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1906. Cirphis yu„ Guen. Noct. 1, p. 78 (1852). 



Leucania exempta, Wlk.,XI., 710 (1857) ; Hmpsn.Ill. Het. B.M., IX., 

 p. 90, pi. 161, f. 9. 

 „ costalis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 603, pi. 59, f . 11 . 



1909. CiRPHIS SEMIUSTA. 



1910. ClRPHIS MODESTA. 



1910. a. Cirphis METAPHiEA, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., V., p. 552, 

 pi. 93, f. 32 (1905). 



$. Head and thorax pale ochreous ; some black scales on ripper edge of 

 tegulse and patagia ; abdomen fuscous with ochreous segmental lines, anal tuft 

 and ventral surface. Forewing '.pale ochreous slightly tinged with rufous and 

 in-orated with fuscous on terminal area ; antemedial line represented by a slight 

 speck in submedian fold ; a slight point in lower angle of cell ; postmedial line 

 indistinct, crenulate and produced to dark points on the veins, oblique below Vein 

 4, and incurved at discal and submedian folds ; an oblique shade from termen 

 below apex ; a terminal series of black points. Hindwing dark fuscous brown ; 

 cilia ochreous with a brownish line through them. Underside of forewing suffus- 

 ed with fuscous except on marginal areas, a small dark spot on costa beyond 

 middle ; hindwing ochreous white irrorated with fuscous, the area below the cell 

 suffused with fuscous to near termen, a discoidal lunule with streaks before it 

 on median nervure, traces of a postmedial line, a terminal series of points. 

 Habitat.— Madras, Palni Hills. Exp. 42 mill. 



1910. b. Cirphis HYPOPH2EA, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., V., p. 553, pi. 94, 

 f . 14 (1905). 



$. Head, thorax and abdomen grey, tinged with pale red-brown ; palpi 

 tinged with black at sides ; frons with lateral black bars ; tegulse with medial 

 black line ; patagia with a few black scales near upper edge ; fore femora 

 black above ; legs and ventral surface of abdomen slightly irrorated with black. 

 Forewing greyish slightly tinged with rufous and irrorated with black ; 

 subbasal line represented by a black point on costa, antemedial line by a series 

 of black points oblique from costa to submedian fold, then bent inwards ; 

 extremity of median nervure and lower discocellular whitish, with a black point 

 in lower angle of cell and a more or less developed black mark beyond the 

 angle ; a postmedial series of black points bent outwards below costa, incurved 

 at discal fold, and oblique below vein 4; a terminal series of black points. 

 Hindwing fuscous, paler towards costa ; some black points on termen ; cilia 

 ochreous white. Underside of forewing suffused with black except marginal 

 areas ; hindwing whitish irrorated with black, a discoidal spot, sinuous puncti- 

 form postmedial line and terminal series of points. 

 Habitat.— Ceylon, Maskeliya. Exp. 34 mill. 



1910. c. Cirphis rubrisecta, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., "V., p. 553, 

 pl.94, f. 15 (1905). 



$. Head and thorax ochreous tinged with rufous ; palpi tinged with 

 fuscous at sides ; patagia with some black scales on upper edge ; abdomen 



