400 



LEPIDOPTERA HETERQCEEA. 



21. Nyctemeea INTEELECTA. 



Testacea, nigro maculata ; abdomen fasciis dor salibus niqris ; alee 

 alba; anticee fasciis tribus incompletis fuscis, la basali, 2a 

 maculari media, Sa apicali ; posticm margine maculari fusco. 



Body testaceous. Head and thorax with black spots. Palpi 

 and antenna black, the former white beneath towards the base 

 Proboscis piceous. Abdomen with black dorsal bands, two rows of 

 black spots on each side, and two beneath. Legs mostly white 

 Wings white. Fore wings with three imperfect brown bands ; the 

 first basal; the second macular, in the middle; the third apical 

 Hind wings with macular brown borders. Length of the body 6 

 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. Silhet. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



22. NyCTEMERA PLAGfFEEA. 



Alba, nigra maculata ; abdomen apice testaceum ; ales antica fasciis 

 duabus macularibus, la furcata, strigisque basalibus fuscis ; 

 posticee fasciis duabus incompletis macularibus fuscis. 

 White. Head, thorax and pectus with black spots. Palpi and 

 antennae black, the former white beneath towards the base. An- 

 tennae of the female serrated. Abdomen with three rows of black 

 spots above, and with two beneath ; tip testaceous. Legs with black 

 streaks. Fore wings with two very irregular macular brown bands; 

 the first forked m front and emitting some streaks to the base ; the 

 second apical and containing some white dots. Hind wings with 

 two very incomplete macular bands. Length of the body 6—7 

 lines ; of the wings 20—22 lines. 



a, b. Silhet. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 

 c. Hong Kong. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



23. Nyctemera VAR1ANS. 



Alba, nigro maculata ; caput et thorax testacea ; alee antic ee fasciis 

 sex, posticai duabus fuscis macularibus. 



White. Head and thorax testaceous. Antenna? and tips of 

 the palpi black. Proboscis tawny. Antenna? black, of the female 

 serrated. Thorax and pectus with black spots. Abdomen with 



