262 NOCTUIDiE. 



greyish ochreous with diffused purple-brown bands and rufous 

 dorsal crests, the ventral surface pale ochreous. Fore wing rufous 

 irrorated with large black scales, especially on postmedial area, the 

 medial area purplish fuscous except towards costa ; subbasal line re- 

 presented by black striae from costa and cell with some black points 

 beyond it below the cell ; antemedial line black, oblique from costa 

 to submediau fold, then incurved ; claviform faintly defined by 

 fuscous ; orbicular with faint pale annulus incompletely defined by 

 black, round ; reniform with slight pale centre defined by fuscous 

 and white points on its circumference above and on outer side ; an 



Fig. 40. — Cro-pia indigna, S ■ \- 



indistinct dark medial line oblique from costa to median nervure, 

 then incurved ; postmedial line blackish slightly defined by white 

 on outer side, bent outwards below costa, incurved at discal fold, 

 incurved and waved below vein 4, some pale points beyond it on 

 costa ; subterrninal line ochreous defined on each side by brown, 

 oblique towards costa, angled inwards at discal fold, then waved ; 

 a terminal series of blackish stria3 ; cilia rufous and blackish. 

 Hind wing ochreous suffused with reddish brown ; a discoidal 

 lunule with dark line from it to inner margin ; a sinuous post- 

 medial line ; a somewhat dentate ochreous subterrninal line ; a 

 terminal series of blackish lunules defined on inner side by a pale 

 waved line ; cilia rufous and brown ; the underside yellowish white 

 irrorated with brown, a slight antemedial line, black discoidal spot, 

 rather maculate postmedial line, and terminal series of points. 



Hab. Cuba, Tanamo (ScJiaus), 1 5 ? Santiago (Schaus), 1 $ ; 

 Haiti (Tiveedie), 1 S,l $ , type. E^y. 32-38 millim. 



Sect, III. {Listonia). Antennse of male bipectinate with very short branches, 

 the apical part serrate. 



A. Fore wing with the antemedial line white. 



a. Fore wing with subbasal black spot below the cell ccdica-. 



b. Fore wing without subbasal black spot below the cell. 



a}. Fore wing with double white postmedial line phila. 



b^. Fore wing with single white postmedial line pluonbicmcta. 



B. Fore wing with the antemedial line dark. 



a. Fore wing with the antemedial line angled outwards in 

 submediau fold, 

 ai. Fore wing rufous suffused with silvery green ; hind 



wing cupreous red viridimicans. 



h^. Fore wing suffused with leaden grey, the reniform 



with annulus of pink spots hadenoides. 



