320 



2051. Xanthoptera magna, Swlnh. MS. 



Differs from the form tricyda in the metathorax only being 

 grey. Pore wing greenish yellow, less irrorated with black ; the 

 orbicular and reniform almost or quite obsolete ; the inner and 

 marginal reddish areas more suffused with bluish grey. Hind 

 wing dark fuscous. Underside with indistinct post medial line and 

 pale marginal band to both \vings. 



Hob. Sikhim, Khasis. Exp. 40 millira. Type in B. M. 



2052. Xanthoptera nigridia, Swinh. MS. 



$ . Differs from mar/tia in the cilia of the fore wing being 

 crenulate ; the head and thorax rufous, suffused with black. Fore 

 wing rufous, with the obicular and reniform more distinct ; the 

 outer area below the oblique line from the apex suffused with 

 black ; the inner area also slightly suffused. Abdomen and hind 

 wing black ; the cilia reddish. Underside with the costa and outer 

 margin of both wings irrorated with red. 



$ . Brownish ochreous, the abdomen reddish. Tore wing 

 without black suffusion; the black spot beyond outer edge of 

 reniform prominent. Hind wing reddish, the outer area suffused 

 with fuscous. Underside much paler; hind wing more suffused 

 with red. 



Hob. Khasis. Exp. 38 millim. Type in B. M. 



2053. Xanthoptera grisea, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 63, pi. 142, fig. 7. 



<3 . Grrey, uniformly irrorated with grey-brown. Fore wing with 

 an angled medial dark line, with rust-red patches before it in and 

 below end of cell ; the outer area slightly suffused with rust-red 

 scales ; a submarginal dark line slightly bent below the costa. 



Hal. Nilgiris ; Niigas. Exp. 30 millim. 



SECT. II. Female with the antennae strongly ciliated. 



2054. Xanthoptera modesta, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 55, pi. 150, 



fig. 13 ; C.$ S. no. 1908. 

 Phillophila grisea, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, p. 100, pi. 1G2, fig. 10. 



$ . Head and collar clothed with light and dark brown scales ; 

 thorax white, irrorated with a few brown scales ; abdomen pale 

 fuscous. Fore wing whitish, thickly irrorated with brown; a 

 black speck at base ; the reniform dark ; some dark strigae on 

 costa; a prominent series of marginal specks. Hind wing pale 

 fuscous ; underside with cell-spot, minutely crenulate postmedial 

 line, and marginal series of specks. 



The form grisea has the reniform spot obsolete. 



Hob. Ceylon. Exp. 30 millim. 



