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Show 442 COL. c. SWINHOE ON THE [NOV- ,6» 69. LEUCANIA BYSSINA, n. sp. (Plate XL. fig. 6.) Antennas, head, thorax, and fore wings pale greyish white, very slightly tinged with ochreous. Fore wings shining, irrorated witn black atoms, a black spot at the end of the cell, another before the middle in the interno-median area, a discal row of black points curving outwardly, deeply bent in towards the costa, and a marginal row of black points. Fringe long, same colour as the wing. Abdomen, hind wings above, and the entire surface below pure shining white. Expanse of wings 1-l^V mcn- June. 70. AXYLIA FURTIVA. Axylia furtiva, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 448. September. HELIOTHID.E. 71. ALARIA LANCEOLATA. Alaria lanceolata, Walker, xxxiii. 767. September. 72. PRADATTA BIVITTA. Leucania bivitta, Walker, ix. 108. September. The above two species were together in great numbers in September 1881 for about a week. 73. PRADATTA BEATRIX. (Plate XLI. fig. 5.) Pradatta beatrix, Moore, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 365. Antennae, head, thorax, and fore wings bright rosy pink. Fore wings with a cream-coloured stripe from base to outer margin, passing through the whole length of the cell. Abdomen and hind wings silvery white, the latter in some specimens stained here and there with rosy. Underside silvery white, brownish towards the basal centre of the fore wings, and stained with rosy grey here and there on both wings. Expanse of wings 1 inch. September. 74. HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA. Noctua armigera, Hiibner, Noct. pi. 79. f. 370. October, November, and December. 75. HELIOTHIS RUBESCENS. Thalpophila rubescens, Walker, xv. 1681. December. 76. HELIOTHIS PKLTIGERA. Noctua peltigera, Wien. Verz. 89. 2. June and December. |
