406 NOCTUID^. 



lines slightly less parallel ; traces of a medial band. Hind wing 

 paler ; the interspaces more hyaline. 



Hob. Accra, W. Africa ; Calcutta ; Nagas. Exp. 22 millim. 



2297. Gyrtona dorsalis, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 98 : Moore, Lep. Ceyl. hi, 



pi. 158, figs. 10, 11 ; C. fy S. no. 2375. 

 Othora includens, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 909. 

 Alicia bryophilina, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 120 ; fig. 10. 



Differs from Jiylusalis in being larger and pale red-brown ; fore 

 wing with the waved lines more indistinct. 



In dorsalis there are two black patches on the antemedial line of 

 fore wing, whilst includens has a large oval antemedial black 

 mark. 



Bab. Mlgiris ; Ceylon ; E. Pegu. Exp. 32 millim. 



2298. Gyrtona exsicca, Sivinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 149, pi. 8, 



fig. 5. 



Differs from liylusalis in being uniform dull brown ; the lines 

 very indistinct ; the antemedial line dentate. Hind wing with the 

 basal area semihyaline, the outer fuscous brown. 



Hab> S. Canara. Exp. 28 millim. 



2299. Gyrtona lapidaria, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 257 ; Hmpsn. III. Het. 



viii, pi. 143, fig. 20 ; C. # S. no. 734. 

 Clina rufina, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 86, pi. 146, fig. 12. 

 Clina hasalis, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 86, pi. 146, fig. 5. 



Pale ochreous brown. Pore wing with traces of waved lines ; 

 some dark submarginal marks and marginal series of black specks. 

 Hind wing fuscous brown. 



The form lapidaria has a rufous streak on inner margin of fore 

 wing ; rufina has a dark streak on median nervure, the rufous 

 streak widening to outer margin ; in basalts the basal area is 

 ochreous, with a large black patch on it, the medial area suf- 

 fused with fuscous. 



Hob. Nilgiris. Exp. 24-30 millim. 



Subfamily GONOPTERINjE. 



Palpi with the 2nd joint straight ; abdomen longer than the 

 hind wing, stout and smoothly scaled. Pore wing increasing in 

 width to outer margin ; the retinaculum sometimes bar-shaped in 

 male. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 usually stalked, 5 from or from 

 close to lower angle of cell and strongly developed. 



Larvae with the 4 pairs of abdominal prolegs developed, except 

 in Cosmophila erosa, which has 3 pairs. Several genera have 

 the thoracic somites very much dilated. 



