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outside, the third on both sides to near the apex. Head and thorax j)ur))lish Tuscous ; 

 abdomen pale brown, with rufous dorsal tufts. Fore wing dark j)nr[)lisli brown as far as the 

 medial line, which is produced to two ang'l(>s ; an antemedial nit'o\is line, aiij^hd below the 

 costa ; the outer half purplish grey, with two dark speeks at eud of eel! ; a dill'used subajjieal 

 blackish patch; an indistinct waved submarginal series of specks ; a marginal series of speeks. 

 Hind wing fuscous brown, with dark marginal line. 



Hypena molpusalis, JFIk. (Plate CLXVl. fig. 12.) 

 Hypeua molpusalis, 117/.-. Cut. xix. p. S44. 



Expanse l^^ inch. 



Palpi with the second joint long, porrect, and evenly scaled, the third slightly scaled, 

 upturned, and of medium length. Dark smoky brown ; abdomen with slight pale rings. 

 Fore wing slightly irrorated with purplish-grey scales ; indistinct ante- and postmedial dentate 

 lines ; a black speck at middle of cell; an obscure greyish band beyond the postmedial line ; 

 an indistinct series of submarginal whitish lunules, with two black subapical streaks beyond 

 them ; a marginal series of white specks. Hind wing with a marginal dark line. 



Hypena qusesitalis, ll'lk. (Plate CLXVI. fig. 4.) 

 Hypena quaesitalis, Wl/,-. Cat. xvi. p. 58. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Palpi as in mandataUs. Head and thorax reddish brown ; abdomen pale brown, with 

 black dorsal tufts. Fore wing rufous brown, irrorated with purplish scales and suffused Avith 

 l)urple-grey beyond the postmedial line ; an oblique antemedial white streak from the eosta 

 to median nervure, continued to submedian nervure as a streak of raised white scales with a 

 black line inside them ; a black spot at centre of cell ; a speck of raised white scales on disco- 

 cellulars; a postmedial irregularly-waved erect white line; two small white subapical lunules 

 and an obscure waved submarginal line. Hind wing fuscous brown, with a marginal dark line 

 with a white speck on it at centre. 



Hypena ferrealis. (Plate CLXVI. fig. 10.) 



Expanse Ij inch. 



Male and Female. Fore wing dull chestnut-brown ; an indistinct waved antemedial line ; 

 a dark dot in the cell ; an erect brown line just beyond the middle, outwardly bordered with 

 purple-grey ; an indistinct waved series of pale submarginal dots ; some pale specks on the 

 costa before the apex ; cilia fuscous, llind wing and underside fuscous ; fore wing with a 

 subapical black and white spot. Palpi black with white tips; they are recurved, the second 

 joint reaching to the frontal tuft, the third joint in continuation of it long and of equal 

 breadth throughout. 



This species is also found on the Nilgiris; superficially it is very like JJ. icuuicalL; but 

 the palpi are very diflerent. 



