NOCTUIDiE. 535 



2642. Insert (syn.) Aclris sikhimensis, Butl. A. M. N. H. (6) xv, 

 p. 126 ; the tSikhim form described in the text. 



Genus BASILQBES. 

 Basilodes, Gnen. Noct. ii, p. 358 (1852). 



Type, B. jpepita, Gruen., from N. America. 



Range. Nearctic Region ; Bombay. 



Palpi straight and porrect, the 2nd joint fringed with hair 

 above, the 3rd hairy, reaching well beyond the frons, which has a 

 large rounded prominence hollowed out in front ; antennae 

 thickened and flattened ; metathorax with thick tufts of hair ; 

 tibiae slightly hairy ; abdomen without dorsal tufts. Pore wing 

 broad ; the costa moderately arched ; the apex more or less pro- 

 duced ; the outer margin excurved at middle ; the inner margin 

 lobed near base and slightly at outer angle ; the areole very short ; 

 vein 5 of each wing from well above angle of cell. 



2689 a. Basilodes chrysosticta, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, 

 p. 306. 



2 • Violaceous grey. Pore wing with short subbasal black line 

 from costa ; sinuous antemedial and very highly excurved medial 

 lines, terminating in a pale golden-yellow patch extending from 

 cell to inner margin, irrorated with ferruginous and crossed by the 

 double waved ante- and postmedial lines and the single medial 



Fig. 277. —Basilodes chrysosticta, $ . i. 



line ; the double waved postmedial line arises from the costa near 

 the apex, below which it crosses a yellow patch and has three white 

 spots on its outer edge, beyond which is a dark submarginal line bent 

 inwards at vein 3, and a single marginal white spot below the apex. 

 Hind wing with a fuscous tinge, whitish on underside. 

 Hah. Bombay. Exp. 42 millim. 



2697 a. Calesia proxantha, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, p. 30(3. 



Hind wing of male with a hyaline streak between the bases of 

 veins 2 and 3, which are bent, and vein 3 shortly stalked with 4. 



<S . Head and collar orange ; the 3rd joint of palpi black ; 

 antennae fuscous ; legs orange, with black spots at end of tibiae ; 

 thorax and wings uniform silky mouse-colour ; abdomen scarlet. 



Hah. Kalewa, Upper Burma. Exp. 36 millim. 



