<1]4 NOCTIJIDiE. 



inner margin near base curving upwards to the fascia, then down- 

 wards to tornus, an oblique white medial line from it to inner 

 margin ; an oblique white-defined tooth from the fascia just beyond 

 the cell to the subterminal line at vein 3, its outer edge connected 

 b}'- an oblique white streak with the costa at middle; subterminal 

 line white, straight to vein 3, then angled inwards to the curved 

 streak ; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; a fine 

 white terminal line. Hind wing greyish browm. 



Hah. Bombay, Kanara, Malmani {T. JR. Bell), 1 J , 1 5 ^JV^-, 

 Karwar (Bell), 2 S , 1 ? . Exp. 26 raillim. 



The larva forms a boat-shaped cocoon. 



Genus NERTOBRIGA. 



Type. 



Nertobriga, Wlk. Joiirn. Linn. Soc, Zool. vii. p. 75 (18G4) su/naia. 



Doranaga, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 653 (1887) sigiuUa. 



Proboscis fully cleveloped ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about 

 vertex of head, and slenderly scaled, the 3rd rather long; frons smooth ; eyes 

 large, round; antennse of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with 

 scales and without crests : tibiae slightly fringed wil h hair ; abdomen with large 

 crests on four basal segments. J?ore wing witli the apex rounded, the termen 

 evenly curved and not crenulate, the inner margin highly arched ; veins 3 and 5 

 from near angle of cell ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 8, 9, 10 

 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 fully 

 floTcloped from just above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with 

 the cell near base only. 



A. Fore wing with the postmedial line distinct and oblique 



from below apex to middle of inner margin. 

 a. Fore wing with the postmedial line arising from apex, 



below which it is exeurved signata. 



h. Fore wing with the postmedial line angled outwards at 



vein 6, then slightly waved soliera. 



B. Fore wing with the postmedial line hardly traceable and 



exeurved. 



a. Fore wing with oblique postmedial dark shade from 



costa sframinea. 



b. Fore wing without postmedial dark shade from costa ... abbreviaia. 



7041. Nertobriga signata. 



A7'iolica signata, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. vii. p. 54 (18r)4). 

 NertGbriga rcver&a, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. vii. p. 75 (1864). 

 Ariolica leucospila, Wlk. xxxiii. 788 (1865) ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. 



p. 362. 

 Boranaga a;picalis, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 553, pi. 214. f. 7 (1887). 



Head and thorax red-brown with a slight purplish-grey tinge ; 

 palpi in front and frons whitish ; pectus and legs whitish tinged 

 Avith brown ; the fore tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; abdomen 

 pale brown, the crests darker at tips, the ventral surface whitish. 

 Fore wing red-brown tinged with purplish grey ; antemedial line 

 dark, slightly angled outwards below costa, then sinuous ; a black 

 point at upper angle of cell and white point at lower angle; a pure 

 white conical patch defined by black on costa just before apex; 



