486 NOCTUID^. 



Dinawa {Pratt), type f dinawa in Coll. Bethune-Baker ; D'Entre- 

 CASTEAux Is., Fergusson I. {IleeJc), 1 c? ; N. Australia, Poi-t 

 Darwin {BucJcland, J. J. Walker), 2 c5' , 1 2 ; Queensland, 

 Moreton Bay {Diggles), 1 $ type adjuncta, Brisbane {Lucas, 

 Turner), 2 d , 2 § ; N. S. Wales {J. J. Walker), 1 c? , Sydney 

 {Lamhert, MatTieio, de la Garde), 2 c? , 2 $ ; N. Zealand 

 {Colenso), 1 c? , 1 $, Auckland {Sinclair, JBolton), 2 c? , 1 $ 

 type eriosoma, Marlborough Prov. {Skelton), 1 c5' , 1 $ , Wellington 

 {Mathetv), 1 d ; Fiji {Mathew), 1 $ ; Tahiti {J. J. Walker), 



1 c? , 1 $ ; Tonga {MatJieio), 1 S ; Society Is., Eimeo I. 

 {Matlieio, J. J. Walker), 2 J , 2 $ , Eap-a (J". J. Walker), 



2 cJ ; Marquesas {J. J. Walker), 1 5 ; Hawaii, Waianea Mts. 

 {Perkins), 1 c? , 1 $, Kona {Perkins), 1 5, Ohaa {Perkins), 

 1 2 , Oahu {Blackhurn), 1 d" , 2 $ . Plxp. 34-46 millim. 



Larva. Kii-by, Butt. & Motlis Eur. p. 270 ; Hffm. Eaup. p. 134, pi. 35. f. 8. 



Green with numerous waved whitish streaks on dorsal area and 

 more distinct lateral stripe. Food-plants: TJrtica, Salvia, Echiiom, 

 Mannihium, in India on Ficus. 6-8. 



8311. Phytometra Ibasigera. (Plate CCXXXVII. fig. 19.) 



Flusia basigera, Wlk. xxxiii. 836 (18fi5); Ottolengui, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 



X. pi. ix. f. 5 ; Druce, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Het. i. p. 332 ; Smith, Cat. 



Noet. N. Am. p. 255. 

 Flusia latidavia, Morr. Ann. Lyo. Nat. Hist. N.Y. xi. p. 98 (1875). 



Head and tegulse fiery red, the latter tipped with brown and 

 grey ; thorax red-brown mixed with some grey, the patagia with 

 slight oblique grey line near base ; palpi, pectus, and legs rufous ; 

 abdomen rufous, the sides whitish at base, the crests deeper rufous. 

 Fore wing piu-plish grey suffused with red-brown and striated with 

 brown, the inner half of medial area and the terminal area towards 

 apex suffused with cupreous gold, the veins of terminal area with 

 slight dark streaks ; subbasal line silvery, from costa to submedian 

 fold ; a slight blackish sti'iga from cell before the antemedial line, 

 which is silvery defined on inner side by brown, excurved below 

 costa, incurved in cell, then oblique ; a silvery stigma below the 

 cell consisting of an oblique U-shaped mark with silvery jDoint 

 above its outer arm in the cell and an elliptical spot beyond its 

 lower extremity ; reniform slightly defined by silver and with 

 slight blackish marks in its upper and lower extremities, strongly 

 constricted at middle ; postmedial line blackish defined on inner 

 side by purple-grey and by silver towards inner margin, excurved 

 below costa, inciirved below vein 4, and slightly excurved below 

 submedian fold ; subterminal line slight, red-brown, excurved 

 below vein 7, then oblique and slightly excurved below veins 4 

 and 3 ; a slight red-brown line before termen from apex to vein 3, 

 the area beyond it violaceous white ; a fine waved dark terminal 

 line. Hind wing whitish suffused with cupreous red-brown ; a fine 

 brown terminal line with whitish line before it from apex to vein 3 ; 

 cilia white tinged with red-broAvn ; the luiderside white tinged 



