Moths . Genus DIATHRAUSTA. Diathrausta, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 438. Type, D. profundalis, Led. Range. W. Indies ; Brazil; India ; Ceylon ; Amboina; Sumbawa. Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair;maxillary palpi dilated with scales; frons rounded; antennaeannulated and ciliated; tibiae with the outer spurs two-thirdslength of inner. Fore wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell -y7 well separated from 8, 9, 10. Hind wing with the cell abouthalf the length of wing; vein 4 absent; 6, 7 from upper angle. 4732. Diathrausta profundalis, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863,
Moths . Genus DIATHRAUSTA. Diathrausta, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 438. Type, D. profundalis, Led. Range. W. Indies ; Brazil; India ; Ceylon ; Amboina; Sumbawa. Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair;maxillary palpi dilated with scales; frons rounded; antennaeannulated and ciliated; tibiae with the outer spurs two-thirdslength of inner. Fore wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell -y7 well separated from 8, 9, 10. Hind wing with the cell abouthalf the length of wing; vein 4 absent; 6, 7 from upper angle. 4732. Diathrausta profundalis, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 438rpi. 17, fig. 7. Diathrausta conicalis, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvii, p. obliterata, Warr. A. H. (6) xvii, p. 143. Fuscous black; palpi whitebelow; abdomen ringed withwhite. Fore wing with traces ofcurved antemedial line; a post-medial triangular white patch. Fig. 139. Diathrausta profundalis, ^. extending down to vein 5, and with traces of a sinuous line from .234 it to inner margin. Hind wing with sinuous white postmedialline; cilia of both wings chequered black and white. The forms eoniealis and obliterate/, have the white marks on thecilia much reduced; the former has the triangular white patchsmall, the latter reduced to a spot. Hob. Sikhim; Mlgiris; Sumbawa; Amboina. Exp. 18 millim. 4733. Diathrausta picata, Butl. III. Set. vii, p. 94, pi. 134, fig. 17. Differs from profunclalis in the fore wing having a white spot ioend of cell; the postmedial white patch on costa with its edgessinuous and outlined with white. Hind wing with white spot incell; a dark discocellular lunule ; a large subquadrate white patchbeyond the cell, with the postmedial white line bent outwardsbeyond it. He/b. Dharmsala. Exp. 18 millim. Genus STENIA. Sterna, Guen. Dup. Cat. Meth. p. 201 (1844).Arnia, Guen. Belt. $ Pyr. p. 240 (1854).Amaurophanes, Led.
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