

 of the fore wing being straighter ; the postmedial line less excurved ; 



