116 NOVITATES ZOOLOOICAE XX\^. 1919. 



an (■lliptical orange-yellow patcli beyond the cell. Hindwing hyaline, the vein,s 

 and margins narrowly black, the terminal area slightly tinged with blackish, the 

 hair at base of inner margin orange-yellow. Underside of forewing with the 

 costa orange-yellow to near end of cell and some orange-j'ellow scales in and 

 below the cell ; hindwing with the costa orange-yellow to near apex. 

 Queensland, Cedar Bay (Meek), 1 S type. Exp. 20 mill. 



(4) Tinthia varipes. 



t Tinthia varipes Wlk.. xxxi. 24 {18&4). 

 Celebes. 



(5) Tinthia cuprealis. 



t Soronia cuprealis Moore, A.M.N.H. (4) xx. p. 84 (1877). 

 C. China, Shanghai. 



Gen. Trichocerota. 



Type. 

 Trichocerota Hmpsn., Moths Ind. i. p. 199 (1893) ...... ruficincta 



Microsphecia Bartel, Seitz, Or. Schm. pal, ii. p. 414 (1912) ..... tintijormis 



Sect. I. Antennae of male bipectinate with moderate branches to near 

 apex. 



(1) Trichocerota constricta. 



t Tiruhia constricta Butl., III. Lep. Met. B.M. ii. p. 61. pi. 40. f. 10 (1878) ; Bartel, Seitz, Gr. Schm. 

 pal. ii. p. 413. pi. 52. f. 

 Japan. 



Sect. II. Antennae of male with long fascicidate ciha. 



(2) t * Trichocerota radians n. sp. 



?. Head and thorax black, the frons cchreous white with some black scales 

 above, the antennae fulvous \\'ith seme black scales at sides, the palpi ochreous 

 white, the 2nd and 3rd joints black behind except the former towards base, 

 the neck with ochreous white ring, the tegulae with cchreous white band, the 

 patagia ochreous white on outer side and with streaks of ochreous-white 

 scales above them ; the metathorax ochreous white ; abdomen with the basal 

 segment black, the 2nd ochreous white, the others black, strongly suffused 

 with ochreous white, on the 3rd and 4th segments reduced to dorsal patches, 

 the anal tuft ochreous white ; pectus ochreous white ; fore legs orange, the 

 coxae yellowish white, orange on oxiter side, the mid legs with the femora ochreous 

 white with some blackish above, the tibiae and tarsi orange, the tibiae with 

 yellowish band at middle, (the hind legs wanting) ; ventral surface of abdomen 

 yellowish white with narrow black segmental bands. Forewing black ; a slight 

 fulvous yellow streak below costa to end of cell, a yellowish white fascia below 

 the cell and yellowish white fasciae beyond the cell in the interspaces below 

 veins 8 to 4 tinged with fulvous towards extremities and ending just before 

 termen ; cilia pale fulvous yellow at base, blackish at tips. Hindwing hyaline, 

 the veins and margins narrowly black ; cilia pale yellow at base, blackish at 

 tips. Under.side of forewing with the costal edge fulvous to near apex, the 

 fasciae fulvous, no fascia below vein 8 and below vein 7 towards apex only ; 

 hindwing with the costa fulvous, the cilia fulvous at base towards tornus. 



Assam, Khasis, 1 ? type in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 22 mill. 



