NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXIV. 1917. 35 



6'. Forewiiig of male without secondary sexual characters. 

 (16) Tirathaba unicolorella. 



t ilucialla unicolorella Hmpan., Moths Ind. iv. p. 5 (1896) ; id., Rom. Mem. viii. p. 463. pi. 54. f. 6. 

 Bhutan ; Assam, Khasis. 



(17) t Tirathaba nitidalis n. sp. 



?. Head, thorax and abdomen white, the anal tuft brownish. Forewing 

 silvery white, the costal edge black towards base ; a diffused purplish-fuscous 

 subterminal line, slightly excurved at middle, the area beyond it faintly tinged 

 with purplish fuscous. Hindwing .silvery white, the inner area slightly tinged 

 with brown. 



Dutch IT. Guinea, Kapaur (Doherty), 1 5 type. Exp. 18 mill. 



Gen. Antiptilotis. 



Type. 

 Antiptilotis Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897. p. 80 rubicuTida 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi of male short, upturned ; maxillary palpi 

 slight ; frons with large tuft of hair ; antennae short, the basal joint with tuft 

 of hair. Forewing narrow, the costa arched at base, the apex somewhat produced, 

 the termen obliquely curved ; cell long ; vein 2 from middle of cell ; 3 from 

 near angle ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, S. 9, 10 stalked, 7 from 

 , beyond 9 ; 11 from cell ; the male with large glandular swelling at base of costa 

 on underside fringed with hair at extremity met by a fringe of upturned hair 

 from middle of median nervure. Hindwing with the apex produced and acute ; 

 the cell short, vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent ; the 

 discocellulars angled ; 6, 7 shortly stalked, 7 not ana.stomosing with 8 ; the 

 male with tuft of scales on upperside below base of cell. 



Antiptilotis nibicunda. 



t Antiptilotis rubicunda Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897. p. 80 ; Hmpsn., Rum. Mem. viii. p. 467. pi. 54. 



f. 2. 

 MelissoUaptes emhelidlus Snell., Tijd. v. Ent. xliii. p. 308. pi. 17. f. 9 (1900). 



Java; Celebes, Sangir I. 



Gen. Corcyra. 



Type. 

 Corcyra Rag., Ent. Mo. Mag. xxii. p. 23 (1885) ....... cephalonica 



Proboscis almost obsolete ; palpi of male short, upturned, thickly scaled, 

 of female downcurved and extending about twice the length of head ; maxillary 

 palpi minute ; frons with large tuft of hair above ; antennae short, the basal 

 joint large and with tuft of hair below. Forewing narrow, the costa arched 

 towards apex wl ich is rounded, the termen obliquely curved ; vein 2 from well 

 beyond middle of cell ; 3 and 5 from angle, 4 absent ; the discocellulars angled ; 

 vein 6 from just below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9; 10, 11 

 from cell ; the male with slight glandular swclUng at base of costa. Hindwing 

 with vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent ; the discocellulars 

 retracted to near base ; veins 0, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



