joint elongate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second.
Antennse slender. Femora broadly fringed; hind tarsi spinulose
beneath. Forewings with the orbicular and reniform marks black,
of the usual form; a blackish undulating line extending from the
reniform to the inner border; two black points between the orbicular
and the base, one towards the costa, the other towards the inner
border; a broad pale-brown dentate band, with a darker outline,
between the reniform and the exterior border. Hind wings with a
brown lunule in the disk and with a broad, dark-brown marginal
band. Length of the body eight lines, of the wings twenty-one
lines.” I t is easily recognised by its pale brick colour, with one black
spot on each wing.
Fam. Apamida.
Apamea, Ochs.
*A . s u b v e l a t a , Walk. —This native is described by Mr.
Walker as follows :—“ Male ferruginous brown, stout, cinereous
beneath ; palpi porrect, hardly extending beyond the head; third joint
short conical, about one-sixth of the length of the second ; antennse
minutely setulose. Abdomen with a large ochraceous apical tuft.
Forewiugs with the orbicular and reniform marks of the usual form;
orbicular cinereous patch very large, black-bordered; reniform patch
large, black-bordered; an exterior zigzag transverse black line which
approaches very near another zigzag black line between the reniform
and the inner border, a less distinct submarginal zigzag black line
and a row of marginal black points. Hindwings with a continuation
of the exterior line and with a black mark in the disk; fringe
white; underside and that of the forewings with similar markings.
Length of the body seven lines; expansion of the fore wings sixteen
lines.” I t is easily distinguished by its very dark-brown colour.
Prodenia, Guen. .
P . t e s ta c e o id e s , Guen A variegated brown and white Moth,
about three-quarters of an inch in length. The upper wings are
brown, irregularly veined with white; the under wings are silky,
almost white, with a very slight pink tint. The caterpillar is a large
fat brown one, about an inch and a half in length, marked more or
less with je t black and bright yellow spots in two longitudinal rows
down the back. I t is very abundant on the high land, destructive to
vegetation, and, when about to change into its mahogany-coloured
chrysalis, crawls into the earth, concealing itself under grass flower-
borders, &c. I t also inhabits Mauritius, Hindostan, and Ceylon.
Caradrina, Oclis.
*C. in d i c a t a , A-Valk.—This Moth is very rare, and appears con-
fined to the highest land. I obtained but- two or three specimens
at The Hermitage only. I t is a stout-built creature, about three-
quarters of an inch in length, of a pale grey colour, with a small
black spot on each wing.
Fam. Gonopteridce.
Cosmophila, Boisd.
C. in d i c a , Guen.—A medium-sized Moth, in colour orange and
brown, which, attracted by the light of a lamp or candle, comes into
houses at night. I t inhabits also Africa, S. Asia, and Australia.
C. xanthindyma, Boisd.—A beautifully-coloured Moth, dark
brown and deep orange, and a handsomer species than the last. I
obtained one specimen only, from Scotland, on the high land. I t
inhabits also W. Africa, N. Bindostan, Ceylon, and Australia.
Fam. Plusiidm.
Plusia, Ochs.
P . a u r i f e r a , Hiibn.—A good-sized Moth, in colour light reddish-
brown, with golden wings, very commonly seen hovering about
flowers in the dusk of evening, and occasionally in bouses after
lamps or candles are lighted, both in Jamestown and o n 'th e
high land. The caterpillar is the emerald green one, about an inch
and a half in length, which is so very destructive in gardens. When
changing, it selects a green leaf, turns back the edge and encloses
itself in a finely spun web. The chrysalis is at first green but
changes to black, and frequently produces, instead of the moth, an
Ichneumon fly (Pimpla Sanctai helena), which appears to select
the caterpillar as a place of deposit for its egg. I t inhabits also
Teneriffe, Senegal, S. Africa, Madagascar, Hindostan, Ceylon, and
Java. , ,
P . l im b i r e n a , Guen.—A medium-sized, dark brown, bull-headed
Moth, with a peculiar silver mark on each wing. I t is very abundant,