128 NoeTuiD^Ei 



7245. Catocala omphale. (Plate CXCIX. fig. 2.) 



Catocala omphale, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1881, p. 195. 



(S . Head and thorax dark red-brown mixed with some white ; 

 palpi whitish towards base ; frons with black lateral bars ; tegiilte 

 with brown line near tips; pectus brownish white; legs white and 

 brown mixed, the tarsi blaokish ringed with white ; abdomen red- 

 btown, the ventral vsurface whitisii tinged with brown. Pore wing 

 with the basal area dark red-brown suffused with blackish, the basal 

 .part of medial area white irrorated with brown, the terminal area 

 red-brown slightly irrorated with white ; subbaeal line black, 

 sinuous, from costa to submedian fold, in which there is a black 

 streak beyond it to the antemedial line, which is double, black 

 tilled in with whitish, the outer line strong, obliquely curved and 

 slightly sinuous ; reniform very faintly defined by brown and with 

 its centre defined by brown, its outer edge somewhat dentate ; a 

 Avhite spot defined by black and with some red-brown in centre 

 below end of cell ; postmedial lino brown towards costa, then black 

 defined on outer side by white towards inner margin, bent outwards 

 below costa, then oblique, excurved alcove vein 5, then incurved 

 and angled inwards at vein 1 ; subterminal line very indistinct, 

 whitish slightly defined on outer side by brown, obliquely down- 

 curved from costa to below vein 7, where it is met by an oblique 

 shade from termen, then waved ; a series of black strioe before 

 termen slightly defined on outer side by white. Hind wing with 

 the basal and inner areas dark red-brown, some yellow in lower 

 extremity of cell ; a black medial band, oblique to submedian fold, 

 then bent inwards to above inner margin, its outer edge angled 

 outwards at vein 5 ; terminal area black-brown, its inner edge 

 oblique to vein 4, then waved ; the termen narrowly yellow towards 

 apex ; cilia white towards apex, then yellowish, chequered with 

 brown at veins 6 to 2, brownish to^yards tornus. Underside of fore 

 wing yellowish white, an oblique brown shade from below costa 

 .before middle to v.ein 1, an obliquely curved black medial band, 

 narrowing to inner margin, its outer edge excurved at vein 5, 

 terminal area black-brown, its inner edge curved, cilia chequered 

 brown and white ; hind wing as above but brownish white, the basal 

 and inner areas suffused with brown, the inner edge of terminal 

 band irregular towards costa. 



Hah. Japan, Yezo {Pryer), 5 J , Toklo (Mames), 1 d rype. Exp. 

 62 raillim. 



7246. Catocala agitatrix. 



Catocala agitatrix, Grces. Berl. Ent. Zeit. xxxii. p. 372 (1888); Stand. 



Rom. Mem. vi. p. 588, pi. 12. f. 3; id. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 249. 

 Catocala mahdla, Holl. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xvi. p. 75 (1889). 



Head brown and white with some rufous on vertex, the frons 

 with lateral black bars ; tegulse and a band on prothorax bright 

 rufous, the rest of thorax brown and grey ; pectus and legs white, 



