28G THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



antemedial line, aii irregul.ir discal line, and a brown marginal line : hindwingwith a 

 brown marginal line. Cilia cinereous-wliite, with a brown inner line. Palpi 

 beneath and legs white, fore tibiae cinereous-brown above. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



ACHARANA SIMILIS (Plate 180, Fig. 12). 



Pale ochreous-brown : forewing with a brown transverse antemedial, and an 

 irregular postmedial denticulated line, the latter bent outward at the lower radial and 

 inward at the lower median ; a punctiform spot in middle of the cell, and a lunule at 

 the end : hindwing with a brown lunular spot at end of the cell, and an irregular 

 discal denticulated line. Cilia cinereous-white, with a brown inner line. Palpi 

 beneath white ; legs pale ochreous-brown. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Genus PLEONECTUSA.. 

 Pleoncctusa, Lederer, Pjral. Wieii. Eut. Monat. vii. p. 426 (1863). 



Male. Forewing long, narrow, triangular ; cell very narrow, more than half the 

 length ; first suljcostal emitted at one-fifth before end of the cell, second very close 

 to end, trifid, fifth from the end ; discocellular concave, radials from near the ends ; 

 two upper medians from end of cell, lower at one-fifth ; submedian with a slender 

 lower recurved branch : hindwing rather long, narrow, triangular, apex produced, 

 exterior margin shghtly convex hindward ; cell one-third the length ; two subcostals 

 from the end, upper joined to costal to nearly half its length ; discocellular outwardly 

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

 lower at one-third ; a submedian and two internal veins. Body slender, abdomen 

 very long, extending more than half beyond hindwings, anal tuft long, pointed ; labial 

 palpi curved, ascending, laxly squamous, third joint short, slender; maxillary palpi 

 slender, reaching the end of labial ; antenna slender, submoniliform ; legs slender, 

 smooth, tarsi very long, spurs unequal. 



Type^ P. admixtalis. 



PLEONECTUSA ADMIXTALIS (Plate 180, Fig. 13). 

 Botys admixtalis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xviii. p. 6G5 (1859). 

 Botys Panmusalis, Walker, id. xix. p. 998 (1859). 

 Pleonectusa tahidalis, Lederer, Pyral. Wien. Ent. Monat. vii. p. 426 (1863). 



Pale cinereous-ochreous. Wings opalescent : forewing with the costal border and 

 marginal line purplish-brown ; crossed by an inwardly-oblique discal purple-brown 

 line, which is dilated at the costal end ; a slight brown punctiform spot in middle of 

 cell, and a more prominent lunule at the end : hindwing with a slender brown discal 

 line, and a slight spot at end of the cell. Cilia white, with brown inner line. Sides 



