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an oblique dark line from the apex, often with a more or less 
complete series of dark specks on it. Abdomen and hind wing 
fuscous. 
The form ferriscitalis from Australia is dark, whilst eremialis 
from Sind is much paler, with the markings of the fore wing 
almost obsolete. The variety cerulealis from Sikhim, Nagas, and 
Australia has the costal area of fore wing whitish. 
Hab. Hi. Africa; Kashmir; W.and 8. India; Ceylon; Burma ; 
Australia. Hap. 24-30 millim. 
2930. Hypena mistacalis, Guen. Delt. et Pyr. p. 60; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 
ili, pl. 175, fig. 6; C.§ S. no. 2928, 2— 
Hypena pactalis, Wk. Cat. xvi, p. 64. 
Differs from masurialis in being pale ochreous brown. Fore 
wing with the indistinct antemedial line oblique; the postmedial 
indistinct ; a prominent oblique white line from apex to inner 
margin beyond the middle, with a diffused dark inner edge. 
Hab, Calcutta; Nilgiris; Ceylon; Mergui. ap. 24-26 millim. 
2931. Hypena castaneipalpis, Swink. MS. 
3S. Palpi chestnut ; head, thorax, and fore wing violaceous grey, 
with darker irroration ; the last with postmedial line highly angled 
at vein 6; a submarginal series of black specks; the outer area 
bright chestnut, except at apex; abdomen and hind wing dark 
fuscous. Underside pale. 
Hab. Khasis. Ewp. 26 millim. 
2932, Hypena lividalis, Mibn. Samml. Eur. Schmett., Pyr. figs. 11, 186. 
Hypena abjuralis, Wik. Cat. xvi, p. 68. 
Hypena scissalis, Wik. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1133. 
Hypena perna, Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. 120, fig. 8. 
Differs from masurialis in the head, thorax, and basal area of 
fore wing being bright ferruginous ; the oblique line straight, with 
diffused white merging into fuscous beyond it. 
Hab. S. Europe; Africa; Aden; throughout India and Burma. 
Exp. 24 millim. 
2933, Hypena conscitalis, Wik. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1509; C. & S. 
no. 2927. | 
Differs from lividalis in the fore wing having a grey fascia on 
costal area ; a black speck at end of cell; the oblique line further 
from the base, slightly curved, and with the grey line beyond it 
more prominent and curved. ue 
Hab. Ceylon; Java; 8.E. Australia. Zep. 25 millm. 
2934. Hypena mimicalis, Swink. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 471, pl. 28, fig. 6; 
C. & S. no. 2897. 
Perfectly uniform ochreous brown. hi 
Had. Bombay ; Poona; Cutch. xp. 30 milim. 
