160 mr. a. g. butler on indian lepidoptera. [apr. 3, 



67. Agrotis suffusa. 



Nodua mffusa, Denis, Wien. Verz. p. 80, n. 4. 

 •' Solun, in June ; have taken it here (Mhow) also in February, 

 and at Quetta in September." — C. S, 



68. Agrotis aristifera. 



Agrotis aristifera, Guenee, Noct. i. p. 266, n. 426 (1852). 

 Agrotis munda. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. x. p. 348, n. 99 (1856). 

 " Solun ; took it also at Kurrachee in February, and at Mhow in 

 November, December, and March." — G. S. 



69. Agrotis fraterna. 



Agrotis fraterna, Moore, Descr. Ind. Lep. Ins. coll. Atkinson, 

 p. 116 (1882). 



Solun, in June ; Nilgherries. 



The tvFO examples sent by Colonel Swinhoe differ not a little in 

 the coloration of the primaries, and were consequently numbered 

 differently by him ; the specimen from the Nilgherries has the 

 primaries of a uniform grey tint, and might be supposed to represent 

 a local race ; but a note following tlie locality states that it also comes 

 from Solun ; the example from the latter locality in the present 

 collection has the whole central area of the primaries dark brown : 

 .such variations in the ground-colour of the wings are common in 

 Agrotis. 



70. Sp^lotis fragilis, sp. n. 



Resembles Caradrina arenacea in colouring ; is allied to Spcelotis 

 decora, but smaller and with very ill-defined markings. Primaries 

 sericeous brownish grey, irrorated with dark grey ; orbicular spot 

 obsolete ; reniform spot represented by a narrow 3-shaped whitish 

 marking ; the two ordinary blackish lines indistinct, formed as in 

 S. latitans of Europe, but the denticulation of the outer line ill-de- 

 fined ; a marginal series of black points ; fringe traversed by dark 

 grey stripes : secondaries sericeous white, slightly pearly, very 

 slightly greyish at external margin, with a series of ill- defined darker 

 points ; fringe greyish excepting at the base ; thorax grey, abdomen 

 whitish. Under surface shining greyish white ; wings with a marginal 

 series of black points ; primaries with a blackish subcostal spot half- 

 v/ay between the cell and apex ; venter and upper surface of legs 

 grey. Expanse of wings 32 mm, 



Solun, in June. 



71. Epilecta semiherbida. 



Triphana semiherbida. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. p. 743 (1857). 

 The clue to the locality of this example is lost ; we, however, have 

 it in the Museum from Darjiling. 



72. Epilecta opulenta. 

 Epilecta opulenta, Moore, MS. 

 Nilgherries. 



