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Phthonosema gin. iio\. 



AlliocI to Amraica Moore, but with the (J Hntt'iinac hiiiectiniited |iluuiose: 

 forehead Hat ; ^lalpi short, porrect ; tongue developed : no fovea in forewiugs of cf j 

 liind tibiae of c^ rather thick with fom- spuis; ovipositor of ? exserted. 



Type : Phthonosema, tencUnoaaria Brem. (Anvphidums). 



Blepharoctenia gi-n. uov. 



Allied to Buzura Wlk., but sejiaraled by the structure of tiie d antennae; iu 

 liuzura these are pectinated, tlie pectinations lieing oblique in respect of the shaft, 

 tipped with a tuft of cilia, and laterally ciliated ; in Blepharoctenia the pectinations 

 are quite short, perpendicular to the shaft and with much longer tufts of cilia j 

 the pectinations deci'easing gradually in size to tiie apex, whereas in Buzuru the 

 apical fourth is simple. 



Type : B. hengaliuna Guen. {Amphidaays). 



N.B. — B. thibetarin Obertli. = regalis Moore, is an excej)tion to both genera ; 

 the (J antennae being sharply subserrate, and the tufts of cilia rising from the 

 serrations. 



Blepharoctenia arenosa >p. no\ . 



Korewings pale ochreous dusted with dark atoms; the lines as in contectaria 

 W'lk., but finer and less distinct ; the first preceded by a blackish, not ochreous, 

 shade. Hindwings much suffused with darker and more thickl}- dusted with black 

 atoms; the line only distinct near the anal angle; hindmargin there paler; no 

 cell spot on either \ving. Underside with the markings still less distinct, and with 

 only a faint ocelloid cell spot on the hindwings. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale 

 ochreous dusted with darker atoms. 



Expanse of wings : 85 mm. ? . 



One ? in Felder collection, recorded fioni Ja\a. Xearest to tay S[)ecies inaularis 

 from Nias Island, but (juite distinct. 



Blepharoctenia insularis sp. uov. 



Wings pale ochreous, suifused throughout with yellowish and densely mottled 

 with black atoms ; basal line indicated only by a dark blotch between the median 

 and submedian veins, followed by a short fine line ; no e.xterior line, but instead 

 an undulating blackish shade from the anal angle nearly jiarallel to hindmargin 

 and ending opiiosite the cell in two darker projections, followed by a similar doul)le 

 blackish blotch on the hindmargin ; the blackish shade edged with a paler line. 

 Hindwings with a slightly darker ochreous fascia edged with paler, and running 

 right across the wing ; indications of a dark grey oblong cell spot. Underside 

 much more thickly strewn with black atoms and striae, with the black shade of 

 the forewings much more strongly marked ; both wings with a large blackish 

 cell spot. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous dusted with darker atoms. 



Expanse of wings : 88 mm. ? . 



One ? from Nias Island. 



Although I have not seen a J, the resemblance of the in.»ect to contecta/i'ia Wlk- 

 is so great that there is little doubt that it belongs to this genus. 



