Moths . Range. Universally distributed. Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, and thickly scaled ;maxillary palpi filiform ; irons thickly scaled; tibiae smoothlyscaled, the outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Pore wingrather long and narrow; the apex rounded; vein 3 from beforeangle of cell; 4, 5 on a long stalk; 10, 11 free. Hind wing withthe cell half the length of wing; vein 2 from well before angle;3 from angle; 4, 5 on a long stalk; 6, 7 from upper angle. In the typical section the antennae of male are ciliated. Sect. II. Antennae of male bipectinated, with short branchesfor
Moths . Range. Universally distributed. Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, and thickly scaled ;maxillary palpi filiform ; irons thickly scaled; tibiae smoothlyscaled, the outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Pore wingrather long and narrow; the apex rounded; vein 3 from beforeangle of cell; 4, 5 on a long stalk; 10, 11 free. Hind wing withthe cell half the length of wing; vein 2 from well before angle;3 from angle; 4, 5 on a long stalk; 6, 7 from upper angle. In the typical section the antennae of male are ciliated. Sect. II. Antennae of male bipectinated, with short branchesfor about two-thirds length. 4383. Myelois pectinicornella, n. sp. cT. Grey irrorated with fuscous. Pore wing with the veinsstreaked with fuscous ; a dark-edged irregularly dentate ante-medial grey line ; a discocellular band ; a minutely dentate sub- MYELOIS.—HYPSIPYLA. 89 marginal dark-edged grey line; a marginal series of dark wing sernihyaline tinged with fuscous; a marginal fuscous Fig. 55.—Myelois pectinicornella, tf. Bhutan {Dudgeon). Exp. 30 millim. Type in B. M. Genus , Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 10 (1888). Type, H. robusta, Moore. Range. Himalayas; Ceylon. Palpi upturned and slender, the 2nd joint reaching above vertex ofhead, the 3rd long and acuminate, maxillary palpi filiform ; antennae?of male somewhat thickened and ciliated; mid and hind tibiaewith tufts of spinous hair on outer side at base and wing narrow ; vein 2 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 approxi-mated for a short distance ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with the cellhalf length of wing ; vein 2 from well before angle ; 3 from angle ;4, 5 shortly stalked; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 4384. Hypsipyla robusta, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 365, pi. 184, figs. 4,4a (larva); Rag. Mon. Phyc. p. 139, pi. vi, fig. 12; C. 8f S. no. pagodella, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 10; C. fy S. no. 4566. Pale rufous brown irrorated with black and grey. Pore wi
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