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Show 880 LIEUT.-COL. C. SWINHOE ON THE LEPIDOPTERA [DeC 1, 194. JARTHEZA OBSTITELLA, n. sp. (Plate LVII. fig. 3, 2 •) Poona, June. Allied to the preceding. Yellowish fawn-colour ; antennae black, two black stripes on each tegula; abdomen and hind wings pure white. Fore wings with the costa black, a straight whitish silvery uniform stripe in the centre of the wing, from the base to one third from the outer margin ; a black stripe adjoining and below this, and extending in a fine point to the outer margin, and with a break in it about the end of the white stripe ; there are also some blackish diffuse stripes above the white stripe, and some more on the outer portion of the wing; a sinuous interrupted, duplex, black band near the outer margin, a row of black, submarginal spots, and a black marginal line, which goes round the angle and extends a short way in the hinder margin. Underside white, with the interior of the fore wings suffused with pale brownish. Expanse of wings ly% inch. 195. METASIA CANDIDULALIS, n. sp. (Plate LVII. fig. 6.) Poona, September. Allied to M. lactealis, Felder, pi. 137. fig. 38. Pure white; fore wings with a black spot in the centre ; base of costa also black; some very fine grey irrorations here and there in the wing, also a few very minute black specks; an antemedial line, composed of three pale orange spots, a discal incomplete, very faint orange-coloured line, commencing with two faint orange spots near the hinder margin, a submarginal line of faint orange-coloured spots more or less joined together. Hind wings unmarked. Underside unmarked, with the interior of the fore wings suffused with brownish. Expanse of wings T 9^ inch. NYCTEOLID^E. 196. EARIAS CHROMOTARIA. Earias chromotaria, Walker, xxvii. p. 204. Bombay, November. 197. EARIAS FRONDOSANA. Earias frondosana, Walker, xxvii. p. 204. A yellow variety, with the green medial stripe on the fore wings absent. Is common at Poona in October, November, and December. Larvae feed on cotton-pods. 198. EARIAS SIMILLIMA. Earias simillima, Walker, xxxv. p. 1775. Poona, October and December, One specimen of this pretty little insect taken in October 1882, and one in December 1883. |