TARACHE. 313 



Sect. II. (Agrophila). Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked. 



2026. Tarache karachiensis, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 410. 



d . Head and collar white ; thorax tinged with fuscous, abdo- 

 men with ochreous. Fore wing white, with a rufous patch from 

 lower end of cell to inner margin ; the area between the apex, this 

 rufous mark, and the outer margin fuscous, irrorated with white 

 scales, with white marks towards outer angle, and with three black 

 specks on its upper edge ; a fuscous spot on the costa before apex ; 

 a marginal series of black specks ; cilia with patches of white below 

 apex and at middle. Hind wing white, the margin suffused with 

 fuscous. Underside white, the fore wing tinged with ochreous. 



2 • The whole fore wing fuscous, except a diffused white sub- 

 costal fascia ; the patch below the end of the cell and the outer 

 area tinged with ochreous ; an indistinct postmedial line. Hind 

 wing pale fuscous. 



Bab. Karachi. Exp., S 22, $ 21 millim. 



2027. Tarache olivea, Guen. Nod. ii, p. 217 ; C. $ S. no. 1863. 

 Tarache nivosa, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1886, p. 446, pi. 41, fig. 14 ; C. $ S. 



no. 1862. 



Head and thorax white ; metathorax blackish ; abdomen ochreous 

 white. Fore wing white, the inner and outer areas almost wholly 

 fuscous ; a subbasal grey spot ; an antemedial curved olive-yellow 

 line; the orbicular and reniform small grey ring-spots ; traces of 

 two olive-yellow waved lines crossing the inner dark patch ; the 

 outer area suffused with olive-yellow in irregular patches. Hind 

 wing very pale fuscous, the outer area slightly darker. 



2 with the dark areas of the fore wing browner and more ex- 

 tensive ; the hind wing dark fuscous. 



Bab. Simla ; Dharmsala ; Mhow. Exp., $ 20, $ 22 millim. 



2028. Tarache olivacea, Bmpsn. III. Bet. viii, p. 63, pi. 142, fig. 9. 

 Head and thorax white ; abdomen pale fuscous. Fore wing 



white ; the costa slightly fuscous, with white strigae towards the 

 apex ; the outer half of inner area olive-green, suffused with 

 purple scales and crossed by an indistinct waved postmedial pale 

 line ; a fuscous lunule on discocellulars ; a lunulate white marginal 

 line. Hind wing fuscous. 



Bab. Shanghai ; JNagas ; Nilgiris. Exp. 24 millim. 



2029. Tarache binominata, Butl. Entom. 1892, p. 64. 



Acontia costalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 784 (prseocc.) ; C. ty S. 

 no. 1830. 



J . Head white ; thorax dark fuscous brown ; abdomen ochreous 

 fuscous. Fore wing black-brown, with a broad pure white costal 

 fascia not reaching the apex, and widest at middle and extremity. 

 Hind wing pale fuscous, the outer area darkest. Underside of 

 fore wing ochreous fuscous, with ochreous costal stripe ; the hind 

 wing whitish. 



Bab. Campbellpur ; Karachi ; Poona ; Coimbatore. Exp. 20 millim. 



