p.nsiLiA. 481 



line ; claviform represented by a black point at its extremity ; 

 orbicular and reniform with brownish, centres and grey anm;li 

 defined by fuscous, the former round, the latter usually with 

 fuscous patch in its lower part, the lower part of cell before 

 and between the stigmata often with black fascia ; an indistinct 

 waved medial line angled outwards on median nervure ; the post- 

 medial line dentate and produced to grey and black points on the 

 veins, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved in discal fold 

 and incurved below vein 4 ; the subterminal line ochreous, angled 

 slightly outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle, usually very 

 minutely dentate and with series of dark points on its inner side ; 

 a terminal series of black points. Hind wing fuscous brown, 

 the cilia ochreous or red-brown ; the underside paler, with dark 

 discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. 



5 . Head, thorax, and fore wing darker, usually purplish brown 

 or dark grey. 



Bab. Japan, Yokohama {Pryer), 5 c? type deparca, Kiushu, 2 (S , 

 Oiwake {Leech), 1 S ; W. CmjfA, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 1 d ; Tibet, 

 Moupin ; Kashmie, Scinde Galley, 1 5 , Goorais Valley (Leech), 

 1 5 , Narkundah (Mc Arthur), 1 S , 3 $ , Kokser, 2d', 1 $ , 

 Jalauri Pass, 2 S ; Ktjltj, Sultanpur ((?. Young), 4 cj' , 1 $ ; 

 Punjab, Thundiani (Yerhury), 2 J , Handar, 1 $ , Rawul Pindee, 

 1 5, Dharmsfila {HocTi-ing), 5 J, H ?) Umballa, 1 (j", 1 $ type 

 varia; S. India, Palni Hills, 7000 ft. (Camphell), 1 5 ; Ceylon 

 (Green), 8 (^ , 3 5 type (Templeton), 1 5 type ru-pthtriga. Exp. 

 32-40 millim. 



*827. Episilia ocacensis. 



Aqrotis oJcakensis, Pack. Proc. Best. Soc. N. H. xi. p. 38 (1867"); Siuitb, 

 ■ Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 64. 



Eather pale rust-red. Fore wing with the costal area irrorated 

 with grey to the postmedial line ; the terminal area steel-grey ; the 

 lines single, brown ; the antemedial line interrupted, erect ; clavi- 

 form obsolete ; orbicular and reniform large, irregular, with pale 

 annuli ; postmedial line distinct, sinuous ; subterminal line only 

 defined by the grey terminal area, twice dentate outwardlj^ then 

 sinuous. Hind wing brownish grey, with a fuscous discoidal spot; 

 the underside grey with reddish irroration, a dark discoidal spot. 



Hah. Canada, Labrador; U.S.A., New Hampshire, Mt. Wash- 

 ington. Exp. 34 millim. This species is unknown to me. 



828. Episilia olivascens. (Plate LXXII. fig. 25.) 

 Agrotis olivasccnfi, Hmpsn. Motlis Ind. ii. p. 182 (1894). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen rufous tinged with olive ; palpi 

 chestnut except at tips. Pore wing rufous suffused with olive- 

 ochreous ; the veins slightly streaked with grey ; an indistinct 

 rufous streak beloAv base of cell ; subbasal and antemedial lines 

 obsolete ; orbicular and reniform indistinct, only defined by the cell 



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