Moths . vein 11 given off near its extremity. Pale ochreous brown, irrorated with fuscous scales. Fore wingwith fuscous spot below lower angle of cell; indistinct postmedialand submarginal series of dark specks and a marginal series ofdark striae. Hind wing with oblique antemedial dark line; adark speck at each angle of cell; indistinct postmedial and sub-marginal series of dark specks and some marginal specks. Hab. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 26 millim. Type in B. M. Genus PHALACROPSIS. Phalacropsis, Sioinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, p. 5. Type, P. carnosa, Swinh. Range. Khasis. Differs from Phalacra in
Moths . vein 11 given off near its extremity. Pale ochreous brown, irrorated with fuscous scales. Fore wingwith fuscous spot below lower angle of cell; indistinct postmedialand submarginal series of dark specks and a marginal series ofdark striae. Hind wing with oblique antemedial dark line; adark speck at each angle of cell; indistinct postmedial and sub-marginal series of dark specks and some marginal specks. Hab. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 26 millim. Type in B. M. Genus PHALACROPSIS. Phalacropsis, Sioinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, p. 5. Type, P. carnosa, Swinh. Range. Khasis. Differs from Phalacra in the outer margin of fore wing beingslightly excised and crenulate from apex to vein 3, then veryoblique ; vein 10 given off from 11 and anastomosing with 8, 9 toform the areole. Hind wing with the costa evenly arched to thepoint at vein 6 ; 7 becoming coincident with 8. 747 b. Phalacropsis carnosa, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1895, p. 5, pi. i,fig. 5. c?. Fleshy grey. Fore wing with traces of numerous waved. DEEPANULIDJi. 479 dark lines j an ochreous fascia in end of cell, a black speck near the end and fuscous mark atupper angle ; a postmedial seriesof black specks, excurved fromvein 3 to 5, with obscure ochre-ous and rufous band beyondthem; cilia ochreous and fus-Fig. 255. coug> Hind wing redder: a Phalacropsis camosa, <-?. \. . n , s, , prominent black cell-speck; the waved lines before the postmedial series of specks more promi-nent ; an indistinct sinuous submarginal Khasis. Exp. 30 millim. 748 a. Drapetodes croceago, Hmpsn. Trans. Ent. Soc 1895, p. 290. 5. Bright orange-yellow; head, thorax, and abdomen markedwith orange. Fore wing with the veins orange; four slightlywaved orange lines before the middle; the disk clouded withfuscous ; two black spots at end of cell; two postmedial curvedorange lines and two dentate submarginal lines. Hind wing withthe disk slightly clouded with fuscous ; a black speck at end ofcell; medial, postmedial, and two crenulate subma
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