﻿1226 Catalogue of 



Rhytia Hypermnestra, Huhn. Verz. Schmett, 264, 2595. 

 Ophideres Hypermnestra, Guen. Noct. iii. 116, 1486. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



Z>, c. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



d, e. North Hindostan. From Mr. James' collection. 



/, g, Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby's collection. 



h. Silhet. From the Eev. J. Stainforth's collection. 



19. Ophideres multiscripta. 



Fusees cente-cervina ; abdomen luteum ; alee anticce nigro con- 

 spersce, macula reniformi longa angusta atro marginata ramum 

 fuscum intus emittente, vitta posteriore nigricante interrupta 

 maculaque pallida conliguis, margine exteriore denticulato ; 

 posticcB lutece, fascia arcuata margineque nigris abbreviatis. 



Brownish fawn-colour. Palpi moderately clavate. Abdomen 

 luteous. ^Fore wings speckled with black, the speckles forming 

 here and there little transverse undulating streaks ; reniform spot 

 long, narrow, with a deep black border, emitting a lanceolate branch 

 hindward at a right angle towards the base of the wing, a blackish 

 spot behind the reniform, prolonged interruptedly nearly to the ex- 

 terior border ; a pale spot on the elongation ; exterior border much 

 denticulated ; interior border excavated. Hind wings luteous, with 

 a black border, which is very broad at the tip of the wing, but much 

 narrower hindward, is abbreviated towards the interior angle, and 

 there approaches the hind end of the much curved and abbreviated 

 black discal band ; exterior border with pale luteous spots. Length 

 of the body 14 lines; of the wings 36 lines. 



a. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



20. Ophideres plana. 



JPallide cinereo-viridisy testaceo tincta ; abdomen luteum ; alee 

 anticce fusco subvarice^ nebulis discalibus et margine exteriore 

 pallide cinereis, lineis duabus transversi$ obliquis fuscis^ exte- 

 riore costam versus rejlexa, reniformi e nebula fuscescente ; 

 posticce lutece^ margine lato nigro, maculis marginalibus albis. 

 Var. — Abdomen apice fuscum ; alee postica maculis duabus 

 discalibus nigris, margine nigro abbreviato. 



Pale cinereous-green, with a testaceous tinge. Abdomen 

 luteous. Fore wings pale cinereous in part of the disk and along 



