284 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



project bindward over tlie cell ; anal and subanal tuft oclireous-brown, tlie former 

 white streaked. 



Expanse <S ? -h inch. 



Genus RAYANOA. 



Forewing rather broad, triangular ; cell fully half the length ; first subcostal at 

 one-fifth before end of the cell, second trifid, fifth from end ; discocellular slightly 

 concave, radials from near the ends ; middle median from close to end of cell, lower 

 at one-third ; submediau recurved, with a slender lower recurved branch extending 

 to one-third its length : hindwing broad, triangular ; cell one-third the length ; sub- 

 costals from the end, upper joined to the costal to near its end ; discocellular slightly 

 concave, radial from lower end ; two upper medians from end of cell, lower at one- 

 third ; a straight submedian and two internal veins. Body moderately stout, thorax 

 robust, abdomen keeled above, attenuated at tip ; tuft pointed ; labial palpi curved, 

 projecting one-third beyond the head, laxly squamous beneath, third joint very 

 sliort, pointed ; maxillary palpi distinct, slender, oblique ; antennsB submoniUform ; 

 legs slender, smooth, spurs very long, hind spurs of nearly equal length. 



Type, R. biliueolalis. 



RAVANOA BILINEOLALIS (Plate 180, Fig, 9). 

 Zehronia hilineolalis. Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxiv. p. 1350 (1865). 

 Silvery-white. Both wings with four transverse inwardly-oblique brown lines ; 

 the first fine antemedial and straight, second postmedial and curved inward to below 

 end of the cell on the forewing, third submargiual and slightly curved, fourth 

 marginal ; each line converging to anal angle : forewing also with a narrow brown 

 costal band, and a lunule at end of the cell. A black band on subanal segment ; 

 legs white ; sides of thorax, fore and middle tibias brown above. 

 Expanse -^^ inch. 



EAVANOA CREONALIS (Plate 180, Fig. 10). 

 Botys creonalis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xviii. p. 579 (1859). 

 Botijs neoclesialis, Walker, id. p. fi35 (1859). 

 Botijs suspicalis, Walker, id. p. 667 (1859). 

 Botys convectalis, Walker, id. xxxiv. p. 1411 (1865). 



Male and female. Pale cinereous-ochreous, opalescent ; costal border of fore- 

 wing and exterior borders purpHsh cinereous-brown; crossed by an antemedial, a 

 discal, and a submarginal blackish line, the two former ending at the anal angle, the 

 latter less defined, slightly denticulated and ending half-way before the anal angle ; 

 the discal line curved outward beyond the cell on the forewing; a black bipunctate 

 lunular mark at end of cell of forewing; marginal line black. Cilia white, with 

 slender blackish inner line. Front of thorax, head, palpi above, fore and middle legs 



