506 



NOCTUIDJE. 



centre. Underside crimson ; the apical areas black-speckled : fore 

 wing with cell-spot and submarginal medial black patch. 



Fig. 281. Lagopterajuno, tf . \. 



Hob. Japan ; China ; throughout the Himalayas ; Nilgiris. 

 Exp. 90-luO millim. 



G-enus ISOURA, nov. 



Type, I. fuscicollis, Butl. 



Range. N.W. Himalayas. 



Differs from Ophiusa in the abdomen being flattened ; the fore 

 wing of almost even width throughout ; tibiae of male very hairy, 

 without spines. 



2522. Isoura fuscicollis, Butl. Ill Het. vii, p. 56, pi. 127, fig. 4. 



Head, collar, and fore legs dark chocolate; thorax reddish grey; 

 abdomen dull yellow, reddish brown at extremity. Pore wing 



Fig. 282. Isoura fuscicollis, rf. }. 



reddish grey, sometimes irrorated with a few black scales ; an ob- 

 lique, slightly waved, indistinct an temedial line, and slightly curved 

 postmedial line with a black spot on it towards inner margin ; a 

 marginal series of minute specks ; cilia red-brown. Hind wing 

 bright yellow, with a doubly-curved postmedial black band from 

 vein 7 to anal angle ; a marginal band from apex to vein 2. 



