Moths . , p. 108. Genus MIMISTIS, nov. Type, M. actiosoides, Hrnpsn. Range. Ceylon. Palpi upturned, long, and reaching well above vertex of head :maxillary palpi filiform ; antennre ciliated. Fore wing with vein 2absent; 3 from angle of cell; 4, 5 on a long stalk; 8, 9,10 wing with the cell quite open ; veins 3 and 4 stalked, 2 and5 absent; 6, 7 long, 7 anastomosing with 8. 4316. Mimistis actiosoides, n. sp. Head and thorax fuscous black; palpi banded with grey; legs-banded grey and black; abdomen fuscous and grey. Fore wing black-brown, with a pink irror-ated white tri
Moths . , p. 108. Genus MIMISTIS, nov. Type, M. actiosoides, Hrnpsn. Range. Ceylon. Palpi upturned, long, and reaching well above vertex of head :maxillary palpi filiform ; antennre ciliated. Fore wing with vein 2absent; 3 from angle of cell; 4, 5 on a long stalk; 8, 9,10 wing with the cell quite open ; veins 3 and 4 stalked, 2 and5 absent; 6, 7 long, 7 anastomosing with 8. 4316. Mimistis actiosoides, n. sp. Head and thorax fuscous black; palpi banded with grey; legs-banded grey and black; abdomen fuscous and grey. Fore wing black-brown, with a pink irror-ated white triangular patch oncosta before middle extendingdown to vein 1 ; a similar largepostmedial patch embracing thetwo prominent discocellular blackspots and not extending belowmedian nervure; a minutelydentate subrnarginal dark line defined by grey ; a marginal seriesof black specks, and grey patch below apex. Hind wing paletinged with fuscous. Hah. Putlam, Ceylon {Pole). Exp. 16millim. Type in B. M. VOL. IV. F. Fig. 43.—Mimistis actiosoides, $. ?66 ptealidjE. Genus EPHESTIA. Ephestia, Guen. Eur. Microlep. Ind. Meth. p. 81 (1845).Cadra, Wlk. Cat. xxx, p. 961 (1864). Type, E. elutella, Hiibn., from Europe. Range. Universally distributed. Palpi upturned and reaching just above vertex of head, the 3rdjoint well developed; maxillary palpi filiform; antennae of malesomewhat thickened. Fore wing long and narrow; vein 4 absent;3 and 5 from angle ; 9 absent; 10 free ; male with a fold at baseof costa on underside containing a fringe of long hair. Hind wingwith vein 2 from well before angle of cell; 3, 4 from angle ; thediscocellulars oblique; 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing strongly with 8. Sect. I. Antennas of male with the shaft not excised towards base. 4317. Ephestia cautella, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 73; C. # S. no. defectella, Wlk. Cat. xxx. p. 962; C. $ 8. no. 4646. Fuscous grey-brown. Forewing with indistinct erectantemedial brown band ;traces of a minutely dentatesubmarginal lin
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