332 noctuid^:. 



spot beyond the lunule at end of cell ; some black streaks below 

 the subtriangular costal patch, which is red-brown; the sub- 

 marginal line dentate. 



Another form has the basal area of fore wing grey, running out 

 to a point below the reniform ; the outer area much redder and 

 without the dark subapical streak. 



Hab, Sikhim. Exp. 38 niillim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



2094. MetacHrostis semialba, n. sp. 



$ . Ochreous white. Tore wing with the apical area red- 

 brown from middle of costa to anal angle ; dark red-brown patches 

 on centre of costa and before apex ; the reniform indistinct ; a 

 postmedial line highly angled below the costa, with a bluish-white 

 patch inside its costal portion ; a marginal series of black and 

 white specks. Hind wing suffused with fuscous; a marginal 

 series of black specks. 



Hab. Momeit, Burma (Doherty). Exp. 26 millim. Type in 

 coll. Elwes. 



2095. Metachrostis trigona, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 74, pi. 145, fig. 4. 



<$ . Head and collar dark red-brown ; thorax, abdomen, and fore 

 wing grey, irrorated with dark-brown scales, the last with traces of 

 waved lines ; an antemedial triangular patch on the costa and larger 

 medial patch extending to lower angle of cell and with two black 

 specks on it ; outer area suifused with brown, with pale waved 

 submarginal and marginal lines. Hind wing fuscous ; underside 

 paler, with cell-spot, postmedial and submarginal lines. 



Hab. Nilgiris. Exp. 24 millim. 



2096. Metachrostis "brmmea, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 74, pi. 145, 



fig. 11. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous, the last with slightly 

 paler segmental rings. Fore wing brown, thickly irrorated and 

 suifused with dark brown and with slight traces of waved transverse 

 lines ; some indistinct black spots on costa; a dark patch on outer 

 margin below apex ; a marginal series of black specks. Hind wing 

 dark fuscous. 



Hab. Mlgiris. Exp. 22 millim. 



b. Fore iving with the outer margin excurved at centime. 



2097. Metachrostis excisa, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 76, pi. 145, fig. 21. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen dark red-brown. Eore wing suffused 

 with grey and rufous ; indistinct subbasal, antemedial, postmedial, 

 and submarginal waved lines, the postmedial line highly excurved 

 beyond the cell ; the orbicular represented by a speck ; the reni- 



