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16. Magrosila Nyctiphanes. 
Ferrugineo-fusca , subtus albida ; thoracis latcra nigra ; abdomen 
fuscum , lituris nigris obliquis later alibus fasciisque interrupts 
albis ; alee maculis ciliaribus albis; anticee cinereo-fuscce ?, 
gutta discali albida , f asciis nonnullis obliquis undulatis nigri- 
cantibus ex parte albido marginatis , necnon strigis exterioribus 
lanceolatis albidis ; posticce obscure fuscee , fascia discali ma- 
culari albida. 
Macrosila Nyctiphanes, Boisd. MSS. 
Ferruginous-brown, mostly whitish beneath. Thorax black 
along each side. Abdomen brown, with black oblique marks along: 
each side, and with an interrupted white band on the hind border of 
each segment. Wings with whitish spots along the ciliae. Fore 
wings cinereous-brown, with a whitish discal dot, and with several 
oblique undulating blackish bands, which here and there have slight 
whitish borders ; some exterior lanceolate whitish streaks. Hind 
wings dark brown, with a slight macular discal whitish band. 
Length of the body 19 — 20 lines ; of the wings 46—54 lines. 
a. Silhet. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
b — d. Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby’s collection. 
e. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stain forth ’s collection. 
/. Silhet. Presented by J. C. Dale, Esq. 
17. Macrosila discistriga. 
Cinerea ; thoracis latera nigra ; abdomen vittis tribus fuscis , late- 
ralibus angulosis ; alee antic ee fascia albida diffusa inde ter - 
minata , lituris anticis fuscis strigisque duabus discalibus 
nigris ; posticce obscure fuscee , apud angulum interiorem 
albidee. 
Male . — Pale brown. Female. — Cinereous. Thorax black along 
each side. Abdomen with three brown stripes, the middle one 
darker than the other two, which are angular. Fore wings with a 
diffuse more or less indistinct whitish band, with some brown marks 
in front, and with two black discal streaks ; cilia; of the four wings 
alternately white and brown. Hind wings dark brown, whitish 
about the interior angle. Length of the body 14 — 20 lines; of the 
wings 34 — 44 lines. 
a. Ceylon. Presented bv R. Templeton, Esq .^tq/dL 
b , c. Silhet. Presented by J. C. Dale, Esq.- 
4jlz £ T 3 
