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26. Leucania Loreyi, Duponchel (no. 648). 



I at first thought this species distinct from the European 

 form ; but a close comparison under the lens has satisfied me 

 that it is only a slightly rubbed example ; all the markings 

 are the same. 



27. Leucania extranea, var., Guen. (no. 647) . 



This is a singularly sandy-coloured variety which at first 

 sight I was inclined to believe a distinct species ; I have, 

 however, found a specimen similarly coloured in the collection 

 from India. 



28. Nonagria turpis, n. sp. (no. 655). 



Whity brown ; primaries with a curved series of black dots 

 beyond the middle ; thorax darker brown : wings below paler, 

 shining, with blackish marginal dots, discocellulars and an 

 indistinct discal line grey ; body below brownish. Expanse 

 of wings 1 inch 4 lines. 



Xylophasiidae. 



29. Xylophasia scitula, n. sp. (no. 751). 



Primaries above clay-brown, sericeous, traversed by three 

 very irregular paler lines — the innermost line limiting the 

 basal third, subangulated, spotted with black, the central line 

 oblique discal, dentate-sinuate, with the denticles represented 

 by pale-edged black dots upon the veins, outermost line irre- 

 gularly undulated, limiting the external border, bounded in- 

 ternally on costal border by an ill-defined greyish diffused 

 spot or nebula ; one or two black dots on the costal margin, 

 and a series between the veins on the outer margin ; secon- 

 daries shining fuliginous brown, with pale argillaceous, traversed 

 by a dusky line ; thorax red-brown, with the front of the 

 collar pale ; abdomen fuliginous, with reddish fringe. Under 

 surface fuliginous ; wings paler than the thorax and shining, 

 outer border whity brown ; discocellular spots and a discal 

 stripe dark brown ; a marginal series of black dots, costa of 

 primaries tawny ; coxte and fringes of legs purplish brown ; 

 venter whitish, with lateral black spots and yellowish fringe. 

 Expanse of wings 1 inch 6 lines. 



30. Dipierygia caliginosa, Walker (no. 659). 



Closely allied to D. pinastri, but larger and much darker, 

 less red in tint, the oblique undulated outline of the dark 

 area less oblique, and consequently with shallower sinuations ; 

 body altogether of a more smoky tint ; under surface shining 



