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(4) * Tirathaba irrufatella. 



Tirathaba irrufatella Rag., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 462. pi. 43. f. 26 (1901). 

 Japan. 



Sect. II. Forewing of male without brand beyond upper angle of cell, the 

 subcostal neuration and terminal area not distorted. 



A. Forewing of male with the cell extending almost to termen. 



(5) t Tirathaba pseudocomplana n. n. 



Harpagoneura complana Hmpsn., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 466. pi. 46. f. l.'J (nee Feld). 



Br. BT. Guinea, Aroa R. ; D'Entrecasteaiix Is., Fergusson I. ; Solomon Is., 

 Florida I. ; Qneensland, Geralton. 



B. Forewing with the cell extending to about two-thirds of wing. 

 a. (Tirathaba). Forewing of female with veins 4, 5 strongly stalked. 



(6) Tirathaba mimdella. 



t Tirathaba munddla Wlk.. xxx. 961 (1864). 

 t Mucialla mundella Wlk., xxxv. 1739 (1866). 



Borneo, Sarawak. 



h. Forewing of female with veins 4, 5 from cell or shortly stalked. 



a'. Forewing of male on underside with glandular swelling below base 

 of costa and the cell clothed with silky androconia. 



(7) t Tirathaba ignivena n. sp. 



?. Head and thorax brownish grey tinged with purplish red ; abdomen 

 orange-yellow ; pectus and legs whitish irrorated with red-brown ; ventral 

 surface of abdomen yellowish white. Forewing pale grey-brown, the basal and 

 costal areas irrorated with a few black scales ; the veins below costa with rather 

 diffused purplish-red streaks, the other veins and inner margin with well-defined 

 fiery-red streaks ; a fine black terminal line interrupted by white points ; cilia 

 red-brown \vith blackish marks near base. Hindwing orange-yellow. Underside 

 of forewing yellow with a brownish tinge. 



Louisiade Is., St. Aignan, 1 $ type. Exji. .36 miU. 



(8) Tirathaba ruflvena. 



t Lamoria rufivenaWlk., xxx. 960 (1864) ; Hmpsn., Moths Ind. iv. p. 5 ; id., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 460. 



pi. 46. f. 7. 

 Lamoria ruplilinea Wlk., xxxv. 1723 (1866). 

 Melissoblaptes rufovenalis Snell., Tijd. i\ Ent. xxiii. p. 248 (1879) ; id., xxvii. p. 53. pi. 5. f. 10. 



Ceylon ; Singapore ; Borneo, Sarawak ; Bali ; Bnm ; Celebes ; Gilolo ; 

 Batchian ; Dutch IT. Guinea ; Louisiade Is., 8t. Aignan I. ; Queensland. 



(9) t Tirathaba maculifera n. sp. 



(J. Head and thorax white mixed with ferruginous ; abdomen orange- 

 yellow, the anal tuft white at tip. Forewing white, the costal area and sub- 

 median fold tinged with ferruginous ; the wing mottled with ferruginous spots 

 especially along submedian fold and an ill-defined subterminal band ; a short 



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