388 ■ NOCTUiD.!!;. 



black above ; frons black at sides ; tegulae with diffused black 

 bands near base and tips ; patagia with three black spots near upper 

 edge and one at middle ; thorax with four pairs of small black 

 spots ; pectus white ; tibiae and tarsi banded white and black ; 

 abdomen fuscous brown, the anal tuft and ventral surface ochreous 

 white. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and margins pale sulphur- 

 yellow with numerous small black spots and short streaks ; a sub- 

 basal series from costa to vein 1, a double antemedial series, the 

 orbicular a small black annulus with yellow centre, the reniform 

 narrow with black bar in centre and yellow annulus defined by 

 black, a medial series of short black streaks with small V-shaped 

 mark at origin of vein 2, a doiible postmedial series, a subterminal 

 series, and the extremities of the veins with short black streaks ; a 

 terminal series of black striae and the cilia chequered yellow and 

 black. Hind wing hyaline, the veins ochreous white, the inner 

 margin clothed with brownish white hair ; a minute black streak at 

 middle of median nervm-e, a double postmedial series of points on 

 veins 6 to 2, minute subterminal streaks on veins 6 and 5, and 

 terminal streaks on veins 4, 3, 2 ; a terminal series of black striae 

 except towards tornus. 



Hah. S.E. Peeu, Agualani {OcJcenden), 1 c? type, Limbani, 

 Oconeque, Tinguri, Suambari. Exp. 52-60 millim. 



Gentts LICHNOPTEEA. 



Tjpe. 



Liclmoptera, Herr.-Scha£f. Aussereur. Scutuett. p. 14 (1850) gulo. 



Pro'ooseis fully developecl ; palpi obliquely uptvu-iied, short, moderately 

 fringed with hair in IVont ; irons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennce of male 

 laminate and simple ; thorax clothed with hair and hair-lite scales and with- 

 out distinct, crests; tibiaj moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal 

 series of hairy crests. Pore wing ratlier long and narrow, the apex produced 

 and rounded, the termeu evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from 

 near lower angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 

 8 to form a long narrow areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell more 

 than half the length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle ; 5 fully developed from 

 above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base 

 only. 



A. Fore wing without small black annulus or spot- in centre 

 of the reniform. 

 a. Fore wing with small black annulus below middle of 

 cell, 

 a'. Hind wing without fuscous suffusion, an oblique 

 blackish bar to tornus. 

 d^. Hind wing with the cilia chequered black and 



wh ite decora. 



b'^. Hind wing with the cilia not chequered black and 



white felina. 



b^. Hind wing with nmre or less fuscous suffusion and 

 with diffused fuscous medial and subterminal 

 bands ca villator. 



