446 



NOCTUID^. 



7567. Anna tumidilinea. (Plate CCXV. fig. 7.) 



Ophiusa tumidiUnea, Wlk. xiv. 1433 (1858) ; Hiupsn. Moths Ind. ii. 

 p. 498. 



2 . Head and thorax purplish hrown slightly mixed with grey ; 

 palpi grey-brown, white in front ; frons with brown bars above ; 

 pectus and legs whitish tinged with brown ; abdomen grey-brown, 

 the ventral surface whitish tinged with brown. Fore wing purple- 

 brown irrorated with dark brown, the area before the subterminal 

 line suffused with chocolate-brown, the terminal area greyer ; sub- 

 basal line slight, curved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial 

 line brown, defined on outer side by grey, oblique ; a blackish point 

 in middle of cell; reniform defined by dark brown, narrow and 

 coastricted at middle ; postmedial line brown defined on inner side 

 by grey, cxcurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved, bent inwards 

 to inner margin ; three white points on postmedial part of costa ; 

 subterminal line grey defined on inner side by chocolate-brown 

 suffusion, excurved below vein 7, then bent inwards and oblique 

 towards tornus, some fuscous irroration beyond it between veins 5 

 and 1^ a crenulate brown line just before termen. Hind wing 

 with the basal half pale brown, the terminal half fuscous brown ; 

 the termen greyish with a \^-aved brown line between veins 4 

 nnd 2 ; cilia white, brown between veins 4 and 2. Underside whitish, 

 the terminal areas fuscous brown, both wings with brownish dis- 

 coid al lunules. 



Hah. Punjab (James), 1 $ type. E.vj:). 46 millim. 



7568. Anua recurvata, n. sp. (Plate CCXV. fig. 8.) 



J . Head and thorax bright rufous; palpi and frons brown, the 

 latter with white line above ; antennaj brown, v^hite in front 

 towards base; fore and mid tibiae brown, the tarsi brown with 

 slight pale rings ; abdomen grey-brown. Pore wing rufous, the 

 costal edge pale, the terminal area purplish grey suffused with 

 brown at termen ; antemedial line pale, oblique, sinuous; orbicular 

 blackish, minute, round ; reniform brownish defined by brown, 

 constricted at middle ; postmedial line pale slightly defined on 

 outer side by brown, strongly excurved below costa, excurved at 

 middle and to inner margin, incurved at discal and submedian folds ; 

 subterminal line pale defined on inner side by deep chocolate-brown 

 suffusion, excurved beloAv vein 7, then bent inwards and slightly 

 incurved to tornus ; a crenulate brown line just before termen with 

 white points beyond it ; cilia with a fine white line at base. Hind 

 wing grey-brown ; a waved brown terminal line defined on inner 

 side by grey-white ; cilia whitish. Underside of both wings 

 uniform silky grey -brown. 



Hah. Gold Coast, 1 c? type. Exj). 56 millim. 



