THE MOTHS OF INDIA. 4t'J 



Hiibitat. — Khasis. Exp. 24mm. 



4415a. Rhodoph.ea nigralbella, Hmpsn., Rom. Mem. viii. ined. 

 pi, 55, f. 14. 



$. Head and thorax black brown; abdomen paler brown. Fore- 

 win^s deep blaok brown ; a triangular white patch on basal area extending 

 along Gosta almost to middle ; a medial white line from below cell to 

 inner margin ; a large postmedial triangular white patch on costa with 

 its apex at lower angle of cell, and with the discocellular black points on 

 it ; a postmedial oblique white line slightly bent outwards at middle ; 

 some white on the margin below apex and a niarginal series of blaok 

 points. Hindwing dark fuscous. 

 Habitat, — Khasis. Exp. 16mm. 



4419a. Spatdlipalpia lophopterella, Hmpsn., Rom. Mem. 

 viii. ined. pi. 52, f. 27. 



$ . Head and thorax black brown ; abdomen fuscous with pale anal 

 tuft. Forewing deep red brown irrorated with a few white scales ; the 

 costal area deep black ; the tuft in cell black and grey ; b^ack streaks 

 between the veins of outer area ; a fine postmedial line of white scales 

 strongly angled inwards on vein 1; cilia grey at tips. Hindwing 

 semi-hyaline white, the veins, a marginal line and the base of cilia 

 fuscous. 



Hahitat. — Khasis. Exp. 18 mm. 



This species belongs to Sect, III., but has the fold and fan of scales on 

 forewing as in jlabelUfera. 



Genus Omphalota, nov. 

 Type. — 0. chlorobasisj Hmpsn. 

 Range. — N.-W. Himalayas. 



Palpi upturned, slender, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head, th^ 

 3rd well developed and acuminate ; maxillary palpi filiform ; antennas 

 with long cilia. Forewing with the cell short ; vein Z from close to 

 angle ; 4, 5 stalked and curved downwards near base in male ; 6 down 

 curved ; 7, 8, 9 on a long stalk and curved ; 10 curved with a large 

 o-landular swelling on costa above it. Hindwing with vein 3 from close 

 to angle of cell ; 4, 5 shortly stalked ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 free ; 

 the inner area clothed with long rough hair. 



