. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 222 ARCTIAD^. Genus DOHEETYA. Type, Dohertya, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 63 (1894) cymatophoroides. Proboscis aborted and minute; palpi porrect, reaching to end of Irons, which has a rounded prominence; anteunse of male serrate and ciliated ; tibias with the spurs long. Fore wing rather narrow, the costa strongly arched, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from well beyond middle of cell; 3 from well before angle ; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 free, oblique. Hind wing with vein 2 from
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 222 ARCTIAD^. Genus DOHEETYA. Type, Dohertya, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 63 (1894) cymatophoroides. Proboscis aborted and minute; palpi porrect, reaching to end of Irons, which has a rounded prominence; anteunse of male serrate and ciliated ; tibias with the spurs long. Fore wing rather narrow, the costa strongly arched, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from well beyond middle of cell; 3 from well before angle ; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 free, oblique. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards angle of cell; 3, 4 stalked; 6 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from beyond middle of cell. "*462. Dohertya cymatophoroides. Dohertya cymatophoroides, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 63 (1894). S . Brown ; thorax greyish brown, with deep red-brown band behind collar and patch on meta- thorax. Fore wing with the base greyish brown, the medial area suffused with purplish ; a curved greyish-brown antemedial obliquely curved line with some ^ dark striae on its outer edge ; a -r,- , r, I, ^ ";^ " greyish point at middle of cell Fig. 162.—JJoherfyacymatophoroides, / ,. .t i i , . , i S. \. (From Moths Ind. vol. ii.) and discoidal lunule irrorated with dark brown scales; an in- distinct pale postraedial line oblique from costa to vein 5 ; the veins towards apex with dark brown streaks ; faint traces of a pale subterminal band ; a series of dark brown striae on termen; both wings with a pale line at base of cilia. Hab. Etjema, E. Pegu, 4000 ft. (Doherty), type f J in Coll. Elwes. Exjj. 36 millim. Genus Type. Adrepsa, Moore, Lep. Att. p. 37 (1879) stUboides. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons, which is rounded ; antennge of female ciliated ; (mid and hind legs wanting). Fore wing with the costa arched at base ; the apex produced, the termen oblique ; vein 2 i'rom beyond middle of cell; 3 from before angle ; 5 from abo
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