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4335a. Heterogbaphis veksicolorella, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 

 (1887), p. 249. 



$. Antennae with the shaft curved at base and with shght black 

 scale teeth in the sinus. Differs from //. suhoblitella in being paler ; the 

 forewing more fulvous and much less suffused with black ; a distinct 

 almost pure white costal fascia from base to second line ; the first line 

 whiter : the second more oblique towards costa, less excnrved at middle, 

 and whiter. Hindwing paler ; the cilia pure white. 



^a^ito^— Krasnovodsk, Siberia ; Ajmere, Punjab. Exp. 18 mm. 



Genus Nyctegritis. 

 Nijctegritis.—ZeW., Isis, 1848, p. G50. 

 Type. — N. achat'inella, H.S., from Europe. 

 Range. — Palrearctic region ; Japan ; Bengal ; W. Africa. 

 Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned widely in front of frons, 



thickly scaled, the third joint as long 

 as the second, and reaching above 

 vertex of head ; maxillary palpi fili- 

 form : frons rounded and somewhat 

 prominent ; vertex of head with rough 

 Nyctegritis resticula, $ -f- . j^^j^. . antenna simple. Forewing 



rather narrow, the costa evenly curved, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from 

 well before angle of cell ; 3 from angle ; 4, 5 stalked ; 8, 9 stalked. 

 Hindwing with the cell about half the length of wing ; 2 from well 

 before angle ; 3 and 5 stalked ; 4 absent ; 6,7 from upper angle ; 7 

 anastomosing with 8 to two-thirds of wing. 



In the typical section vein lU of forewing arises from the cell. 



Sect. II. Forewing with vein 10 absent. 



4333. Nyctegritis resticula. 



Under AncylOSiS insert AncylodeSy Rag., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 

 (1887), p. 250. 

 4336a. Ancylosis pallens, Rag., Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (1887), p. 250. 



Ochreous-white. Forewing slightly irrorated with black scales, espe- 

 cially on the veins. Hindwing with pale brown marginal line. 



Habitat.— ^\)vCm ; Syria ; Karachi. Exp. 20 mm. 



4341. Ancylosis MVEicosTPJLLA. 



Antennae of male with a sinus at base of shaft containing scale-teeth. 

 (2o he continued.^ 



