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Show 156 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON INDIAN LEPIDOPTERA. [Apr. 3, but the black spots large and well-defined," will apply. To these observations I answer by referring him back to m y paper, where he will find (in the first place) that in the description of D. thy ter I say " marginal black border of secondaries narrower (t. e. than in D. pulchella), the terminal quadrate projection very small;" and (in the second place) that the description quoted by him does not profess to be that of an Indian species, but of a variety of D. pulchella frequently occurring in Southern Africa. 41. ARGINA CRIBRARIA. Phalana cribraria, Clerck, Icones, pi. liv. fig. 4. Port Blair, Andamans, in June. " 1 have it in many shades of colour from Bombay, Belgaum, Mahabalesbwar, and have taken it here in September, October, and November."-C. S. 42. AGANOPIS ORBICULARIS. Hypsa orbicularis, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. ii. p. 445, n. 1 (1854). South Andamans, in July. 43. EUPLOCIA MEMBLIARIA. Phalana membliaria, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 139, pi. 269. figs. C, D(1782). 2 . South Andamans, in July 1880. Colonel Swinhoe describes a form answering to the male of this species as in his collection from Upper Tenasserim. 44. CHARNIDAS TESTACEA. 2 . Cycnia testacea, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. iii. p. 683, n. 6 (1855). Mhow, October 1881. " Not uncommon here in September and October. I took a female also this month (March 1882) ; have, however, only taken one male, which is smaller and of a uniform mouse-colour; have also a light brick-dust-coloured female from the Himalayas with the transverse streak at the end of the discoidal cell, but without the dots on each side of the streak."'-C. S. 45. PACHENOME DETERSA. o*. Lymantria detersa, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het., Suppl. ii. p. 365 (1865). 8 . M h o w , September and October 1881. "Common here from September to February; I have it also from Suttara, taken in November."-C. S. It is to be regretted that Colonel Swinhoe has not sent the female of this species, which is entirely unknown to me, and which would be especially interesting as indicating the relationship of the genus. A specimen of Moore's Artaxa pygmaa (specific name preoccupied) was taken at Kurrachee in M a y 1879. Colonel Swinhoe has taken it also in February and April. 1 This description answers to C. rotundata = C. disjuncta, Wlk. |