260 PYRALID^B. 



Genus AGROTERA. 



Agrotera, Schrank, Fauna Boica, ii, pt. 2, p. 163 (1798). 

 Nistra, Wlk. Cat. xvii, p. 488 (1859). 

 Sagariphora, Meyr. Tram. Ent. Soc. 1894, p. 460. 



Type, A. nemoralis, Scop., from Europe. 



Range. Pataarctic and Oriental Hegions to New Guinea. 



Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head; the 2nd joint 

 moderately scaled in front, the 3rd triangularly scaled and set on 

 at an angle ; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons rounded ; antennae 

 ciliated and annulated ; tibiae with the outer spurs two-thirds 

 length of inner ; abdomen long, with slight lateral tufts. Fore 

 wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 7 well separated from 

 8, 9, to which 10 is approximated. Hind wing with the cell about 

 half the length of wing ; the discocellulars angled ; veins 3, 4 from 

 angle ; 5 from or from just above angle ; 6, 7 shortly stalked, 7 

 anastomosing with 8. 



SECT. I. Fore wing somewhat narrow, the apex produced. 



4792. Agrotera effertalis, Wlk. Cat. xvii, p. 348; Hmpsn. III. Het. 



ix, pi. 174, fig. 19 ; C. # S. no. 4279. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale yellow, spotted with orange ; 

 palpi fuscous; fore legs banded with fuscous; wings with the 

 basal area pale yellow, spotted with orange, and bounded by an 

 obscure waved line ending at anal angle of hind wing ; the outer 

 area purplish fuscous ; fore wing with a yellow discocellular lunule 

 on an orange patch ; a sinuous postmedial line retracted at vein 2 

 of fore wing to below end of cell and terminating at vein 2 of hind 

 wing ; the cilia yellow below apex and towards outer angle of fore 

 wing and on anal half of hind wing. 



Hob. Ceylon ; Perak ; Celebes. Exp. 24 millim. 



4793. Agrotera discinotata, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xiv, p. 207. 

 Agrotera griseola, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvii, p. 139. 



Differs from basinotata in having more orange-red markings 

 on thorax and abdomen. Fore wing with the basal patch more 

 prominently marked with red, its edge oblique; a more or less 

 prominent dark-edged rufous discocellular lunule with orange line 

 on it, and diffused dark marks beyond it between veins 5 and 2. 

 Hind wing with no basal yellow patch ; some diffused black 

 markings, and a rufous speck beyond lower angle of cell. 



The Bhutan form has no diffused markings beyond lower angle 

 of cell of either wing ; the discocellular lunule of fore wing small ; 

 the cilia white at the excision below apex. 



Hab. Bhutan ; Khasis. Exp. 22 millim. 



4794. Agrotera basinotata, Hmpsn. Ill Het. viii, p. 137, pi. 156, 



tig. 13. 



Differs from effertalis in the head being rufous; the abdomen 



