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length ; first subcostal emitted at one-fourth before end of the cell, second and third 

 well separated, third bifid, fifth from end; discocellular bent near each end, radials 

 from the angles ; middle median close to end, lower at one-fifth ; submcdian recurved 

 from the base : hindwing broad ; cell two-fifths the length ; subcostals from the end ; 

 discocellular concave, radial from lower end ; two upper medians from end of cell, 

 lower at one-fifth. Body rather stout, abdomen not extending beyond hindwing, 

 keeled above ; labial palpi porrect, extending half beyond the head, second joint with 

 dense projecting decumbent scales at the apex, third joint exposed, somewhat ex- 

 panded with scales and truncate at the tip ; maxillary palpi obliquely ascending, 

 expanded with scales and truncate at the tip ; antennas filiform ; legs rather short, 

 squamous, spurs nearly equal. 

 Type, H. atralis. 



HELIOTHELA OPHIDERESANA. 



Orosona Ophideresana, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxviii. p. 459 (1863). 

 Nyctarcha Ophideres, Meyrick, Trans. Eut. Soc. Lond. 1884, p. 345. 



Dark cupreous-brown : forewing crossed by an indistinct black antemedial and 

 a postmedial irregular line, the latter curved inward below end of the cell and 

 bordered on its upper inner half by an ochreous-whitish band ; a submarginal series 

 of indistinct minute whitish dots ; an indistinct black spot in the cell and another 

 at its end : hindwing with the basal area and a discal spot bright orange-yellow. 

 Ciha dark grey, with a broad blackish inner line; abdominal segments mar- 

 gined with ochreous-white ; palpi white beneath ; tibia and tarsi with white 

 bands. 



Expanse A to i^r inch. 



Hah. Colombo. 



Genus PELECYNTIS. 



Pelccyntis, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1884, p. 315. 



Male. Forewing narrow, triangular; cell half the length ; first subcostal 

 emitted at two-fifths before end of the cell, third bifid, fifth from end; discocellular 

 erect, hardly concave, radials from close to each end ; two upper medians from end 

 of cell, lower at one-fourth : hindwing short, rather narrow, triangular, exterior 

 margin waved ; cell one-third the length, broad ; subcostals from end of cell ; disco- 

 cellular slightly concave, radial from lower end ; two upper medians from end of 

 cell, lower at one-fourth. Body slender, tegulas with very long lax hairy scales ; anal 

 tuft dense; labial palpi short, oblique, laterally broad, pilose in front, second joint 

 truncate, third joint short, obtusely conical; maxillary palpi distinct, oblique; 

 antennae setaceous ; legs long, smooth, spurs of unequal length. 



Type, P. absistalis. 



