1885.] OF BOMBAY AND THE DECCAN. 465 



146. ACHiEA MELICERTE. 



Phal<sna-Noctua melicerte, Drury, Ins. i. 46, pi. 23. fig. 1. 



Belgaum ; Poona, July, August, and November ; Bombay, July 

 to December. 



In great plenty in Bombay in July and August. Larvae feed on 

 Ricinis communis, length 2^ inches to 2| inches ; colour varies much, 

 some are deep purplish black, some reddish, some orange-tinted ; 

 larval stage 21 to 24 days, pupal stage 18 to 21 days. I successfully 

 reared some in Bombay on wild cucumber leaves, not having any 

 castor-oil plants in my garden. 



147. Ercheia cyllota. 



Achcea cyllota, Guenee, Noct. iii. 241, 1669. 

 Bombay, October. 



148. Ercheia cyllaria. 



Achcea cyllaria, Guene'e, Noct. iii. 249, 1670 

 Bombay, October. 



149. Ercheia zura, n. sp. 



cj . General colour pale pinkish grey ; collar brown on each side ; 

 tegulse whitish. Fore wings with the costal, apical, and outer parts 

 suffused with brown, with some darker marks and with two black 

 sireaks near the apex ; a deep black stripe extending from the base 

 to the outer margin, at the termination of the second median branch ; 

 the whole space below this stripe of a brownish colour ; marginal 

 line pale pinkish grev ; fringe of the same colour, intercepted with 

 brown and with black streaks opposite the veins ; a black dot in the 

 cell. Hind wings blackish, paler towards the base, a white medial 

 band, and a large white submarginal spot at one third from the anal 

 angle ; fringe white, intermingled with brown near the centre of the 

 margin. Abdomen grey. 



Underside white, with a medial and discal black band across both 

 wings. 



Expanse of wings 2 inches. 



150. Ercheia zygia, n. sp. 



Poona. 



2 . General colour pinkish grey, sides of the collar brown, tegula 

 with a thin brown line down its centre ; abdomen grey. Fore wings 

 with the upper part of the wings suffused with blackish brown, 

 the suffusion extending downwards to the centre of the interno- 

 median area, outwards to a little beyond the cell, and expands 

 upwards to the apex ; a large black spot in the interno-median 

 interspace ; two black streaks in the brown part near the apex, and 

 two brown marks near the hinder angle. 



Hind wings black, paler towards the abdominal margin, with a 

 slightly interrupted white medial band, a white submaiginal spot ; 

 abdominal margin white, and two white places on the margin, one 



