S14 MR. W. WARREN ON LEPIDOPTERA [June rt, 



92. Catocala nivea. (No. 160.) 



Catocala ?22i;ea, Butler, Cist. Ent. ii. p. 241.2; 111. Lep. Het. 

 B. M. pt. ii. pi. 33. fig. 4. 



One male, August 20, 1886, from Thundiani, differing from Mr. 

 Butler's type from Japan only in the black band of tlie hind wing 

 not quite reaching the costa. 



" Two specimens at sugar." 



93. Catocala persimilis, sp. n. (No. 146.) 



One female, Thundiani, August 17, 1886. 



Resembles C. dotata, Wlk., very closely, but differs in the follow- 

 ing points: — in the fore wings the basal area is not filled up with dark, 

 but is bordered by a dark line ; the serratures of the transverse line 

 beyond the middle are much less acute and prominent, except that 

 above the inner margin, which is decidedly larger. On the costa 

 beyond the line is a distinct blackish blotch, and before the hind 

 margin a dark plain fa?cia, which in C. dotata is a black serrated line : 

 in the hind wing the yellow space between the central and marginal 

 dark bands is much ampler, and broadly interrupts the marginal 

 band. Expanse of wings 56 millim. 



94. Catocala patala. (No. 207.) 



Catocala patala, Feld. Reise Nov.pl. 112. fig. 23. 



One male, from Thundiani, October 8, 1886. 



Akin to C.jonasei, Butler, from Japan, but slightly larger, and 

 distinguished at once by the bluish tinge and the dark basal area, 

 which mjonasei is merely pale grey with a darker bordering line. 



Felder's types also were from North Hindostan. 



As the species has never been described, but is only figured by 

 Felder, I insert the following description : — 



Fore wing pale grey, with a slight bluish tinge ; basal area 

 brownish grey, with a short black transverse line near the base, and 

 bordered by a distinct oblique blackish line, which is sharply angu- 

 lated basewards on the submedian nervure ; this darker tint of the 

 basal area is continued beyond it along the inner margin as far as the 

 next line ; central area pale ochreous grey, containing a brownish 

 patch on the costa, between two black spots, and embracing the 

 reniform stigma, which has beyond it and obliquely below it a large 

 patch of bluish grey ; external area fuscous grey, bounded inter- 

 nally by a strongly marked serrated black line, which emits a black 

 da^h basewards along the submedian nervure ; beyond this line can be 

 traced a zigzag light and dark fascia ; a row of black, white-centred 

 lunules along the hind margin. Hind wing luteous, clouded with 

 darker at the base along each margin ; wiih a black central fiascia, 

 which forms a strong right angle externally, nearly meeting a pro- 

 jection of the marginal border ; this latter is broad, Idack, and 

 uninterrupted, with a broad, roundish, luteous spot at the apex. 

 Underside fuscous, varied with paler, both wings with a broad black 

 central fascia, which in the fore wing is preceded by a pale luteous. 



