﻿1358 CATALOGUE OF 



10. Ophiodes discriminans. 



Ochracea, suhtus lutea ; palpi nigri, albido conspersi ; abdomen 

 liiteum, macula postica magna subquadrata nigra ; alee anticce 

 nigro subconspersce^ extus subrvfescentes, reniformi snbdivisa 

 albido varia nigro marginata, linea exleriore transversa incom- 

 pleta e guttis jf'uscescentibus, linea adhnc exleriore incompleta 

 maculaque apud angulum interiorem albidis^ maculis duabus 

 subapicalibus nigris, macula apicali nigricante ; posticce lutece, 

 fascia lata submarginali nigra. 



Ochraceous, luteous beneath. Palpi black, with whitish speckles. 

 Abdomen luteous, with a large black subquadrate spot near the tip. 

 Fore wings with a few black speckles ; exterior part with a reddish 

 tinge; an incomplete transverse line of brownish dots beyond the 

 reniform spot, which is partly whitish, bordered with black, and 

 almost divided in the middle ; a whitish incomplete more exterior 

 line, joining a whitish spot on the interior angle, and half including 

 two black spots near the costa ; a blackish apical spot and a row of 

 submarginal elongated whitish black-pointed marks; ciliae with 

 whitish tips. Hind wings luteous, with a broad black submarginal 

 band. Length of the body 11 — 12 lines ; of the wings 26 — 28 lines. 



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



c. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



d, Ceylon. From Mr. Nietner's collection. 



11. Ophiodes triph^noides. 



Pallide cervina, subtus testacea ; abdomen pallidissime cinereum ; 

 alee anticcB orbiculari obsoleta, reniformi fuscescente nigro 

 marginata extus valde excavata, macula exleriore costali nigra 

 angulaia^ linea pallida exleriore ^maculis duabus subapicalibus 

 nigris^ linea marginali fusca angulosa ; posticce testacece, 

 margine lato fusco. 



Pale fawn-colour, testaceous beneath. Abdomen very pale 

 cinereous. Fore wings with the orbicular spot obsolete, the reniform 

 oblong, brownish with a black border, straight on the inner side, 

 much excavated on the outer side ; a black exterior angular costal 

 spot, beyond which there is a pale irregular line, with a diffuse darker 

 border, accompanied by a few black points, and near the costa is 

 contiguous to two black spots ; marginal line brown, zigzag. Hind 

 wings testaceous with a broad brown border, as are also the hind 



