94 HTPENLD^. 



Hypena persimilis. (Plate CXLVII. fig. 13.) 



Expanse }^ iucli. 



Male. Closely allied to H. asshnilis ; tlie whole basal area dark purplish hrowiij crossed 

 by a narrow waved indistinct subbasal band ; the medial band more irregular and much more 

 iuwardly-oblique ; the curved black subapical mark less distinct. Also allied to H. indicatalis, 

 which is without the white luuule at end of cell of fore wing, and has black marks inside the 

 apical streak. 



Hypena griseapex. (Plate CXLVII. fig. 7.) 



Expanse \^ inch. 



Male. Fore wing smoky brown ; some black specks below the median nervure near the 

 base ; a very indistinct antemedial outwardly-oblique narrow brown baud ; a small black spot 

 in the middle of the cell ; the end of the cell and area below it irrorated with black scales ; a 

 postmedial erect narrow brown baud, the area immediately beyond it suflfused with grey ; 

 some white specks on the costa towards the apex ; a large apical grey patch, with a dift'used 

 black streak below it from the apex. Hind wing fuscous, with a dark antecilial line. Under- 

 side grey ; a dark streak across end of cell of hind wing. 



Allied to H. molpusalis, but larger, less marked, and with much straighter medial band. 



Hypena squamea. (Plate CXLVII. fig. 22.) 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Female. Fore wing purplish grey-brown ; a patch of raised black scales towards the end 

 of the cell ; some similar scattered scales below the middle and end of it ; a slightly irregular 

 medial erect red-brown fascia ; outer area paler ; two indistinct waved postmedial grey 

 bands ; three ochreous-white specks on costa towards apex ; a prominent curved ochreous- 

 white apical streak, with the area immediately below it dark brown ; a luuulate antecilial 

 line. Hind wing fuscous; cilia pale, dark at middle of wing; dark cilial and antecilial 

 lilies. 



Allied to H. laceratalis, the medial band not curved so much towards the base near 

 inner margin. 



Hypena strigosa. (Plate CXLVII. fig. 14.) 



Expanse 1-1 j inch. 



Female. Fore wing olive-brown, some specimens with a greenish tinge; numerous dark 

 strigK ; a narrow fascia, inwardly-oblique from costa, one fourth from apex to inner margin. 



