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Subfamily PHYTOMETRINAE. 



126. Phytometra chalcytes, Esp. 

 Taken occasionally in October and November. 



127. Phytometra argentifera, Gn. 

 Common in August and November, and again in March. 



128. Phytometra subsidens, Wlk. 

 Three specimens, in March. 



Subfamily NOCTUINAE. 



129. POLYDESMA SUBMURINA, Wlk. 



Taken occasionally at light during October and November. 



130. POLYDESMA LAWSONl, Feld. 



, Very common in October and November. 



131. POLYDESMA IGNEIPICTA, LoW. 



Not uncommon in February and March. 



132. POLYDESMA AGLOSSOIDES, Gn. 



Rather scarce. Taken during March. It is generally 

 larger and paler than the preceding species, but otherwise 

 VB'ry closely allied. 



133. Dasypodia selenophora, Gn. 



Not uncommon, generally taken in the house, preferring 

 shady spots, in November and March. 



134. Tathorhyncus exsiccata, Led. 

 Common in November, March, and April. 



135. Sandava xylistis, Swin. 

 Not uncommon during March. 



136. Calathusa ischnodes, Turn. 



Fairly common at light, March to May. Turner describes 

 the hindwings as "fuscous, towards base suffused with 

 whitish"; this is probably correct. Hampson (Cat. Lep. 

 Phal., xi., p. 380, pi. clxxxiv., fig. 12) describes them as 

 "pale purplish-red," whilst his figure (which is indifferent) 

 shows them clear ochreous. 



137. Calathusa hemiscia, n. sp. 

 $ , 28 mm. Head blackish. Palpi and antennae fuscous. 

 Thorax fuscous, thickly irrorated with white, patagia white. 



