198 CATALOGUE OF 



Nyctemeea MACULOSA. 



Mas et fcem. Alba ; corpus luteum ; caput nigro biguttatum ; 

 thorax nigro decemguttatus ; abdomen guttis lateralibus 

 fasciisque abbreviatis nigris ; alee anticce basi lutece nigro 

 guttata, vittis duabus, fascia exteriore maculari fasciaque 

 submarginali postice maculari antice dilatata punctaque tria 

 alba includente fuscis ; posticce fascia maculari submarginali 

 fusca. 



Male and female. White. Body and legs pale luteous. Head 

 wiih a small black dot on the vertex, and with a larger one in front. 

 Proboscis tawny. Palpi black; first joint luteous, with a black spot 

 on the outer side. Antennae black, broadly pectinated in the male, 

 slightly pectinated in the female. Thorax with ten black dots. 

 Pectus with black dots. Abdomen with abbreviated black bands 

 and with a row of black dots on each side ; under side with two rows 

 of black dots. Coxae with black dots; femora striped with brown ; 

 tibiae and tarsi brown. Fore wings luteous and with black dots at 

 the base; two irregular brown stripes (one costal, the other along 

 the interior border) proceeding from the base to beyond half the 

 length, where they are connected by a band, which is composed of 

 three large elongated brown spots ; an exterior brown band, macular 

 towards the interior angle, dilated towards the costa and containing 

 three white marginal points. Hiud wings with a submarginal band 

 of brown spots. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 

 32 lines. 



The markings on the fore wings of this species distinguish it 

 from N, lacticinia, to which it has most resemblance. 



Hindostan. Iu Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



Nyctemeea simulateix. 



Mas. Obscure fusca ; caput apud oculos lutes cens ; palpi basi 

 lutes centes ; thoracis tegulce lutescente marginatce ; abdomen 

 vittis duabus lutesemtibus, segmentis fiavo-albo marginatis ; 

 pedes fiavescente vittati ; alee anticce strigis basalibus fia- 

 vescentibus, fascia maculari alba; posticce albce, margine 

 latissimo nigro-fusco, 



Male, Dark brown. Orbits of the eyes pale luteous. Palpi 

 pale iuteoous towards the base. Tegulae of the thorax bordered 

 with pale luteous. Abdomen with a pale luteous stripe on each side ; 

 hind borders of the segments whitish y*ellow ; under side with a 



