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 Genus ELWESIA limps. 



Etwesia Hmps., F.U.l., Moths ii. p. 171 (18'J-l). 



The antennae of the c?c? of this genus (of which Hampson had only seen ? ?) 

 are somewhat thickened in basal half, with very slender tnberculate fascicles of cilia. 



3. Elwesia nigripalpis spec uov. 



Forewinij : fawn-colour, more or less dusted with grey ; the lines blackish, 

 diffuse ; an obscure dark subbasal lino ; inner line outcnrved at one-third, preceded 

 ))y a brown shade ; outer Hue outcnrved above the middle, with blackish teeth 

 beyond on the veins ; median shade diffuse, beut on median vein, where it touches 

 the reniform stigma ; stigmata hardly visible, the reniform alone plainer, ligure- 

 of-8-shaped, with dark centre and pale ring, not reaching below median vein; 

 subterminal line obscurely paler, waved, between slightly darker shades ; a row of 

 blackish terminal dots between the veins ; fringe concolorous. 



Hindwing : dull greyish fuscous, with darker cell-spot. 



Underside greyer, less rufous than in (fiplostigma, with dark cell-spots and 

 diffuse dark outer line. 



Palpi externally, sides of frontal tufts, and outside of forelegs black-brown. 



Exjianse of wings : 32 mm. 



2 (JcJ, taken by Col. Pilcher in April and May 1«89 at Darjiling. 



4. Elwesia pallida spec. nov. 



Fore/ring: pale greyish ochreous ; the lines ferruginous, ill-defined ; inner line 

 waved, oblirpie inwards ; median shade fine, dentate, also oblique inwards below 

 middle ; outer line lunulate-dentate, oblique inwards above middle and more vertical 

 below ; the pale waved subterminal line hardly visible ; a row of black terminal 

 spots ; fringe pale ochreous, with a bright pale crenulate basal line ; claviform 

 stigma obsolete ; orbicular a small ferruginous ring ; reniform large, shaped as in 

 diplostigma, but the upper half narrower, reaching below median, and with a round 

 black spot at end of cell. 



Ilhuhvhii/ : greyish i'uscons, paler towards base, with dark cell-spot ; fringe 

 fuscous, with a broad pale crenulate basal line. 



Underside iiale ochreous, slightly speckled in parts with darker ; both wings 

 with large dark cell-spot and diffuse outer line. 



Face and shonklers quite jiale ochreous ; the thoracic crest and patagia some- 

 what darker, the dorsum more rufous ; palpi externally and forelegs brown. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



1 cJ, taken at Darjiling by Col. Pilcher, probably at same time as the preceding 

 species. 



Genus HYALUBOLE gen. nov. 



Tongue well developed; frons smooth, roughly haired, like the vertex ; palpi 

 porrect, long, the second segment rough-haired above and below, the third smoothly 

 scaled, decumbent ; antennae of d with tnberculate fascicles of cilia ; thora.K and 

 abdomen witliont crests; pectus and femora wo(dly ; forewing as in Co.sm/a; 

 hindwing witli veins 0, 7 stalked ; the discocellnlar is acutely angled inwards in the 

 middle, the lower arm being long and oblique ; the lower half of cell below discal 



