536 NOCTITIDjE. 



The form marmorea is suffused with fuscous, and has the 

 markings of upperside more prominent. 

 Hob. Nilgiris. Exp. 30-34 millim. 



2599. Thermesia mediorufa, n. sp. 



$ . Head and thorax reddish brown ; abdomen fuscous. Fore 

 wing brown, with a slight purplish suffusion ; a small ferruginous 

 patch on base of costa ; the medial area ferruginous with dark 

 edges, the outer edge incurved below the cell ; a dark speck in 

 cell and large indistinct reniforrn ; an indistinct sinuous sub- 

 marginal line and almost marginal series of minute specks ; some 

 white specks on costa towards apex. Hind wing brown, with two 

 medial lines, the outer minutely dentate ; an almost marginal 

 series of minute specks. 



Hal). Nagas (Doherty}. Exp. 44 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



b. AntenncB of male bipectinated. 



2600. Thermesia creberrima, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1574 ; Bull. III. Net. 



vi, pi. 112, fig. 8 ; C. 8f S. no. 2769. 



Iluza pyralina, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 610 ; C. $ S. no. 231(5. 

 Tockara obliqua, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 175, pi. 6, tig. 27 ; (!. $ S. 



no. 2327. 



Differs from bolinoides in being yellow-brown. 

 Hab. Sylhet; Andamans. E.vp. 42 millim. 



B. (Blasticorhinus). Hind wing of male with normal neuration ; a 

 large vesicular fold on base of inner margin, with a tuft of long 

 hair attached to it. 



a. The apex of the vesicular fold truncate. 



2601. Thermesia rivulosa, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 1060; Moore, Lep. 



Ceyl. iii, pi. 174, fig. 5 ; C. $ 8. no. 2766. 



$ . Eeddish grey-brown. Fore wing with antemedial sinuous 

 line ; a dark spot on discocellulars and speck at origin of vein 2, 

 an irregularly waved postrnedial line ; a waved sub marginal line, 

 with the area beyond it fuscous brown ; a curved fulvous and 

 ochreous line from the apex to vein 3. Hind wing with sinuous 

 medial line ; lunulate postmedial and submarginai lines ; the outer 

 area fuscous brown ; both wings with fine marginal ochreous line. 



Hab. Moulmein ; Nilgiris ; Ceylon ; Java. Exp. 32 millim. 



b. The apex of the vesicular fold produced to a long point. 



2602. Thermesia otophora, n. sp. 



Differs from rivulosa in being large and more uniformly coloured ; 

 hind wing with five lines, additional ante- and postmedial lines 

 being present. 



Hab. Nagas (Doherty). Exp. 40 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



