360 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



Genus AURANA. 

 Aurana, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 122 (1863). 



Female. Forewiug elongate, rather narrow, apex hardly acute, exterior margin 

 slightly convex and oblique ; cell two-thirds the length ; first subcostal emitted at 

 one-fourth before end of the cell, second and third approximate, third bifid, fifth 

 from the end ; discocellular oblique, radial from lower end ; median branches recurved, 

 middle and lower branches from close to end of the cell ; submedian curved at the 

 base : hindwiug ample, triangular ; cell one-third the length ; two subcostals from 

 end, upper partly joined to the costal; discocellular concave, radial and upper median 

 on a footstalk half beyond the cell ; middle median from end of the cell, lower at 

 one-third before the end ; a submedian and two internal veins. Body rather stout ; 

 labial palpi obliquely ascending, curved, second joint reaching level of the vertex, 

 squamous, third joint lanceolate, nearly as long as the second ; maxillary palpi 

 prominent, extending to nearly end of the second joint of labial, squamous ; antennae 

 simple ; legs short, very stout, hind spurs long, slender, unequal. 



AURANA ACTIOSELLA. 



Avrana Actiosella, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 122 (1863). 



Female. Forewiug cinereous purplish-brown, sparsely speckled with darker 

 brown scales ; with a broad white triangular transverse subbasal brown-margined 

 patch, and a similar white broad costal outer patch, followed by a brown-bordered 

 white submarginal line, and a row of small black marginal spots ; two small black 

 spots also at end of the cell within the costal patch : hind wing cinereous, slightly 

 hyaline, the veins brownish. Cilia cinereous, with brown inner line. Body cinereous- 

 brown ; palpi and legs cinereous-white, with dark brown bands. 



Expanse xV inch. 



Genus SALEBRIA. 



Sah'lina, Ragonot, Monog. Phycitidre (MS.). 



" Forewing rather elongate, narrow at the base, widening before the apex, slightly 

 convex on the costa towards the apex. Venation ordinary : forewiugs with 9 from 

 the cell ; 4 and 5 converging to a point, but separate ; hindwings with 8 veins ; 3 

 and 5 appear to be on a long stem. Palpi ascending ; maxillary palpi in form of a 

 yellowish pencil of hairs ; antenuEe much thickened, flattened laterally, slightly curved 

 towards its base, the joints in the curve produced into distinct brown horny teeth 

 without any trace of scales, basal joint long and thick." 



SALEBRIA UNDULATELLA. 

 Acrohasis undulatella, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxv. p. 1711 (1866). 

 Forewing cinereous violaceous-brown, very sparsely black-speckled ; anterior 



