618 mr. a. g. butler on lepidoptera from [may 3, 



orthosiid.e. 



76. Orthosia erubescens. 



Orthosia erubescens, Butler, Ann. & Mag.' Nat. Hist. ser. 5, 

 vol. V. p. 224 (1880). 



One specimen. Neilgherries. 



Hadenid^. 



77. Hadena auriplena (No. 1 '). 



Euroisi mriplena, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. p. 557 (1857). 

 One specimen. Neilgherries. 



78. AnARTA 1 GEMMIFERA (No. 3 "). 



Plusia gemmifera, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. p. 934 (1857). 

 One specimen. Neilgherries. 



This appears to me to agree far better with Anarta than with 

 any other genus known to me. 



Anthophilid^. 



79. Acantholipes affinis. 



Docehi affinis, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat, Hist. ser. 5, vol. v. 



p. 225 (1880). 



Three specimens. Kurrachee, April and May, 1880. 



Also occurs iu February, November, and December. 



It will be seen by reference to my description that I called atten- 

 tion to the similarity oiDocela to Microphysa {= Acantholipes), but 

 stated at the same time that the palpi were longer and thicker. This 

 1 still think to be the case ; but as Mr. Moore considers the two 

 genera identical, I have no wish to retain Walker's appellation. 



PuJSIIDiE. 



80. Plusia verticillata (No. 1). 



Plusia verticillata, Guenee, Noct. ii. p. 344 (1852). 



Two speciinens. Kurrachee, November 1879. 



This species is said also to be common in February, March, and 

 May. Major Swinhoe says he has a specimen in which the ground- 

 colour is quite black, and another with a deep reddish tinge. He 

 also mentions Abrostola subapicalis as taken at Kurrachee in 

 November, and Xanthiodes intersepta as common in October and 

 November. 



Homopterid^. 



81. Homoptera vetusta (No. 36). 



Polydesma vetusta. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. Suppl. iii. p. 875 

 (1865). 



One specimen. Kurrachee, May 1880. 



1 « Xylojihasia, No. 1." ^ " Hadma No. 3." 



