80 NOCTUID^. 



an oblique dark line from the apex, often with a more or less 

 complete series of dark specks on it. Abdomen and hind wing 

 fuscous. 



The form ferriscitalis from Australia is dark, whilst eremialis 

 from Sind is much paler, with the markings of the fore wing 

 almost obsolete. The variety ccerulealis from Sikhim, Nagas, and 

 Australia has the costal area of fore wing whitish. 



Hab. E. Africa ; Kashmir ; W. and S. India ; Ceylon ; Burma ; 

 Australia. Exp. 24-30 millim. 



2930. Hypena mistacalis, Guen. Delt. et Pyr. p. GO ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 



iii, pi. 175, fig. 6 ; C. $ S. no. 2928. 

 Hypena pactalis, Wlk. Cat. xvi, p. 64. 



Differs from mamrialis in being pale ochreous brown. Fore 

 wing with the indistinct antemedial line oblique ; the postmedial 

 indistinct ; a prominent oblique white line from apex to inner 

 margin beyond the middle, with a diffused dark inner edge. 



Hab. Calcutta; Nilgiris ; Ceylon; Mergui. Exp. 24-26 millim. 



2931. Hypena castaneipalpis, Swinh. MS. 



d" . Palpi chestnut ; head, thorax, and fore wing violaceous grey, 

 with darker irroration ; the last with postmedial line highly angled 

 at vein 6 ; a submarginal series of black specks ; the outer area 

 bright chestnut, except at apex; abdomen and hind wing dark 

 fuscous. Underside pale. 



Hab. Khasis. Exp. 26 millim. 



2932. Hypena lividalis, Htibn. Samml Eur. Schmett, Pyr. figs. 11, 186. 

 Hypena abjuralis, Wlk. Cat. xvi, p. 68. 



Hypena scissalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1133. 

 Hypena perna, Feld. JReis. Nov. pi. 120, fig. 8. 



Differs from masurialis in the head, thorax, and basal area of 

 fore wing being bright ferruginous ; the oblique line straight, with 

 diffused white merging into fuscous beyond it. 



Hab. S. Europe ; Africa ; Aden ; throughout India and Burma. 

 24 millim. 



2933. Hypena conscitalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1509; C. $ S. 



no. 2927. 



Differs from lividalis in the fore wing having a grey fascia on 

 costal area ; a black speck at end of cell ; the oblique line further 

 from the base, slightly curved, and with the grey line beyond it 

 more prominent and curved. 



Hab. Ceylon ; Java ; S.E. Australia. Exp. 25 millim. 



2934. Hypena mimicalis, Swmh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 471, pi. 28, fig. 6 ; 



C. SF S. no. 2897. 



Perfectly uniform ochreous brown. 



lln<>. Bombay ; Poona ; Cutch. Exp. 30 millim. 



