2i\ SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



dorsal series of light edged blackish A shaped markings. Legs very 

 pale fuscous, Longitudinally striated with blackish. 



Pore wing clefl Erom before .', first segment parallel-sided, sub- 

 falcate, without anal angle, second narrow, posteriorly slightly 

 dilated, apex abruptly produced; fuseous, Lrrorated with dark 

 fuscous and blackish ; an undefined spot of dark suffusion towards 

 dorsum at about ',, and another at base of cleft, the two sometimes 

 tending bo be connected by a longitudinal area of dark suffusion ; 

 first segment w ilh a small triangular costal patch of pale suffusion 

 a Little before .1, a whitish transverse line at about |- and a minute 

 pale sub apical patch on costa ; second segment with an inwardly 

 oblique whitish Line opposite that on first segment; cilia Light 

 fuscous, within clefl oelireous white mixed with black scales 

 especially evident posteriorly and near base, on terrnen with a small 

 black scale! ult near apex, on dorsum with a black scale-tuft 

 opposite base of cleft and three scale tufts beyond this, last at tornal 

 angle, the third tuft preceded and the fourth followed by a narrow 

 patch of ochreous-white. Hind wing cleft firstly from J, secondly 

 from near base, segments linear; dark fuscous: cilia fuscous; 

 third segment on upper margin with a moderate ante apical patch 

 of black scales and a few scattered black scales between this and 

 base, on dorsum with a fairly Large triangular black scale-tooth at £ 

 (opposite patch on upper margin but not reaching apex), a small 

 apical scale-tuft, and a few scattered black scales between scale-tooth 

 and base. 



Five specimens, Colombo (July to September, 1908), collected by 

 Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 



This species seems very close to 0. regulus, Meyr., by the descrip- 

 tion of the latter, but .the black triangular scale-tooth on dorsum 

 of hind wing does not reach the apex, nor are the two almost basal 

 scale teeth present in 0. regalis. 



In certain lights the "black" scale-tooth of the hind wing show-; 

 a most beautiful purplish-red iridescence. 



Owptilus epidectes, Meyr. 

 (Plate A., figure 5.) 

 T. E. S., 1907, 476. 

 Distribution. -Kandy, Maskeliya, Madulsima. 



Probably w idely distributed in t he Island, but very inconspicuous 

 ami easily o\ erlooked. 



Outside of Ceylon it has been recorded from Burma, Coorg, 

 the Nilgiri Hills, and Mauritius. 



Early Stages. Unknown at present, but T have bred the moths 

 from Itiophytum sensitivwm, which is evidently the food plant. 



