454 NOCTUIDJE. 



Hab. E. and S. Africa ; N.W. Himalayas ; Canara ; Nilgiris. 

 Exp. 30-42 millim. 



2391. Hypocala moorei, Butt, A. M. N. H. (6) x, 1892, p. 21. 



Hypocala efflorescens, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. m, pi. 160, figs. 5, 5 a 

 {nee Guen.). 



Differs from deflorata in the inner edge of the marginal band of 

 hind wing being even ; the orange spot absent ; the small marginal 

 spot elongate. 



Hab. W. Africa ; N.W. Himalayas ; Sikhim ; Canara ; Ceylon. 

 Exp. 44-56 millim. 



2392. Hypocala violacea, Butt. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1879, p. 6. 

 Hypocala clarissima, Butt. A. M. N. H. (6) x, 1892, p. 21. 



Differs from subsatura in the head, thorax, and fore wing being 

 uniform red-brown, irrorated with dark specks. Underside with 

 the black markings on fore wing reduced to two bars, and those 

 on hind wing to a small cell-spot and bar towards anal angle. 



In the Ceylon form, clarissima, the black markings on upper- 

 side of hind wing and underside of fore wing are rather narrower. 



Hab. Ceylon ; Cachar ; Burma. Exp. 46 millim. 



2393. Hypocala biarcuata, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1816. 



Head, thorax, and fore wing pale brown, irrorated with black ; 

 abdomen yellowish, the last segment black, with pale anal tuft. 

 Fore wing with a submarginal black line in the form of two curves 

 touching the margin at apex, centre, and outer angle. Hind wing 

 orange with marginal black band, broad at costa, and narrowing to 

 anal angle ; the cilia pale. Underside yellow ; both wings with 

 the costal areas ochreous and brown speckled, and with a sub- 

 marginal black band not reaching costa or inner margin; fore 

 wing with cell-spot. 



Hab. Canara ; Tenasserim. Exp. 40 millim. 



2394. Hypocala lativitta, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 606, pi. 60, fig. 4 ; 



C. $ S. no. 2290. 



Differs from biarcuata in the fore wing being darker, with large 

 patches of grey suffusion on inner area and on costa before apex ; 

 the submarginal line much less regular, and broken by diffused 

 brown patches and black streaks at apex and centre. Hind wing 

 with black cell-spot, prominent on underside. 



Hab. Khasis ; Nagas ; Tenasserim ; Andamans. Exp. 48 

 millim. Z5?^" H* WoTeo * & S wl> ^ i (! .' . $3i) yUJ,^^ 



Genus PTER0CYCL0PH0RA. 

 Pterocyclophora, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, p. 109 (1893) 



Type, P. pictimargo, Hmpsn. 



Range. Ceylon ; Java. 



Palpi with the 2nd joint thickened and reaching vertex of head, 



