Moths . grey outer edge. Hind wing pale fuscous; the cilia pale, with a dark line through Natal; Punjab ; Burma. Exp. 18 millim. Genus NEPHOPTERYX. Nephoptervx, Hiibn. Verz. p. 370 (1818 P). Salebria, Zell. Ms, 1846, p. 779. Ceutholopha, Zell. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 375. Thylacoptila, Meyr. Ent. Mo. Mac/. 1885, p. 105. Bussa, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 24 (1888). Oligochroa, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 20. Palibothra, Raq. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1889, p. ccxviii. Melathrix, Raq. Mon. Phyc. p. 435 (1894). Pristarthria, Rag. Mon. Phyc. p. 326 (1894). Type, N. rlienella, Zinck., from Europe. Range. Uni
Moths . grey outer edge. Hind wing pale fuscous; the cilia pale, with a dark line through Natal; Punjab ; Burma. Exp. 18 millim. Genus NEPHOPTERYX. Nephoptervx, Hiibn. Verz. p. 370 (1818 P). Salebria, Zell. Ms, 1846, p. 779. Ceutholopha, Zell. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 375. Thylacoptila, Meyr. Ent. Mo. Mac/. 1885, p. 105. Bussa, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 24 (1888). Oligochroa, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 20. Palibothra, Raq. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1889, p. ccxviii. Melathrix, Raq. Mon. Phyc. p. 435 (1894). Pristarthria, Rag. Mon. Phyc. p. 326 (1894). Type, N. rlienella, Zinck., from Europe. Range. Universally distributed. Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head, the 3rd-short and acuminate; frons roughly scaled; antenna? of maletypically with a sinus at base of shaft containing a ridge of scales ;tibia? thickly scaled, the outer spurs about two-thirds length ofinner. Fore wing with the apex somewhat rounded ; vein 3 frombefore angle of cell; 4, 5 approximated for some distance; 10 NEPHOPTEKYX. 77 Hind wing with the cell short; vein 2 from near the angle ;3 approximated to or stalked with 4, 5; 6,7 stalked, 7 anastomosingwith 8. Sect. I. {Nephopteryx). Palpi of male with the 2nd joint not excisedto receive the maxillary palpi; antennae not thickened. A. Antenna; of male with no sinus at base of shaft. a. Hind iving of male with no streak of large black scales onvein 1 b. 4350. Nephopteryx rhyparella, Bag. Nouv. Gen. p. 15; id. Mon. Phyc. p. 268, pi. x, tig. 15 ; C. $ S. no. nigrescens, Warr. P. Z. , p. 336; 8. no. 4564. S . Head, thorax, and abdomen fnscous, irrorated with wing fuscous irrorated with grey; an oblique white ante-medial band diffused outwards below costa and with a white spotbeyond it above inner margin; two discocellular black specks ;a submarginal dark-outlined grey line bent outwards at vein wing fuscous. 2 . Often much greyer; fore wing with the costal part of ante-medial band more diffused an
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