l.lp^' 



NOCTTTIDiE, 



black, the former oblique elliptical, open above, the latter with its 

 centre defined by fuscous on outer side and with wliite in centre 

 and on outer edge ; a diffused oblique medial dark striga from costa ; 

 postmedial line indistinct towards costa, slightly bent outwards 

 below costa, then minutely waved, incurved below vein 5, some pale 

 points beyond it on costa; subterminal line pale defined on inner 

 side in places by brown, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a 

 terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia with a brown line 

 through them and brown tips. Hiad wing reddish brown, the veins 

 and terminal area rather darker ; cilia with dark line through them 

 and greyish tips ; the underside greyish, the costal and terminal 

 areas suffused with purplish red ; a small discoidal spot, waved 

 postmedial line from costa to vein 4, and diffused subterminal 

 line. 



Ab. 1. nictitans. Fore wing browner, the white marks ou 

 reniform slight. 



Ab. 2. leucostkjma. Fore wing with the black streaks on basal 

 and medial areas absent, blacker, the white marks on reniform 

 prominent ; the thoracic tufts pale. 



Ab, 3. Fore wing rufous, the costal area to subterminal line, the 

 cell and area below it to submedian fold, and the terminal area 

 except at apex suffused with fuscous. 



Ab. 4. Fore wing similar but with the ground-colour brownish 

 ochreous, 



Ab. 5. sh'uvei. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial areas 

 suffused with white. 



Ab. 6. moderates Similar but paler ; fore wing with the post- 

 medial line between veins 5 and 1 more oblique. — Urals, W. & F, 

 Turkestan, Kashmir. 



Ilab. Bkitaiis^ Leech Coll. ; France, Sand Coll. ; Denmark, Leech 

 Coll.; Germany, Zeller and Frey Colls. ; Austria ; Hungary; Stwitz- 

 ERLAND, Frey Coll. ; Spain; Italy, Capri {C. S. Broiune) ; Sicily; 

 Scandinavia; Russia, Livonia, Zeller Coll., Sarepta, Leech Coll., 

 Urals; Balkans; Turkey; Cyprus (3Iiss Bate), 1 J ; Armenia; 

 Asia Minor, Pontus, Bithynia, Taurus ; W. Turkestan, Kirghistan, 

 Ferghana, Issyk Kul, Ala Tau ; E. Turkestan, Hi ; Japan, Oiwake 

 (Pryer), 1 2 , Yokohama (Jonas), 1 d ; W. China, Omei-shan, 



1 2, Ta-chien-lu (Pratt), 1 c? , 1 $ ; Kashmir, Dras (Leech), IS, 

 Nubra (McArtJiur), 2 J , 1 $ ; Punjab, Dharmstila (Hoclcing), 4 c? , 



2 $ . Exp. 30-36 millim. 



Larva. Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 135 ; Barrett, Lep. Brit. iv. p. 394, pi. 183. 

 Green ; dorsal line irregular, double, dull purplish pink or deep 

 reddish ; head brownish. Food-plants, stems of Grasses. 9-5. 



2'J88. Trachea chalcirena. (Plate CXIIL fig. 21.) 

 Cdmna chalc.irena, Piing. Iris, xv. p. 150, pi. v. f. 11 (1902). 



6 . Head and thorax bright rufous; palpi, pectus, legs, and abdomen 

 fuscous grey, the tarsi Avith pale rings. Fore wing bright rufous, 



