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Show 1885.] OF BOMBAY AND THE DECCAN. 867 ENNYCHIIDiE. 97. PYRAUSTA STULTALIS. Botys stultalis, Walker, xviii. 669. Poona, November and December; Bombay, November and December. 98. PYRAUSTA ABRUPTALIS. Asopia abruptalis, Walker, xvii. 371. Poona, December; Bombay, November. ASOPIID^E. 99. H Y M E N I A FASC1ALIS. Phalana-Pyralis fascialis, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. 236, pi. 398. f. Sattara, June; Poona, Feb., Aug., and Oct.; Bombay, July to November. A very common insect; flies by day. 100. COPTOBASIS OPISALIS. Desmia opisalis, Walker, xvii. 346. Poona, September to December; Bombay, October and November. 101. COPTOBASIS LUNALIS. Botys lunalis, Guenee, Delt. et Pyral. 352, 417. Bombay, October and November. 102. COPTOBASIS .ENEALIS, n. sp. Poona, July ; Bombay, July and August. Allied to C. opisalis, Walker. Pale bronzy black, head and thorax with silvery-grey speckles, abdomen with whitish segmental bands ; a white interior sinuous band, which commences on the abdominal margin of the hind wings, near the anal angle, is disjointed at one third from the costa, then expands on to the costa in a large white spot, and is lined internally on this wing with blackish; it continues unbroken up the fore wing, stops short of the costa, and is lined externally on this wing with blackish, and this blackish line touches the costa, and this is followed on the fore wing by a white subcostal spot close to it; there is a white, sinuous, medial band, which commences one third from the abdominal margin, and close to the other band, stops short of the costa, then is continued up the fore wing (with one break), stops short of the costa, is margined inwardly throughout with blackish, except the last disjointed piece near the costa of the fore wings, which is margined with blackish on each side, and above this there is a minute subcostal white dot; there is another white discal band on the fore wings only, which commences short of the hinder margin, expands towards and stops short of the costa, and is margined inwardly with blackish. Underside same colour as upper side, with the bands less distinct, and the inner band almost obsolete on the fore wings. Expanse of wings y9^-! inch. |
