Moths . both wings. Hab. Bhutan. Exp. 16 millim. Genus PR0L0PH0TA, nov. Type, P. trigonifera, Hmpsn. Range. Ceylon. Balpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head, the 2ndj oint fringed with long hair above, the 3rd upturned and trian-gularly scaled ; frons with a tuft of hair; antennae of male ciliated;mid tibiae slightly fringed with hair; hind tibiae with a slight tuftat extremity and slight tufts at lower ends of the tarsal wing with the apex acute ; the outer margin excised to vein 4, NOCTUIDjE.—EPIPLEMIDJE. 547 where it is arigled; veins 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind wing w
Moths . both wings. Hab. Bhutan. Exp. 16 millim. Genus PR0L0PH0TA, nov. Type, P. trigonifera, Hmpsn. Range. Ceylon. Balpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head, the 2ndj oint fringed with long hair above, the 3rd upturned and trian-gularly scaled ; frons with a tuft of hair; antennae of male ciliated;mid tibiae slightly fringed with hair; hind tibiae with a slight tuftat extremity and slight tufts at lower ends of the tarsal wing with the apex acute ; the outer margin excised to vein 4, NOCTUIDjE.—EPIPLEMIDJE. 547 where it is arigled; veins 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind wing with theouter margin angled at vein 4 ; veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5from just above angle ; 6, 7 from upper augle. 3008 b. Prolophota trigonifera, n. sp. S . Pale ochreous slightly irrorated with fuscous; palpi fulvous ;wings with a few black specks. Fore wing with indistinct wavedantemedial and medial lines, the former arising from a blackspeck on costa, the latter from a small triangular spot; an. Fig. 284.—Prolophota trigonifera, $. \. indistinct annulus in cell; a dentate postmedial line excurvedbeyond cell; a large dark fulvous triangular patch on costabeyond middle, with three white specks on it; traces of a dentatesubmarginal line with slight fuscous suffusion beyond it; amarginal series of black specks. Hind wing with nearly straightantemedial line; two indistinct waved postmedial lines; themargin suffused with fuscous; a marginal series of black Hambantota, Ceylon {Pole). Exp. 16 millim. Type in B. M. uraniim;. 3025. Pseudomicronia ccelata=Micronia oppositata, Snell. Ent. xxiv, p. 84, pi. 9, fig. 6. EPIPLEMIDJE. 3041 a. Epiplema inhians, Warr. H. (6) xvii, p. 214. Differs from irrorata in the general colour being dark brown. Forewing with the apical area rufous; the postmedial line very acutelyangled on vein 4 of both wings, denned by black on inner side onfore wing and on outer side of hind wing; hind wing with anelongate white mark
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