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Show 74 MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. [Jan. 10, Genus LAGOPTERA, Guen. LAGOPTERA HONESTA, Hiibn. Samml. exot. Schmett. ii. Noct. iii. 1. f. 1, 2. Balasore. L. MAGICA, Hiibn. ib. iii. f. 535. Maungbhoom. L. DOTATA, Fabr. (Van der Hoeven, Lep. Nouv. pl. 4. f. 3). Genus OPHIODES, Guen. OPHIODES TRAPEZIUM, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 231. O. SEPARANS, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1357.* O. TRIPH.ENOIDES, Walk. ib. p. 1358. O. CUPREA, n. sp. Female greyish cupreous brown ; luteous and glossy beneath : fore wing numerously studded with black scales ; two transverse pale luteous lines, which are widely separate on the costa, but contiguous on the hind margin; reniform spot brown, with a pale luteous line; a transverse submarginal less distinct luteous line terminated anteriorly by two jet-black dentate spots ; cilia brown, with a narrow pale inner line : hind wing luteous brown, with a cupreous gloss ; exterior border dark brown ; cilia luteous. Expanse 2 inches. Bengal (Sherwill). In Coll. F. Moore. Genus OPHISMA, Guen. OPHISMA GRAVATA, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 237. O. MATURESCENS, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1382. Genus COTUZA, Walk. Syn. Ginea, Walk. ; Sympis, part., Guen. COTUZA UMMINIA. 2 . Phal. Noctua umminia, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. pl. 267. f. F. Ophisma umminia, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M . xiv. p. 1384. 2 • Sympis subunita, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 344 ; Walk. 1. c. xv. p. 1549. f . Cotuza drepanoides, Walk. ib. p. 1552. 2 . Ginea removens, Walk. ib. p. 1638. Remark.-The larva of C. umminia differs considerably from that of Sympis rufibasis, and is very similar in appearance to the larva of the genus Naxia. C. DEFICIENS. (Pl. VII. fig. 1.) Ophisma deflciens, Walk ib. xiv. p. 1383. |