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NOCTUID^E. 



$ . Dull brown, with darker striae ; a curved medial dark line 

 to both wings and submarginal series of pale specks ; hind wing 



Fig. 261. Agonista hypoleuca, $ . 



with pale postmedial line. Underside much browner than in 

 male; a cell- spot, postmedial line, and series of submarginal specks 

 to each wing. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Bhutan ; Assam ; Moulmein. Exp., <$ 92, 

 100 millim. 



2412. Agonista endoleuca, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 124 ; C. $ S. no. 2494. 



J . Differs from hypoleuca in the inner area of hind wing being 

 pure white. Underside of fore wing brown, of hind wing white 

 with brown striae, and the apex brown in the Burmese form, whilst 

 in the typical form from Java the white is confined to the inner 

 area and the abdomen has the extremity yellow above. 



Hab. Tenasserim ; Malacca ; Java. Exp. 94 millim. 



2413. Agonista reducens, Wlk. Cat. xiii, p. 1236 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl 



iii, pi. 163, tigs. 3, 3 a ; C. $ S. no. 2496. 



Lvgniodes reducens, var. E-antiqua, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 89. 

 Lygniodes ciliata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 69 ; C. $ S. no. 2493. 

 Lygniodes disparans, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1817. 



c? . Differs from hypoleuca in being duller and greyer brown. 

 Underside brown ; the hind wing greyish white with brown striae, 

 except on costal area. 



$ . The underside browner than in JiypoleMca. The variety 

 E-antiqua has a stigma in the shape of the old English letter 6 at 

 end of cell of fore wing. 



Hab. Sikhim; Nilgiris ; Travancore; Ceylon. Exp. 84 millim. 



