TiV K. MKYUITK. 285 



Antennae in ^ simple. Palpi muderate, porrected, second joint 

 densely scaled, terminal joint moderate. Thorax with posterior 

 crest. Forewings with 7 to termen, 8 and 9 stalked or closely 

 appressed towards base. Hind wings with 3 and 4 stalked, 5 

 approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 



A peculiar genus, with atiinities to the Chlidanotidce. 



418. A. prospera Meyr. 



{ArticoIJa prosjjera Meyr., Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. 8oc. xix., 

 591). 



(J9. 14-20 mm. Palpi dark violet-bluish-fuscous, second joint 

 with median orange spot, terminal joint fulvous oi- whitish except 

 base. Forewings with custa gently arched, sinuate from i to i, 

 where it is rather prominent, termen straight, somewhat oblique; 

 whitish-ochreous, sometimes partially suffused with light ochreous- 

 brownish, in 9 niore generally, with scattered dark fuscous scales 

 and strigulae; a suffused dark fuscous or blackish spot on costa at 

 |, and a larger triangular one beyond middle; sometimes an 

 oblong purple-blackish blotch on dorsum before middle, its upper 

 edge excavated, but this is sometimes nearly obsolete; a round 

 ochreous-whitish patch in disc beyond cell, suri'ounded by blackish 

 strigula?, and connected with termen below middle by a smaller 

 similar l)ut less marked patch; these are margined above by a 

 broad dark fuscous sti'eak, followed by a white line and then by 

 a blue-leaden-metallic stria; above this is a fulvous-orange streak, 

 and then a bright deep ferruginous elongate patch along apical 

 portion of costa, cut by three oblique blue-leaden-metallic strigulae 

 becoming white on costa. Hindwings in ^ grey, thinly scaled, 

 veins darker, in ^ dark fuscous. 



Q.: Cooktown (Meek), Caii-ns (Dodd); in September and Octo- 

 ber, four specimens. Also occurs in India. 



66. Pternidora, n.g. 



Antennie in ^ simple. Palpi moderate, porrected, second joint 

 rough-scaled above and beneath, terminal joint short. Thorax 

 without crest. Forewings with median scale-tooth on dorsal 

 mai-gin; 7 separate, to termen. Hindwings with 3 and 4 closely 



