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claviform quadrate, defined by black below and at extremity ; orbicular 

 and reniform slightly defined by black, the former oblique elliptical, the 

 latter irregular and with some whitish points on outer edge ; a medial 

 blackish striga from costa ; postmedial line double, bent outwards below 

 costa, then waved, oblique to vein 3 near subterminal line, then incurved, 

 some pale points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by a 

 series of small ochreous spots with minute dentate dark marks before them 

 at middle, slightly angled outwards at vein 7 ; a terminal series of small 

 black lunules ; cilia rufous with a punctiform yellowish line at base. 

 Hindwing whitish suffused with red-brown except basal half of costal area : 

 a fine waved black terminal line ; cilia whitish tinged with rufous. Under- 

 side of forewing whitish tinged with brown except on inner area, the costal 

 area rufous, a dark postmedial line angled outwards below costa and at 

 middle, and diffused subterminal band ; hindwing whitish, the costal area 

 suffused with rufous, a black discoidal lunule, irregularly crenulate post- 

 medial line, diffused subterminal band, and terminal series of black lunules. 



ab.l. Hindwing entirely suffused with fuscous brown; underside of 

 forewing suffused with fuscous leaving the costal area rufous to postmedial 

 line. 



ab.2. Hindwing of male with the basal half much whiter and with 

 dark postmedial line. 



ab.3. Forewing without white points on outer edge of reniform. 



abA. Forewing with prominent white spot on outer edge of reniform. 



ab.5. Forewing with reddish spot on outer edge of reniform. 



Habitat. — Br. E. Africa ; Transvaal ; Natal ; Madagascar ; Mauri- 

 tius ; Aden ; C. China ; Punjab, Dharmsala ; Bengal, Barrackpur ; 

 Bombay ; Madras, Grooty, Nilgiris ; Ceylon, Pundaloya, Trincomali ; Java ; 

 Celebes ; Queensland. Exp. 38-42 mill. 



Larva. — Brownish grey, the 4th and 11th somites humped; subdorsal 

 vesicular black marks' on 4th and 5th somites ; an irregular dorsal and 

 lateral black band on 4th somite and dorsal patch on 12th somite ; stigmata 

 black. 



17136. Trachea siderifera. 



Hadena siderifera, Moore, P. Z. S., 1881, p. 357 ; Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal. 

 B. M., vii., p. 202, pi. 113, f. 15. 



Head and thorax dark purplish brown with a few white and black scales : 

 palpi blackish above ; frons with lateral black bars ; tegulse with traces of 

 dark medial line ; tarsi black ringed with rufous ; abdomen dark purplish 

 brown. Forewing dark purplish brown; subbasal line double, black, 

 waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line double, black, waved, 

 oblique ; claviform large, quadrate, defined by black on outer side and below ; 

 orbicular defined by black, oblique elliptical ; reniform defined by black on 

 inner side and below, with white spot on outer edge with white points above 



