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The species is superficially not separable from Prays endocarpa 

 Meyrick from Java, both these species being variable as to coloring, 

 markings, and even shape of wing, to a large degree. The forewing, 

 however, in the present species usually is more gradually narrowed 

 from before the middle, while in the Javanese examples compared, 

 it is narrowed more abruptly from a point beyond the middle, con- 

 sequently, appearing slightly broader. The genitalia in the two sexes 

 allow an easy discrimination of these two closely allied species. 



The material of Prays endocarpa Meyrick, from Java (Exotic 

 Microlepidoptera, 1919, vol. 2, p. 234, and ibid. 1928, vol. 3, p. 419), 

 used for comparison and illustrated on figures 366 and 843 has been 

 compared with one of the two syntypes, a male, kindly sent to me 

 by Mr. Whalley of the British Museum (Natm-al History). The 

 strongly defaced specimen ("indifferent," as recorded by Meyrick) 

 is labelled thus: "E. Java, e Citrus, 1912, Dr. Van Hall, 1918-123," 

 and bears also a black-edged label with "Prays endocarpa Meyr. 

 PARATYPE cf ," both in H. Stringer's hand; genit. slide 4982. 



Another sjmtype proves to be a female. It has been selected 

 recently as lectotype by Dr. J. F. Gates Clarke (1965, vol. 5, p. 375, 

 pi. 186, figs. 1-lc). 



Atteva Walker, 1854 



Key to the Philippine Species of Atteva 



1. Hindwing unicolorous, paler toward base 2 



Hindwing bicolorous 4 



2. Forewing without markings, hindwing fuscous . A. holenopla, new species 

 Forewing with white spots 3 



3. Forewing spots arranged chiefly transversely A. brucea 



Forewing spots arranged chiefly longitudinally A. balanota 



4. Forewing basal half orange yellow from costa to dorsum 5 



Forewing basal half not yellow, sometimes along dorsum only golden yellow . 6 



5. Hindwing orange, apex and a marginal band fuscous A. apicalis* 



Hindwing dark fuscous with a large orange basal patch not quite reaching 



margin A. basalis* 



6. Forewing golden, without markings A. scolecias 



Forewing deep bronze (golden along base of dorsum), with white spots. 



A. triplex, new species 



•Occuirence in the Philippines uncertain. 



Atteva apicalis Vollenhoven, 1863 



See note with the next species, Atteva basalis Vollenhoven. 



Atteva basalis Vollenhoven, 1863 



Atteva basalts Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1863, Tijdschr. Ent., vol. 6, p. 90, pi. 9, 

 fig. 6 (Moluccas).— Pagenstecher, 1886, Iris, vol. 1, p. 42.— Ribbe, 1886, 

 op. cit., p. 90. — Pagenstecher, 1886, Jahrb. Nassauischen Ver. Naturk., 



