54 NOCTUU)^. 



NOCTUID^. 



TIRACOLA, Moore. 

 Tiracola violacea. (Plate CXXYII. fig. 5.) 



General aspect of a Graphiphora, but with broader ^vings and quite different pattern ; 

 nearest to T. spectabilis from Australia, the pattern quite tlie same : primaries shining dark 

 violet grey with cupreous reflections ; the discocellular patch and hastate discal spots 

 chocolate-brown ; lines of the central belt grey, indistinct, the black dots terminating the 

 denticles sharply defined ; the white costal dots sordid, but that at origin of lower radial vein 

 pure and distinct : secondaries deep shining bronze-brown ; basi-costal area shining, brassy ; 

 fringe pale, with a grey central Ijaud : thorax purplish brown ; abdomen grey-brown, anal 

 tuft golden brown. Underside shining smoky greyish brown with golden reflections ; a grey 

 line, darkest on secondaries, across the disc ; secondaries with reddish costal area. Expanse 

 of wings 58 millim. 



Dharmsala ; at sugar : rare. 



Three examples were obtained, but only one in good condition. 



SP.ffiLOTIS, Boisd. 



Spaelotis amljigTia. (Plate CXXVIII. figs. 10, 11.) 



Closely allied to S. " Gi'aphiphora " valida (the Japanese representative of S. ravida*); of 

 the same size ; the primaries slightly more sericeous and without the black dart-like marking ; 

 the secondaries bronze-brown, nearly as dark as the primaries ; thorax rather darker than in 

 S. valida. Expanse of wings 12-18 millim. 



Dharmsala ; at sugar. 



A beautiful variety occurs in which the primaries are rosy, flecked with dark brown ; the 

 ordinary markings for the most part yellowish white ; the thorax yellowish in front, inclining 

 to sicuua-red behind, and « ith tlic black and grey lines consequently strongly defined. 



CHERSOTIS, Boisd. 



Chersotis nivisparsa. (Plate CXXVII. fig. 11.) 



9 . Nearest to C. innltarHjula ; similar in pattern, cxccjiting tliat the dcnticulation of 

 the outer line of the central belt is more pronounced : ground-colour of primaries similar, 



* The Af/rotis cilis of Staudinger is probably the same thing poorly figured. 



