Part 22

CALLIMORPHA CÆNEA. Alis nigris, anticis fasciâ latâ transversâ, margineque antico posticarum flavescentibus. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 9 lin.)

SYN. Phalæna Noctua Cænea, Drury, App. vol. 3.

HABITAT: Drury (incorrectly?) states that he received this insect both from Madras and Brazil. "Rio Janeiro, Mr. Bonifas, 1775" (Drury's MSS.).

Upper Side. Antennæ black and setaceous. Thorax and abdomen nearly black. Wings deep brown, nearly black; the anterior having a yellow band crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners; and the posterior having a broad yellow streak on the anterior edges.

Under Side. Coloured as on the upper side. Margins of the wings entire.

GEOMETRA (PÆCILOPHASIA) FULVATA.

Plate XXI. fig. 4.

ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Geometridæ, Steph.

GENUS. GEOMETRA, Steph. (SUBGENUS: Pæcilophasia? Steph.)

GEOMETRA (PÆCILOPHASIA) FULVATA. Alis fulvescentibus fasciâ latâ communi dilutiori, anticarum puncto subdiscoidali. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7 lin.)

SYN. Phalæna (Geometra) fulvata, Drury, App. vol. 3.

HABITAT: Africa. "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1775" (Drury's MSS.).

Upper Side. Antennæ setaceous and yellow. Thorax and abdomen yellow. Wings deep straw-coloured, the anterior having a small black spot placed near the middle of the anterior edges. A small narrow line of a silverish colour runs along the external edges of these wings, beginning near the tips, and continuing along the edges of the posterior ones, ends at the abdominal corners.

Under Side. Breast, legs, and abdomen whiteish. Wings coloured as on the upper side, but dappled with minute reddish streaks. Margins of the wings entire.

NOCTUA (CALYPTRA) LUGUBRIS.

Plate XXI. fig. 5.

ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Noctuidæ.

GENUS. NOCTUA, Auct. SUBGENUS: Calyptra, Ochs. Gonoptera, Latr.

NOCTUA (CALYPTRA) LUGUBRIS. Alis anticis dentatis subfalcatis, brunneo-fuscis basi saturatioribus, maculis dentatis submarginalibus. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 7½ lin.)

SYN. Phalæna (Noctua) lugubris, Drury, App. vol. 3.

HABITAT: Madras.

Upper Side. Antennæ brown and setaceous. Thorax ash-coloured. Abdomen and wings rusty iron, without marks, except the anterior, which have some faint blueish marks close to the external edges.

Under Side. Tongue not noticed. Breast, legs, and abdomen dark red. Wings redder-coloured than on the other side, without marks: anterior wings dentated, the posterior entire.

{30}NOCTUA (ACONTIA) MARGARITATA.

Plate XXI. fig. 6.

ORDER: Lepidoptera. SECTION: Nocturna. FAMILY: Noctuidæ.

GENUS. NOCTUA, Auct. SUBGENUS: Acontia, Ochs. Steph. Curtis. Phalæna (Noctua), Drury.

NOCTUA (ACONTIA) MARGARITATA. Argenteo-alba, alis anticis pone punctum ordinarium fuscis, maculâ magnâ albâ costali margineque postico albo, lunulis punctisque nigricantibus, posticarum margine fusco. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 5 lin.)