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its basal line at the inner margin. Exterior line very indistinct, double, brown, widely excurved to vein 6, then 
incurved, and outward again in the submedian fold; a white line behind it in the middle, and a white spot 
above it. Hindwing dark bronze brown. 28 mm. Borneo. 
9. Genus: Nlgramma Wkr. 
The genus is recognizable by the long narrow wings. Palpi thin, obliquely porrect. Antennae of <$ 
typically long ciliated, but shorter in most of the species. Type: quadratifera Wkr. from Ceylon. In the African 
Fauna we mentioned only 2 species (Vol. 15, pi. 17 d, p. 178), the others belong to the Indo-Australian Region. 
1. Antennae of d long ciliated. 
N. lobophora Hmps. Thorax and forewing dark reddish brown. Interior line indistinct, undulate, lobophora. 
median line the same. Red-brown scales at the lower cell-angle. Exterior line double, indistinct, undulate, 
strongly excurved below the costal margin, inward at vein 4 to the lower cell-angle. Submarginal line grey, 
dentate. Hindwing dark brown, the $ with a scaled spot at the base at the costal margin. 28 mm. Travancore. 
N. quadratifera Wkr. {= bryophilina Fldr.). Forewing red-brown and somewhat grey. Interior line quadratifera. 
indistinct, double, slightly excurved below the costal margin. Median line bent, also indistinct. Reniform 
macula indistinct, edged with black, with a reddish yellow centre. Exterior line double, incurved at vein 4 
to the lower cell-angle. Submarginal line grey, broadly edged with brown inside and with a few black spots. 
Hindwing brown, darker at the margin. — In dorsalis Wkr. the forewing shows obliquely placed black spots dorsalis. 
at the cell-margin and vein 1 behind the interior line. — In includens Wkr. the interior and median lines are includens. 
deep black, nearing each other at the costal and inner margins and enclosing a black spot in the cell. — The $ 
has brownish white forewings. Here occurs a form corresponding to includens <$: albomixta Strd ., and one albomixta. 
corresponding to dorsalis corresponded Strd. (35 f). The black spots are situate here on a red-brown band correspon- 
growing narrower towards the costal margin. These 3 forms are not rare in Ceylon. — eusema E. Prout is eusema dens ‘ 
greyish lilac on the forewing, with a slight chocolate brown tinge at the ring-macula and reniform macula, as 
well as on both sides of the submarginal line. Ring-macula more distinct than in quadratifera, an oblique brown 
streak behind it at the costal margin. 1 $ from Sumatra. 30—36 mm. 
N. longipennis llrn/ps. (35 f). Forewing very long, red-brown, with a blackish marking. Interior line longipennis. 
double, undulate, indistinct. Reniform macula finely edged with black. Exterior line of black dots, obliquely 
inward. Submarginal line whitish, dentate, indistinct, black streaks behind it. Hindwing yellowish white, 
somewhat diaphanous, brownish at the margin. 36 mm. 1 $ from New Guinea. 
2. Antennae of $ finely ciliated. 
N. pyraloides Wkr. (= albodentata Mr., kheili Pagst.) (35 f). Recognizable by the very dark colouring, pyraloides. 
Forewing slightly tinged with lilac grey, the marking scarcely discernible. Interior line double, dentate, with 
a reddish yellow dot in the cell. Median line finely undulate. A greenish white spot is sometimes present at 
the middle of vein 1. Reniform macula finely edged with black, sometimes with a rusty red central dot. Ex¬ 
terior line of dentate black spots, obliquely inward. Submarginal line black, with white dots. Hindwing dark, 
somewhat hyaline at the base. 24—28 mm. India, Singapore, Borneo, Nias. 
N. subfasciata Wkr. (35 g). Forewing brownish with grey places. Interior line indistinct, undulate, subfasciata. 
Median line excurved in the middle, somewhat more distinct. Reniform macula edged with dark, with white 
and rusty red scales inside. Exterior line also indistinct, concave behind the cell, sharply inward below vein 4. 
Submarginal line whitish, undulate, edged with dark outside. Hindwing greyish brown. 28 mm. Ceylon and 
Borneo. 
N. todara Hmps. (35 g). Forewing red-brown, tinged with lilac grey. The darker brown interior line todara. 
double, bent. Ring-macula represented by a black streak, the reniform macula edged with black, with black 
scales inside. The median and double exterior lines very indistinct, the exterior line extending as in subfasciata. 
Submarginal line black, indistinct. A fine white streak at the anal angle. Hindwing reddish brown. The fore¬ 
wing may also have a blackish band behind the exterior line: todaroides Strd., or diffuse black radial streaks todaroides. 
in the basal area in the middle: todarella Strd. 26—30 mm. Madras. todarella. 
N. lapidaria Wkr. Only $$ are known of this species. Thorax and forewing pale brownish ochreous, lapidaria. 
the inner margin narrowly red-brown. Marking as scanty as hitherto. A double interior line, extra-angular 
below the inner margin, then inward, the median line straight. Reniform macula finely edged with brown. 
Exterior line double, bent up to the lower cell-angle below vein 4. All nearly indiscernible. Submarginal line 
indicated by brown spots inside, a black spot only in the submedian fold, less distinct spots also behind it. 
Hindwing dark brown, lighter at the base. Besides there are 8 forms. — 1. Marking more distinct. A black 
spot behind the interior line in the middle. — 2. rufina Hmps. (35 g). The red-brown band at the inner margin rufina. 
extends on to the middle of the distal margin. — 3. The inner-marginal band is black. — 4. This band is ab¬ 
sent. — 5. Also the thorax is black in front. — 6. Similar to the 4th form, but the median line very distinct. 
