442 COL. C. SWINHOE ON THE [NoV. 16, 



69. Leucania byssina, n, sp. (Plate XL. fig. 6.) 



Antennae, head, thorax, and fore wings pale greyish white, very 

 slightly tinged with ochreous. Fore wings shining, irrorated with 

 black atoms, a black spot at the end of the cell, another before the 

 middle in the interno-median area, a discal row of black points 

 curving outwardly, deeply bent in towards the costa, and a marginal 

 row of black points. Fringe long, same colour as the wing. 

 Abdomen, hind wings above, and the entire surface below pure 

 shining white. 



Expanse of wings l-l^V inch. 



June. 



70. AXYLIA FURTIVA. 



Aanjliafurtiva, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 448. 

 September. 



HsLIOTHIDiB. 



71. Alaria lanceolata. 



Alaria lanceolata, Walker, xxxiii. 767. 

 September. 



72. Pradatta bivitta. 



Leucania bivitta, Walker, ix. 108. 



September. The above two species were together in great 

 numbers in September 1881 for about a week. 



73. Pradatta Beatrix. (Plate XLI. fig. 5.) 

 Pradatta heatrix, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 365. 



Antennse, head, thorax, and fore wings bright rosy pink. 

 Fore wings with a cream-coloured stripe from base to outer margin, 

 passing through the whole length of the cell. Abdomen and hind 

 wings silvery white, the latter in some specimens stained here and 

 there with rosy. Underside silvery white, brownish towards the 

 basal centre of the fore wings, and stained with rosy grey here and 

 there on both wings. 



Expanse of wings 1 inch. 



September. 



74. Heliothis armtgera. 



Noctua armigera, Hiibner, Noct. pi, 79. f. 370. 

 October, November, and December. 



75. Heliothis rubescens. 

 Thalpophila rubescens. Walker, xv. 1681. 

 December. 



76. Heliothis peltigera. 



Noctua peltigera, Wien. Verz. 89. 2. 

 June and December. 



