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2030. Tarache tropica, Guen. Noct. \i, p. 217 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, 

 pi. 150, fig. 2 ; C.SfS. no. 1866. 

 Acontia bipunctata, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 798. 

 Acontia maculosa, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 795 ; C. fy S. no. 1840. 



3 . Yellowish white. Tore wing with four yellow strigse on the 

 costa before the middle ; a yellow antemedial patch from median 

 nervure to inner margin ; the orbicular and reniform small indis- 

 tinct grey ring-spots ; a broad dif- 

 fused submarginal dark yellowish 

 band with some purplish scales on 

 it, and crossed by the post-medial 

 yellow line, which is highly excurved 

 beyond the cell ; a submarginal 

 irregularly waved } r ellow line ; two 

 black specks on the margin below 

 apex, the cilia at that point being 

 blackish, and one black speck above outer angle. Hind wing 

 whitish, with fuscous marginal band. 



2 with the ground-colour pure white ; the abdomen fuscous, 

 with white rings. Fore wing with the markings much browner. 



Hah. China ; Formosa ; throughout India and Ceylon ; Anda- 

 mans ; Java. Exp. 23 millim. 



Fig. 170. — Tarache tropica, $. 



2031. Tarache basifera, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 793; C. $ S. no. 1829. 



2 . Differs from tropica in the whole of the inner area of fore 

 wing being purplish fuscous, narrowly so at base, broadly from 

 middle of cell to outer margin ; the thorax dark. 



Hah. Karachi ; Poona ; Coimbatore. Exp. 22 millim. 



2032. Tarache imbnta, Wlk. Cat, xxxiii, p. 794 ; C. $ S. no. 1799. 

 Acontia acerba, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 108, fig. 25 ; C fy S. 



no. 1827. 

 Acontia inda, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 108, fig. 23 ; C. 8? S, no. 1861. 



<3 . Differs from tropica in the head and thorax being browner; 

 the basal area of fore wing much darker yellow, so that the mark- 

 ings are almost entirely obliterated; the whole outer area deep 

 red-brown, with the markings indistinct. Hind wing with the 

 veins and outer area suffused with dark fuscous. 



2 . Head, thorax, and fore wing dark red-brown, the last with a 

 w T hite medial streak on costa and postmedial triangular spot, the 

 pattern being almost obliterated ; abdomen and hind wing dark 

 fuscous, the former with slight pale rings. 



Hah. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. Exp. 24 millim. 



2033. Tarache crocata, Guen. Noct. ii, p. 218 ; C $ S. no. 1832. 

 Acontia signifera, Wlk. Cat. xii, p. 796. 



Acontia meridionalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 785; C. 8f S. no. 1841. 

 Acontia scanda, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 108, fig. 27 ; C. $ S. no. 1848. 



