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Show 448 LIEUT.-COL. C SWINHOE ON THE LEPIDOPTERA [May 5, 8. AxYLIA FURTIVA, n. sp. Poona, October and December. Thorax and fore wings shining chocolate-brown, with a longitudinal fascia below the cell and many longitudinal streaks pale pinkish ; orbicular and reniform spots very prominent, pale pinkish, interlined with brown, the latter very large; outer border with black points. Hind wings smoky brown, paler towards the base, glistening ; fringe pinkish luteous ; abdomen whitish. Expanse of wings ^ inch. DISCORDIA, gen. nov. Wingslong: fore wing narrow; costa almost straight, exterior margin obliquely convex ; posterior margin convex ; cell extending three fifths the length ; first and second subcostals from close to end of cell, third trifid ; radials from end of the discocellular; middle median from close to end of cell, lower at one fifth ; submedian slightly recurved. Hind wing long, narrow, exterior margin very obliquely convex; cell half the length ; two subcostals from end of cell; upper costal running close to the costal for one third its length ; discocellular bent inward before the middle, lower end long and outwardly oblique; radial from close to its lower end; middle median from close to end of cell, lower at one third ; body rather stout; palpi minute, pilose ; antennae filiform ; legs rather stout, squamous. 9. DISCORDIA EVULSA, n. sp. (Plate XXVII. fig. 2.) Poona, November. Antennas, palpi, head, and body pale grey. Fore wings pinkish grey, with grey irrorations which form dark shades on the basal half of the costa and of the hinder margin ; a grey band from the centre of the hinder margin to the costa, near the apex, outwardly dentated ; marginal line brown; fringe interlined-white, brown, and white. Hind wings shining white. Expanse of wings T 8<y inch. HELIOTHID.E. 10. HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA. Noctua armiyera, Hiibner, Noct. pi. 79. f. 370. Bombay, August and September. 11. HELIOTHIS RUBESCENS. Thalpophila rubescens, Walker, xv. 1681. Bombay, October. 12. HELIOTHIS PELTIGERA. Noctua peltigera, Denis, Wien. Verz. 89. 2. Poona, April to June. 13. HELIOTHIS JUNCEA, n. sp. (Plate XXVII. fig. 4.) Bombay. Thorax and fore wings of a dull red colour ; front of thorax and |