1883,] MR. A. G. BUTLER ON INDIAN LEPIDOPTERA. 161 



The example is imperfect, the wings being broken and the 

 abdomen and antennae wanting. The species is in Mr. Hocking's 

 collection. 



73. Graphiphora c-nigrum, 



Phalcena-Noctua c-nigrum, Linneeus, Fauna Suecica, p. 1193. 



Solun, in July. 



" Ground-colour much darker than any Nilgherry examples of 

 Graphiphora c-nigrum. I have also one from Suttara taken in 

 November, primaries quite as dark, secondaries almost as dark as 

 primaries." — C. S. 



The species varies a good deal in depth of colour. 



74. Orthosia externa. 



Orthosia externa. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., Suppl. iii. p. 715 

 (1865). 



No locality given ; the type was from Darjiling. 



75. EUPLEXIA SEMIFASCIA. 



Hadena semifascia, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., Suppl. iii. p. 737 

 (1865). 



Nilgherries. 



76. Hadena siderifera. 



Hadena siderifera, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 357. 

 " Solun, in June ; common there ; I have it also from the Nil- 

 gherries."— C. S. 



77. Alaria lanceolata. 



Alaria lanceolata. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., Suppl. iii. p. 7&7 

 (1865). 



Mhow, September 1881. 



78. Adisura leucanioides. 



Adisura leucanioides, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 368. 



"Mhow, October 1881; also took two specimens of this at 

 Puggur Pir near Kurrachee in August 1879." — G. S. 



The type was from Kutch, from which locality we have specimens 

 in the Museum collection. 



79. Heliothis armigera. 



Noctua armigera, Hiibner, Noct. pi. 79. fig. 370 (1805-24). 

 Solun, in June; Kurrachee, in January 1880. 



80. Heliothis rubrescens ? 



Thalpophila rubrescens. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xv. p. 1681 

 (1858). 



Solun, in July. 



It is doubtful whether this is more than a dark reddish variety of 



