>-igra:\ijia. 201 



6450. Nigramma lapidaria. 



Clina lapidaria, Wlk. xxxi. 2o7 (1804) ; Hnipsn. 111. Het. B.M. viii. 



p. 18, pi. 14.S. f. 20 ; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 40(i. 

 Clina rufina, Hinpsn. 111. Het. B.M. viii. p. 86, pi. H(i. f. 12 (1891). 

 Clina basalis, Hinpsii. 111. Ilet. B.M. viii. p. 8(5, pi. 146. L 5 (l8'Jl). 



2 . Head and thorax pale oehreoiis brown, the edges of tegiilte 

 and a dorsal fascia red-brown ; pectus whitish ; tar.si slightly 

 ringed with white ; abdomen grej'-brown tinged with fuacoiis, tlie 

 ventral surface whitish. Fore wing pale ochreous brown slightly 

 irrorated with red-brown, a red-brown fascia on inner margin from 

 near base to tornus ; traces of a double antemedial line, excurved 

 below costa, then oblique and slight!}' angled inwards at vein J ; 



Fig. 59. — Nic/rainina UqnJaria, 



traces of a straight medial line; reniform very faintly defined bv 

 brown and with dark point in centre ; postmedial line very 

 indistinct, double, bent outwards below costa, below vein 4 incurved 

 to below end of cell ; some minute brown streaks on terminal part 

 of costa ; subterminal line only defined by some brown points on 

 inner and outer sides and a blaek spot on inuer side in submedian 

 interspace ; a terminal series of slight dark lunulcs. Hind wing 

 fuscous brown, the interspaces of basal area somewhat paler ; cilia 

 whitish at tips, 



Ab. 1. Pore wing with the lines much more distinct, a brown 

 mark beyond the antemedial line at median nervure. 



Ab. 2 {rvjina). Fore wing with the red-brown fascia expanding 

 on terminal area to middle of termen. 



Ab. 3. Fore wing with the fascia on inner margin black. 



Ab. 4. Fore wing without fascia on inner margin. 



Ab. 5. Similar but with the head, tegulae, and prothorax black. 



Ab. 6. Similar to ab. 4 but with the medial line very prominent. 



Ab. 7. Similar but with difliised dark medial band. 



Ab. 8 (hascdis). Similar but with black patch on antemedial area 

 from below costa to vein 1. 



Nab. Madeas, Nilgiris (LimJsai/, Cdvcleiu, Hampson), 7 5 types 

 rufina and basaUs, Coimbatore (Wcdhouse), 1 § type, Palnis 

 {Campbell), 1 $ . Exp. 26-28 millim. 



6451. Nigramma perlignealis. (Plate CLXXIX. fig. 21.) 



Hijpoclialcia j^erligveaUs^ Wlk. xxvii. 46 (1863). 

 §. Head and thorax white slightly mixed with red-brown-- 



