﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1387 



39. Ophisma stigmatifera. 



Mas. Rufescente-cervina^ suhtus subpurpurascente-cervina ; alee 

 anticce subfalcata, gutta basali nivea, linea albida siibobliqua 

 extus siibpiirpurascente mart/in ata, maryine exteriore albido 

 subpurpurascente^punciismarginalibus nigris, reniformieguttis 

 duabus fiiscis, macula angulum vei'sus interiorem lutea ; pos- 

 ticcB ceneO'CervincB, fascia pallidiore indistincta fiisco inter- 

 Hneala, linea media subtus valde abbreviata, 



Male. Bed dish fawn-colour, fawn-colour beneath, where the 

 wings have a slight lilac tinge. Hind borders of the abdominal 

 segments pale. Fore wings subfalcate, with a snow-white basal 

 dot, and before the middle with a whitish slightly oblique line, 

 which is diffusedly bordered with lilac on its exterior side ; exterior 

 border with a more distinct whitish lilac hue, and with a row of 

 black points ; reniform spot indicated by two small brown dots ; a 

 luteous spot near the interior angle. Hind wings £eneous-fawn- 

 colour, w^ith an indistinct paler band, which is interlined with 

 brown ; under side with the middle line much abbreviated in front, 

 which character chiefly distinguishes this species from O. luteiplaga. 

 Length of the body 10 — 11 lines ; of the wings 24 — 26 lines. 



a b, ? From Mr. Children's collection. 



40. Ophisma fugiens. 



Mas. Pallide cervina ; abdomen cinerascens ; alee anticce acutce, 

 non falcatce^ nigra conspersce, lineis duabus cervinis denticu- 

 latis valde indistinctis^ liriea intermedia pallida recta obliqua 

 distincta intus fuscescenie-cervino marginata, macula guttaque 

 nigris subapicalibus, punctis marginalibus nigris^ p/aga sub- 

 tus nigricante submarginali ; posticce cervine, fascia latissima 

 obscure fusca, lineis duabus subtus exterioribus denticulatis 

 fuscis. 



Male, Pale fawn-colour, paler beneath, where there is a lilac 

 tinge along the costa of the fore wings and on most of the surface 

 of the fore wings. Abdomen with a cinereous tinge. Fore wings 

 acute, not falcate, speckled with black, with two very indistinct den- 

 ticulated fawn-coloured lines, having between them a distinct pale 

 straight oblique line bordered with brownish fawn-colour on the 

 inner side ; a black spot having in front of it a black dot, both 



