500 FOCTUID^. 



Hab. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Andamans ; Java. 

 Exp. 50-54 millim. 



2504. Ophiusa simillillia, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 266; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 



iii, pi. 170, fig. 8 ; C.8f S. no. 2674. 



Differs from joviana in the antemedial line being curved and with 

 some dark suffusion inside it; some dark suffusion instead of the 

 dark patch inside the postmedial line, which has two slight angles 

 in it beyond the cell ; the apical streak slight ; an indistinct dentate 

 submarginal line. Hind wing with the cilia pale below the apex. 



Hob. Sylhet ; Ceylon. Exp. 42 millim. 



2505. Ophiusa algira, Linn. Syst. Nat. i, p. 836. 



Noctua achatina, Sulz.Abg. Ges. Ins. p. 160, pi. 22, fig. 4; C. fy S. 



no. 2658. 

 Noctua stuposa, Fair. Ent. Syst. iii, 2, p. 42 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 



iii, pi. 171, fig. 7 ; C. $ S. no. 2675. 

 Noctua triangularis, Hubn. Samml. Eur. Schmett., Noct. pi. 66, 



fig. 323. 

 Ophiusa torrida, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 269. 

 Ophiusa albivitta, Guen. Noct iii, p. 271 ; C. $ S. no. 2659, 

 Ophiusa festina, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1425. 

 Ophiusa properans, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1426. 

 .Ophiusa festinata, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1432. 

 Ophiusa properata, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1433 ; C. fy S. no. 2673. 

 Ophiusa olympia, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 466 ; C. $ S. no. 2672. 

 Dvsgonia latifascia, Warr. P. Z. S. 1888, p. 316; C. $ S. no. 



'2670 a. 



Differs from arcuata in the antemedial line of the fore wing being 

 erect and having a broad, white, slightly suffused band beyond it, 

 which varies in width; the postmedial line angled also between 



Fig. 280. — Ophiusa algira, $ . {. 



veins 3 and 4 and sinuous towards inner margin ; the apical streak 

 broken up into two spots. Hind wing with a white medial band ; 

 the outer margin grey at centre. 



In the form properata the postmedial line is highly irregular ; in 

 properans, from S. Africa, the antemedial line is curved. 



The form stuposa has the medial band of the fore wing broad and 

 outwardly diffused ; the postmedial line usually with only a 

 slight angle at vein 4 ; latifascia, from N.W. India, has the outer 

 edge of the medial band defined by a curved line, the postmedial 



