84 NOCTUID A. 
large rounded sinus beyond the cell meeting the dark patch below 
the apical streak. 
Hab. Sikhim (Gammie). Exp. 36 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 
2946. Hypena colombana, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 223, pl. 176, fig. 8 ; 
C. & S. no. 2869, 3% 
Hypena biangulata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 223, pl. 176, fig. 9; 
C.& S. no. 2864. 
6. Head and thorax dark purplish brown. Fore wing dark 
purplish grey; a highly angled antemedial line irregular between 
the costa and angle; a postmedial line with an angle beyond cell 
and another on vein 2; a curved apical streak, with two black 
spots above it and some dark suffusion below it. Hind wing dark 
fuscous. Underside with black and white subapical speck. 
@. Paler and redder, with the postmedial line nearly straight. 
Hab, Ceylon; Andamans. vp. 38 millim. 
2947. Hypena vestita, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 221, pl. 176, fig. 10; 
C. & S. no. 2923. 
Differs from obductalis in being rufous. Fore wing with the 
patch between the ante- and postmedial lines rich chocolate ; the 
postmedial line produced to a quadrate sinus between veins 3 and 
4; the dark blotch below the apical streak chocolate ; no whitish 
suffusion. Hind wing reddish fuscous. 
Hab. Ceylon. Exp. 36 millim. 
2948. Hypena cyanea, Hmpsn. Ill. Het. ix, p. 121, pl. 166, fic. 20. 
Differs from vesteta in being darker red-brown. Fore wing with 
the ante- and postmedial lines rufous edged with bluish white ; the 
outer area largely suffused with bluish white. Hind wing dark 
fuscous. 
Hab. Ceylon. Lap. 36 millim. 
2949. Hypena lacessalis, Wik. Cat. xvi, p. 59; C. § S. no. 2889. uo 
Dark rich red-brown. Fore wing slightly irrorated with bluish- 
white scales; an antemedial bluish-white line with three angles in 
it; a postmedial line angled outwards at vein 5; an indistinct 
submarginal dark line, witha series of bluish lunulate spots beyond 
it and marginal series of specks. Hind wing dark fuscous. 
Underside of fore wing with subapical white speck; hind wing 
with cell-spot and postmedial line. 
Hab. Sikhim; Khasis. Hap. 44 millim. 
2950. Hypena lativitta, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 190; C. § S. no. 2891. 
Dark red-brown. Fore wing with antemedial bluish-white line 
with three angles in it; a medial sinuous line, the area beyond it 
greyish brown with an indistinct dentate submarginal line, and 
apical streak with dark brown on its lower side. Hind wing dark 
