666 CATALOGUE OF 



lineis quinque e lunulis nigris, orbiculari et reniformi nigro 

 marginatis ; posticce ceneo-fusccp, linea marginali pallidiore, 

 margine exteriore subundulato. 



Male. Blackish brown, brown beneath. Palpi thickly pubes- 

 cent, very stout, obliquely ascending ; third joint extremely small. 

 Antennae setose. Abdomen brown, crested, extending somewhat 

 beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft large. Wings aeneous-brown 

 beneath. Fore wings blackish cupreous, with chalybeous speckles ; 

 five transverse black lines composed of lunules; orbicular and reni- 

 form marks black-bordered, of the usual form. Hind wings aeneous- 

 brown ; marginal line paler, exterior border slightly undulating. 

 Length of the body 12 lines; of the wings 28 lines. 



This may be identical with the M. infausta, but the characters 

 are somewhat obliterated in the specimen from which the latter 

 species is described. 



Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinsons' collection. 



Mamestra metallic a. 



Mas. Nigricans ; palpi hirsuti, suberecti ; antenna subtus rufce ; 

 abdomen fuscescente-cinereum, cristatum, alas posticas longe 

 superans, fascieulo apicali magno ; alee anticce nigro-cuprece , 

 chalybceo tinctce, lineis transversis nigris undulatis, fascia sub- 

 marginali recta obliqua cuprea, reniformi ex parte flavescente ; 

 posticce subceneo fuscescente-cinerece, margine exteriore sub- 

 undulato. 



Male. Blackish, brown beneath. Proboscis tawny. Palpi 

 nearly erect, not rising higher than the vertex; second joint hirsute ; 

 third elongate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae minutely setulose, red beneath. Abdomen brownish 

 cinereous, crested, extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical 

 tuft large. Fore wings blackish cupreous, chalybeous-tinged, with 

 some transverse black undulating lines, and with a straight oblique 

 cupreous band near the exterior border ; orbicular and reniform 

 marks large, the latter partly pale yellow. Hind wings brownish 

 cinereous, with an aeneous tinge; marginal line paler; exterior 

 border slightly undulating. Length of the body 11 lines ; of the 

 wings 20 lines. 



Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



