170 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



second at one-fifth, trifid, third at one-fourth from base of second, and fourth at 

 two-thirds from base of third, fifth from end of the cell and joined to third by a 

 minute spur close to its base ; discocellular concave, bent close to each end, radials 

 from the angles ; middle median from angle close to end of the cell, lower at one- 

 half; submedian recurved: hindmng very broad, apex convex, exterior margin 

 angular below the middle, uneven ; cell extending one-third the length ; two sub- 

 costals from end of the cell ; discocellular concave, radial from near lower end ; two 

 upper medians from end of the cell, lower at one-fourth ; submedian and internal 

 vein slightly curved. Body very stout ; palpi ascending, laxly squamose, second 

 joint reaching to level of the vertex, third joint linear, pointed at the tip, one-third 

 the length of second in male, one-half in female; antennas setaceous; legs densely 

 clothed, hind tarsi hairy in male. 

 Type, P. illibata. 



PINDARA ILLIBATA. 



NocUta illibata, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 592 (1775) ; Mant. Ins. p. 212 (1787). 



Hemerohlemma Peropaca, Hiibner, Zutrage Saniml. Exot. Sclimett. iii. 33, 271, flg. 541-2 (1825) 



Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1242. 

 Ophisma Icetabilis, Gueoee, Noct. iii. p. 241 (1852) ; Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M, xiv. p. 1380. 



Wings violaceous umber-brown, suffused with lilacine-grey, which is most 

 prominent on the outer borders : forewing crossed by an outwardly-oblique short 

 subbasal and an entire antemedial pale ochreous-bordered brown line, and two 

 inwardly-oblique discal sinuous lines, followed by a less distinct submarginal zigzag 

 pale ochreous line; a pale ochreous minute punctiforra orbicular spot, and a 

 yellowish-ochreous reniform mark ; the outer discal sinuous line bordering a large 

 dark brown curved apical spot : hindwing duller coloured ; crossed by a lilacine-grey 

 discal line. Cilia greyish-ochreous. Thorax, head, palpi, and legs violaceous ochreous- 

 brown ; abdomen above violaceous-brown ; tarsi with pale ochreous bands. 



Expanse 2^ to 2| inches. 



Genus PSIMADA. 



Psimada, "Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xv, p. 1827 (1858). 

 Male and female : forewing elongated, rather narrow, costa almost straight, 

 apex obtuse, exterior margin very slightly oblique, convex in the middle ; cell long, 

 extending to more than half the length ; first subcostal emitted at two-fifths before 

 end of the cell, second at one-fifth, trifid, third at one-fourth from base of second, 

 and fourth at two-thirds from base of third, fifth from end of the cell and touching 

 third near its base ; discocellular very slender, slightly concave, radials from slight 

 angles at each end ; middle median from close to end of the cell, lower at one-fourth ; 

 submedian curved : hindwing short, quadrate, exterior margin angular in the middle, 



