XANTHOPTERA. 319 



2048. Xanthoptera veprecola, Swinh. P. Z. S. 188-5, p. 456 ; C. $ S. 



no. 1875. 



(S . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brown. Fore wing red- 

 brown, irro rated with dark scales and with dark streaks on and 

 between the veins of outer area ; irregularly dentate ante- and 

 postmedial lines, the latter excurved round end of cell ; orbicular 

 and reniform large, pinkish brown, and somewhat prominent; 

 traces of a pale submarginal line. Hind wing pale fuscous. 



Hab. Poona. Exp. "20 millim. 



2049. Xanthoptera plebeia, Butl. III. Het. vii, p. 61, pi. 129, fig. 3. 



Ochreous, irrorated with dark brown scales. Fore wing with the 

 subbasal and antemedial waved lines single, pale, and indistinct ; 

 the orbicular and reniform ochreous white ; the postmedial waved 

 line slightly excurved ; medial diffused purplish fuscous band con- 

 joined at median nervure to the purplish-fuscous shade which is 

 diffused over the whole outer area, except a costal patch and 

 another beyond the lower part of the postmedial line ; some black 

 marginal spots. Hind wing fuscous. 



Hab. Dharmsala ; Bhutan. Exp. 22 millim. 



2050. Xanthoptera spicea, Gum. Noct. i, p. 226. 



Perigea tricycla, Guen. Noct. i. p. 226 ; C. $ 8. no. 2103. 

 Bagada pyrochroma, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1753 ; Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, 



pi. 162; fig. 2, & pi. 176, fig. 20 (larva) ; C. $ S. no. 1876. 

 Acontia tirina, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 455, pi. 27, fig. 5 ; C. $ S. 



no. 1835. 



Head, collar, and patagia reddish cchreous ; thorax grey ; 

 abdomen ochreous. Fore wing reddish ochreous, with traces of 

 numerous transverse lines in the form of strigae and specks on 



the costa ; the orbicular a pale 

 blotch w r ith black centre; reni- 

 form similar, but figure-of-8- 

 shaped, and with a black spot 

 beyond it on the indistinct 

 curved postmedial line, beyond 

 which is a series of grey specks ; 

 171 an oblique dark streak from the 



Xanthoptera spicea, J . 1- apex ; a marginal series of black 



specks ; the inner margin grey, 

 becoming black at outer angle. Hind wing ochreous fuscous, with 

 indistinct broad marginal darker band. 



In the form tricyda=pyrocliroma the fore wing is redder, the 

 area below the cell and outer area being very bright chestnut. 



Larva pink ; the dorsal area speckled with small white spots ; 

 dorsal and subdorsal white lines ; a broad pale yellow lateral stripe. 

 Head greenish. 



Hab. Simla ; Sylhet ; W. India ; Nilgiris ; Ceylon ; Java. 

 Exp. 24-28 millim.' 



