210 GEOMETRIDJE. 



$> . The typical female is similar to the male : inteymta is much 

 paler, with diffused and ill-defined dark spots coming out at end 

 of cell of both wings : liihina is almost uniformly pale on upper- 

 side, the underside pale to the postrnedial line ; whilst ossea has 

 the underside also uniformly pale. 



Hob. Egypt ; Aden ; Persia ; and throughout the plains of 

 India and Burma. Exp., <$ 28, $ 30 millim. 



3256. Tephrina catalaunaria, Guen. Phal. ii, p. 108. 



Macaria falsaria, Wlk. Cat. xxvi, p. 1649 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl iii, 



pi. 204, figs. 1,2; C. # 8. no. 3620. 

 Aspilates proxantharia, Wlk. Cat. xxvi, p. 1679. 

 Macaria bolina, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 861 ; C. $ S. no. 3618. 

 Differs from disputaria in the thorax, abdomen, and wings being 

 pale, uniformly striated with grey-brown ; dark specks at end of 

 cell ; the antemedial line of fore wing and the medial and post- 

 medial lines of both wings very indistinct and evenly curved ; the 

 medial line of fore wing running outside the speck at end of cell ; 

 a marginal series of dark specks. Underside with slight rufous 

 submarginal band. 



Hab. Spain; S.Africa; Bombay Presidency ; Nilgiris; Ceylon. 

 Exp. 30 millim. 



3257. Tephrina perviaria, Led. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, v, 1855, 



p. 213, pi. 3, fig. 7. 

 Fidonia albofascia, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1884, p. 527, pi. 48, fig. 14 ; 



C. Sf S. no. 3676. 



x? . Blackish fuscous, irrorated with white ; fore wing with a 

 broad oblique medial white band ; hind wing with the band slightly 

 curved ; a white submarginal spot on middle of outer area. 

 Hab. Syria ; Karachi and Hyderabad, Sind. Exp. 24 millim. 



3258. Tephrina fumosa, Hmpsn. 111. Het. viii, p. 112, pi. 151, fig. 19. 

 Differs from catalaunana in being uniform dark purplish fuscous 



with dark and white irroration. Tore wing with the lines brownish : 

 the medial line embracing the speck at end of cell. Legs striped 

 white and black. 



Hab. Nilgiris. Exp. 24-28 millim. 



SECT. III. Male with the antennae ciliated. 



3259. Tephrina parallelaria, Wlk. Cat. xxW, p. 1680; C. # &no. 3620 



(part.). 



Aspilates exfusaria, Wlk. Cat. xxvi, p. 16&3. 

 Tephrina dessicata, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1660. 



Differs from catalaunaria in the antemedial line of fore wing and 

 medial line of both wings being finer : the postmedial line double 

 rind straight, the area beyond it slightly suffused with brown, 

 underside suffused with fulvous yellow. 



Hull. S. Africa; Madagascar; Kluisis: Nilgiris; Travancore ; 

 Ceylon: .Java; Australia. 7r/>., <5 30, $ 32 rnillim. 



