Moths . M. Genus , Rag. MS. Type, G. subconcinnella, Rag. Range. India, Ceylon, and Burma. Palpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head anddowncurved at extremity; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons with atuft of scales; antennae of male with short uniseriate branches, asinus at base of shaft containing a ridge of scales. Fore wingwith vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 10 wing with vein 2 from before angle of cell; 4 absent; 3, 5from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 free. 4303. Critonia sarcoglauca, n. sp. § . Head and thorax pale and dark g
Moths . M. Genus , Rag. MS. Type, G. subconcinnella, Rag. Range. India, Ceylon, and Burma. Palpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head anddowncurved at extremity; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons with atuft of scales; antennae of male with short uniseriate branches, asinus at base of shaft containing a ridge of scales. Fore wingwith vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 10 wing with vein 2 from before angle of cell; 4 absent; 3, 5from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 free. 4303. Critonia sarcoglauca, n. sp. § . Head and thorax pale and dark grey; abdomen grey withan ochreous tinge. Fore wing pale grey irrorated with dark grey,the base dark grey; an oblique antemedial dark grey band withwaved line on its outer edge ; a prominent discocellular spot; aminutely waved white postmedial line defined by dark grey oneither side and slightly bent outwards between veins 6 and 2; amarginal series of dark specks. Hind wing pale fuscous ; thecilia CRITONIA. POLTOCHA. 61 The dark grey areas of fore wing are often suffused with flesh-pink. Hab. Ceylon {Green, Pole). Exp. 22-28 millim. 4304. Critonia purpureotincta, n. sp. § . Brownish flesh-colour. Tore wing with the costal andinner areas broadly suffused with pale purple and irrorated withblack, the dark inner area not reaching the outer angle; darkspecks on veins 2 and 3 beyond lower angle of cell; a marginalseries of dark specks. Hind wing pale ochreous : the cilia grey. Hab. Bhutan {Dudgeon). Exp. 38 millim. Type in B. M. 4305. Critonia roseistrigella, n. sp. 6. Head and thorax rose-pink; abdomen whitish with slight ochreous tinge. Fore wingrose-pink, the veins with darkstreaks ; a white costal fascianarrowing to base and apex,and suffused with pink oncosta, the area below it slightlysuffused with fuscous. roseistrigella, S • t- wing whitish ; the margin and apical area tinged with fuscous. Hab. Nilgiris {Hampson). Exp. 22 millim. Type i
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