MECODINA. 5 



2711. Mecodina agrestis, Smnh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 262. 



Bertula ethnica, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 263, pi. 8,%. 11. 



$ . Dark purplish grey. Fore wing with indistinct subbasal, 

 anteinedial, medial, and postmedial waved red-brown lines ; the 

 outer area suffused with grey-brown, and with traces of a sub- 

 marginal paler waved line. Hind wing with traces of antemedial 

 and medial oblique waved lines ; a postmedial diffused line with a 

 waved line beyond it, and more or less pronounced ochreous patch 

 at anal angle. 



Hal). N. Canara ; Rangoon. Exp. 30 millim. 



2712. Mecodina odontophora, Swinh. MS. 



cJ . Head rufous ; thorax and abdomen fuscous, the latter with 

 the anal tuft fulvous. Fore wing grey-brown with a fulvous 

 tinge ; two indistinct waved antemedial lines : a black speck in 

 cell ; a nearly straight medial line ; the reniform conspicuous ; 

 two curved postmedial lines highly dentate below vein 6, the inner 

 line very indistinct ; an oblique fulvous streak across the apex, 

 and patch on costa at apex ; a lunulate marginal line. Hind wing 

 with the basal half suffused with grey ; the outer half rufous, with 

 traces of two waved lines and some pale brown patches ; the 

 margin and cilia grey with fine dark lines. 



Hob. Khasis. Exp. 46 millim. 



B. Fore and hind wings with the outer margin excised towards 

 outer and anal angles. 



2713. Mecodina albodentata, Swinh. MS. 



cJ . Differs from cineratia in there being no black suffusion on 

 disk of fore wing ; the reniform spot and postmedial line indis- 

 tinct ; the patch on costa of fore wing produced as an oblique band 

 to middle of outer margin, and with the black spots below it 

 replaced by a slender silvery-white highly dentate line. Hind 

 wing with the lines indistinct and not marked with black ; a grey 

 patch surrounded by black-brown suffusion on outer margin near 

 anal angle. Underside with two small white patches on costa o 

 fore wing towards apex. 



Hob. Sikhhn ; Khasis. Exp. 44 millim. 



SECT. III. (Nasaya). Antennae of male short and minutely 

 ciliated. 



2714. Mecodina hepatica, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 173 ; C. fy S. no. 2319. 



J . Head, thorax, and fore wing liver-red, the last irrorated with 

 greenish grey, especially on costal area and disk ; abdomen and 

 hind wing dark fuscous. 



Hob. Sikhini ; Eangoon. Exp. 30 millim. 



