282 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



scialis. Walker, Catal. xviil. 724), which lias been erroneously referred to it by 



Mr. Meyrick in his paper on the Australian PyralidtB, in Trans. Bnt. Soc. Lond. 



1884, p. 304. 



Genus DOLICHOSTICHA. 



Bolichosticha, Meyrick, Ti'caus. Ent. Soc. Load. 1884, p. 304. 

 Closely allied to Marasmia. Wings narrower ; venation similar ; differs in the 

 absence of the glandular tuft on the forewing and also of the lannginose patch on 

 the hindwing of the male. Palpi, antenna?, and legs similar; abdomen with a 

 similar villose subanal tuft. 



DOLICHOSTICHA VENILIALIS. 

 Asojiia veniludis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xvii. p. 373 (1859). 

 Botijs marisalis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xviii. p. 717 (1859), ? . 

 Bolichosticha venilialis, Meyrick, Trans. Eut. Soc. Lond. (1884), p. 305. 



Yellowish cinereous-white, opalescent : forewing with the costal and exterior 

 marginal border broadly purplish cinereous-brown ; some black dots along middle of 

 the costal edge ; crossed by a slender curved brown antemedial line, and an irregular 

 discal line, the latter being bent indistinctly to below the cell and almost touching 

 a lunule at the end : hindwing with two brown lines ending at the anal angle, and 

 a brown marginal band. Cilia whitish, with brown inner line. Thorax, front of head, 

 palpi above, and fore tibi93 brown ; palpi beneath and legs white. Male with cine- 

 reous-brown sul)anal. and anal tuft, the latter white streaked. 



Expanse $ ^ -nj inch. 



Genus BACOTOMA. 



Forewing moderately long, exterior margin oblique, slightly convex ; cell three- 

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

 fi'om angle close to end, thix'd bifid, fifth from the end ; discocellular bent near each 

 end, radials from the angles ; middle median from angle close to end, lower at nearly 

 one-fourth ; submedian nearly straight, with a short lower recurved slender branch : 

 hindwing broad, triangular ; apex obtuse ; cell one-third the length ; subcostals from 

 the end ; discocellular slightly concave, radial from lower end ; two upper medians 

 from end, lower at nearly one-third ; a submedian and two internal veins. Body 

 moderately slender, abdomen in male long, with short lateral subanal tufts and long 

 hairy anal tuft : labial palpi obliquely ascending, broad, very compactly squamous, 

 second joint truncate, third joint very minute ; obtusely conical ; antennas sub- 

 moniliform ; legs moderately long, smooth, spurs long, unequal. 



BACOTOMA ABJUNGALIS (Plate 180, Fia. 8). 

 Botys ahjurifjaUs, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xviii. p. 670 (1859). 

 Botys ahjwictalis, Lederer, Pyral. Wien. Ent. Monat. vii. p. 376, pi. 11, fig. 11 (1863). 



-iEnescent-yellow : forewing with a broad iridescent bluish purplish-brown band 



