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Antennae in ^ simple or minutely ciliated. Palpi moderately 

 long, porrected, second joint with rough projecting scales above 

 and beneath, terminal moderate. Forewings with tufts of scales 

 on surface; 3 and 4 stalked, 7 separate, to termon. Hinrlwings 

 with 3 and 4 stalked, 5 approximated, 6 and 7 closely approxi- 

 mated towards base. 



A genus of several Indian species; together with the four pre- 

 ceding genera it forms a group derivable from Peronea. 



279. S. nummifera, n.sp. 



^.\\ mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light yellow. Abdomen 

 grey, anal tuft ocbreous-whitish. Forewings suboblong, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, rather oblique- 

 clear yellow, with scattered ferruginous-orange dots and strigulte; 

 three small patches on costa at base, ^, and beyond middle mixed 

 with fuscous and spotted with bright leaden-metallic; a patch on 

 middle of dorsum, and a large irregular patch on tornus and 

 lower part of termen reaching half across wing ferruginous- 

 oi'ange somewhat mixed with fuscous and spotted with bright 

 leaden-metallic; several small pale metallic spots towards apex ; 

 cilia pale yellow, on tornus mixed with ferruginous-orange. 

 Hindwings grey, rather darker posteriorly; cilia grey. 

 N. Guinea : Sudest Island(Meek); one specimen. 



280, S. conchodes, n.sp. 



^. 9 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 

 yellowish, becoming white towards apex. Abdomen grey. Fore- 

 wings suboblong, costa moderately arched, rather bent towards 

 base and beyond middle, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, hardly 

 oblique; light ochreous-yellowish, with violet-silvery iridescence; 

 basal patch with rather oblique edge, moderately broad rather 

 oblique central fascia, a moderate fascia from f of costa to tornus, 

 and narrow terminal fascia formed by yellow-ochreous suffusion, 

 indistinct, marked with small tufts of scales, some of which are 

 sprinkled with blackish : cilia light yellow. Hindwings light 

 grey; cilia whitish-grey. 



N. Guinea : Sudest Island(Meek); one specimen. 



