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nervure to vein 1 ; tufts of similar scales below the cell at origin of vein 2 and 

 at upper angle, the latter with indistinct blackish line from it bent outwards 

 above inaer margin ; a diffused waved dark subterminal line, Hindwing 

 grey-white, 



Eahitat—Ti\)Qi, Yatiing, 10500', Exp. 32 mill, 



1534, NoLA NiGRiTA belongs to the Nociuidoe. Genus Mimoeuza, 



1536, Rhynchopalpus dentatus belongs to the Noctuidce. Genus Labanda. 



1543a, PiSARA ARGENTiSPARSA belongs to the Noctuidce. Genus Zagiea. 



1550a, Selea nigra belongs to the Lymntriaadce. Genus Lymantkia. 



Agaristid^. 



1554, Chelonomorpha vulcania, insert, (syn) Eusemia glossatrix, Westw., 

 Gates' Matebeland, p, 356, 



1581. Mimeusemia basalis,— A 9 fi'om Sikhim has the orange patch of 

 hindwing absent except for a streak on end of median nervure on underside. 



1581a, Mimeusemia davidsoni, Swinh., A. M. N. H. (7), 3, p. 112. 



$. Differs from hasalis in the hindwing, having a yellowish-white patch in 

 and below cell conjoined at lower angle to the discoidal patch ; the orange 

 on inner area reduced to slight streaks. 



Habitat. — Karwar. Exp. 52 mill. 



NOCTUID^. 



1657a, Agrotis deraiota, n. sp, (pi, B., f. 7). 



9, Head and thorax dark chocolate-brown ; tegulse ochreous-white with 

 two brown lines, the tips chocolate ; abdomen brown, Forewing brown 

 suffused with grey ; a short bisinuate subbasal grey line ; an antemedial grey 

 line with two sinuations between costa and vein 1, then strongly excurved 

 and obsolescent ; orbicular grey, Y'S^^P^*^ ^^ ^ brown patch in cell not 

 suffused with grey and difEused below cell ; reniform with grey outline and 

 centre ; an indistinct dentate postmedial line with two series of dark points 

 on the veins ; an indistinct sinuous submarginal line, Hindwing brown. 

 Habitat. — Maturatta, Ceylon (Mackwood). Exp. 48 mill. Type — in B. M. 

 1679a. Hadena axylides, n. sp. 



9. Head and thorax dark-brown mixed with grey scales ; abdomen ochre- 

 ous. Forewing grey ; a ferruginous patch on basal area from cell to inner 

 margin ; a very highly dentate antemedial line, rather indistinct and inter- 

 rupted in places, running out to two very long points in cell, the angle below 

 the cell conjoined to the blackish claviform stigma ; the orbicular indistinct 

 lanceolate ; the reniform indistinct, defined by rufous and with blackish 

 suffusion between it and the double waved postmedial line which is excurved 

 from costa to vein 4, then retracted to below end of cell ; a series of dark 

 points just beyond it ; an irregularly sinuous rufous subterminal line with 

 blackish suffusion beyond it except towards apex. Hindwing white with a 

 slight yellowish tinge towards termen. 



Habitat.— Sikhim 1800' ( Dudgeon ) ; Belgaum (Watson), Exp. 30 mill. 

 Type— In B, M, 



