noctuid^e. 513 



wing except on inner area ; a waved black anternedial line ; small 

 tufts of black scales at middle and end of cell ; a sinuous medial 

 line bent inwards on median nervure ; a fuscous apical patch 

 defined by an oblique dark streak; a waved series of pale sub- 

 marginal specks and marginal series of black lunules. Hind wing 

 fuscous. 



Hab. Bhutan. Exp. 28 milHm. 



1977 a. Bryophila obliquifascia, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, p. 299. 



$ . G-reyisb white with a green tinge ; palpi fuscous at sides ; 

 the anal tuft ochreous. Fore wing with outwardly oblique black 

 band with sinuous edges, terminating on vein 1 and bent outwards 

 along it to join the crenulate submarginal line, which is excurved 

 beyond cell and incurved below vein 2 ; a black spot at upper angle 

 of cell with dark mark on costa above it ; a black speck at lower angle 

 of cell ; a dark costal spot beyond the postmedial line ; a marginal 

 series of specks and spot above outer angle. Hind wing with in- 

 distinct discocellular dark lunule and highly curved postmedial line, 

 both more distinct on underside. 



Hob. Bhutan. Exp. 32 millhn. 



1991 a. Erastria distigmata, n. sp. 



Fuscous brown with a cupreous tinge ; vertex of head and end 

 of 2nd joint of palpi pale ; tarsi with pale rings. Fore wing with 

 short white subbasal line from costa ; an anternedial series of white 

 specks arising from a short costal line ; a white annulus at upper 

 angle of cell and round spot at lower; a postmedial minutely 

 waved white line prominent at costa and bent outwards beyond 

 end of cell ; a waved white submarginal hne. Underside with 

 the costal and outer areas of fore wing grey. Hind wing grey, 

 with black discocellular lunule, prominent crenulate postmedial 

 line, and obsolescent submarginal line. 



Hab. Bhutan, 2500 feet (Dudgeon). Exp. 34 millim. Type in 

 B.M. 



1991 b. Erastria picta, n. sp. 



<S . Pale red-brown ; palpi at sides and patagia slightly marked 

 with black. Fore wing with an olive tinge ; the basal half of 

 costal area fuscous ; a sinuous dark anternedial line, bent outwards 

 below cell ; the orbicular, reniform, and clavif orm with bright pink 

 scales on them ; the area below end of cell suffused with black ; a 

 dark postmedial line angled outwards beyond end of cell, where 

 there are a few pink scales on it, and inwards on vein 1, the area 

 beyond it suffused with white ; an oblique shade from apex and a 

 diffused black submarginal line on medial area ; cilia of both wings 

 chequered black and white. Hind wing more ochreous, with traces 

 of postmedial line ; some dark scales on inner area and three dark 

 marginal marks on median nervules. 



Hab. JKhasis. Exp. 24 millim. Type in B. M. 



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