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TALANGA SEXPUNCTATA (Platk. 181, Fig. 13). 

 Oligostigma sexpunctata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. Glfi, [li. 60, fig. 12, ? . 

 Ghjpltodcs sexpfinctata, Snellen, Tijcl. voor Ent. 188.3, p. 144, pi. 8, fig. 12, $ , 

 Glyphodcs hmaspilalis, Snellen, Tijd. voor Ent. (Aug.) 1880, p. 223. 

 Gatnclysta nympha, Butler, P. Z. S. (Dec.) 1880, p. 683, S. 



Forewirig oclireous-yellow ; with the costal border from the base, induding a 

 triangular patch across end of the cell, two small patches before the apex, and a 

 slender streak along middle of the submedian vein ochreous-brown, each being 

 bordered by an opalescent-white baud, the bands from before the apex descending 

 obliquely to near the posterior margin ; a slender black marginal line : hindwing 

 opalescent-white, with a short ochreous-yellow streak across middle of the disc, a 

 patch before and a slender band bordering the apex ; the discal streak bordered with 

 ochreous-brown ; two jet black metallic spots spangled with golden-green on middle 

 of the outer margin, the spots externally bordered by similar minute interciliar 

 si)ots, which vary from three or more in the male to five or six in the female. Body 

 duller ochreous-yellow ; sides of thorax, head, tip of palpi, and forelegs ochreous- 

 brown ; tip of abdomen black in male. 



Expanse -nr to iij- inch. 



This is quite a distinct species from the Australian T. Tolumnialis {Leucochroma 

 TohimniaUs, Walker, Catal. xvii. 402) referred erroneously to Glyphodes by Mr. 

 Meyrick in Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1884, p. 298. 



Genus PARAPONYX. 



Paraponyx, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Sclmiett. p. 362 (1825-7) ; Stephens, Illust. Ilanst. iv. p. 41 (1834) ; 

 Guenep, Delt. et Pyr. p. 268 (1854); Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xvii. p. 452; Lederer, 

 Pyr. Wien. Ent. Men. vii. p. 452. 



Male. Wings of nearly equal length : forewing long, narrow, exterior margin 

 hardly oblique ; cell three-fifths the length ; first subcostal emitted at one-fifth 

 before end of the cell, second trifid, fifth from the end ; discocellular concave, 

 radials from near the ends ; middle median from close to end of cell, lower at one- 

 fifth ; submedian straight : hindwing long, apex somewhat pointed, exterior margin 

 very oblique, convex ; cell half the length; two subcostals from end of cell ; upper 

 branch extending two-thirds its length along the costal; discocellular outwardly 

 oblique, concave, radial from lower eud ; middle median close to end of the cell, 

 lower at one-third. Body slender ; palpi slightly ascending, curved, second joint 

 laxly squamous, reaching more than half beyond the eyes, third joint short, lanceo- 

 late ; maxillary palpi distinct, slender, laxly squamous ; antennas stout, submouiliform, 

 minutely pubescent, the apical joints dilated at their ends ; legs very long, slender, 

 smooth, spurs slender. 



Ttjj)e, P. stratiotalis. 



