ophiusa. 497 



prominent medial incomplete white band ; the margin and cilia 

 whitish. Underside with the basal area of both wings pale. 



Hab. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. Exp. 72- 

 82 millim. 



2491. Ophiusa subniira, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1389; a fy S. no. 2684. 



Differs from clotata in being much darker red-brown. Fore 

 wing with the costal and medial areas suffused with bluish white ; 

 the reniform entire ; the ante- and postmedial lines dark, the 

 latter excurved beyond the cell ; the submarginal line farther 

 from the margin, the area beyond it rufous with the marginal line 

 more dentate. Abdomen and hind wing dark reddish fuscous, 

 the latter without the white medial band ; the cilia and underside 

 ochreous. 



Hab. Sylhet ; Burma ; Travancore. Exp. 72 millim. 



2492. Ophiusa adusta, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 169, pi. 6, fig. 11 ; C. $ S. 



no. 2600. 

 Minucia prunicolor, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 160, pi. 167, fig. 3 ; 

 C. Sf S. no. 2606. 



Head and thorax bright rufous ; the shaft of antennae whitish ; 

 abdomen brownish fuscous. Tore wing bright rufous, suffused 

 with purplish as far as the postmedial line and beyond the sub- 

 marginal ; an outwardly oblique antemedial line joined at inner 

 margin by the obliquely waved postmedial line ; the reniform with 

 rufous outline ; a double submarginal straight line and marginal 

 dentate line. Hind wing brownish ochreous ; the inner area 

 clothed with fuscous hair ; a broad diffused submarginal fuscous 

 band. Underside brownish ochreous ; fore wing with the cell and 

 a submarginal patch fuscous. 



Hab. Assam ; Nilgiris ; Ceylon. Exp. 66 millim. 



2493. Ophiusa cuprea, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 74 ; C. $ S. no. 2602. 



Head, thorax, and fore wing fuscous or brownish grey. Fore 

 wing with indistinct short waved subbasal line : an inwardly 

 oblique, slightly sinuous, rufous antemedial line ; the orbicular a 

 speck ; reniform with rufous edge ; the postmedial line inwardly 

 oblique and slightly curved ; the submarginal line angled below 

 the costa, the angle filled in with black, and with black above it ; 

 a marginal dentate line and series of grey specks. Abdomen and 

 hind wing brownish fuscous, the latter with the basal area palest ; 

 the cilia pale. 



Hab. Formosa ; N.W. and E. Himalayas ; Bengal ; Central 

 India. Exp. 60 millim. 



2494. Ophiusa indistincta, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 169, pi. 6, fig. 12 ; 



C. & S. no. 2605. 

 Ophiodes fervida, Butl. P. Z. S. 1883, p. 164 ; C. $ S. no. 2604. 



Differs from cuprea in being redder; the fore wing more 



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