NEURIA. — MAMESTRA. 



NEUEIA, Gitcn. 



Neuria auripicta. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 3.) 



Nearest to N. iiicisa -. primaries sepia-brown, tinted with slaty grey on costal border aud 

 most of the veins aud varied with blaciv patclies and spots between the veins somewhat as 

 in iV. saponaricE ; a line across the base, a narrow interrupted stripe across the basal fourth, 

 a broad internal sti'cak, the outlines of the discoidal spots, several costal dots, an oblique 

 conical spot (enclosing a few dusky scales), a submarginal stripe, acutely angulated close to 

 external angle, and two narrow undulated lines on the fringe, golden yellow ; the median 

 vein and a streak along its first branch silvery white : secondaries sericeous pale browu, with 

 a darker discal arched line and difi'nsed external border; fringe yellow at base', white 

 externally and traversed by a central series of dusky lunules : body similar to the allied 

 " Heliophobus " dissectus of Walker, but the thorax much blacker. Uuder surface darker 

 aud better marked than in any other species. Expanse of wings 10 millim. 



Dharmsala; at sugar in July. 



APAMEID.E. 



MAMESTRA, Ochs. 

 Mamestra terranea. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 10.) 



Nearest to M. hrassictE, having the same general coloration ; smaller, the wings tinted 

 with lilac in certain lights ; all the lines across the primaries decidedly less irregular ; the 

 black lines limiting the central belt bordered with pale brown lunules ; the denticles of the 

 outer line extending along the veins and spotted with white ; the orbicular spot larger aud 

 with angular outer edge, the reniform spot terminating in two clear white dots as in most 

 examples of M. hrasskce, but neither of the discoidal spots pale-bordered ; the submarginal 

 line grey instead of white ; the marginal black spots small. Wings below with two parallel 

 externo-discal dark grey lines parallel to the outer border. Expanse of wings 43 millim. 



Dharmsala; taken at sugar. 



Three examples only were in Mr. Hocking's collection. 



