372 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



LACIPEA MUSCOSELLA. 

 Lacipea muscoseUa, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 138 (1863). 

 " Female. Brownish. Forewings with a black angular discal mark, which 

 inchides a pale testaceous spot in its angle. Thorax and forewings irregularly 

 streaked with testaceous. Abdomen and hindwings, and underside more cinereous. 

 " Expanse 10 lines." 

 Hob. Ceylon. 

 Described by Mr. Walker from specimens in the collection of Mr. E. L. 



Layard. 



Genus MOCA. 

 Moca, Walker, Catal. Lep. Ilet. B. M. xxvii. p. 102 (1863). 

 Forewing slightly elongated, rather broad, rounded at the apex, costa and 

 exterior margin very slightly convex, posterior margin convex near the base ; cell 

 two-thirds the length; first subcostal at about two-fifths before end of the cell, 

 second, third, fourth, and fifth, free, equidistant apart ; discocellular recurved, 

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

 before the end ; submedian slightly undulated : hindwing convex externally ; cell 

 more than half the length ; two subcostals on a footstalk at one-fourth beyond the 

 cell ; discocellular angulated, radial from angle near upper end ; middle median 

 from near end of cell, lower at one-sixth ; submedian and internal vein curved. 

 Body stout ; palpi ascending to level of vertex, curved, squamous, second joint 

 rather broad and flattened in front, third joint very small, obtusely pointed ; antenna3 

 short, minutely pubescent in front, basal joint stout and slightly tufted in front ; 

 legs squamous, short, stout, spurs long, slender, unequal. 



MOCA VELUTINA. 

 Moca velutina. Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 102 (1863). 

 Fuliginous-brown : forewing with short longitudinal darker-brown pale-bordered 

 streaks, more distinct blackish submarginal streaks, and a black denticulated marginal 

 line ; a prominent black streak near end of the cell, and a discocellular lunule. 

 Thorax with pale-bordered brown lougitudiaal streaks ; palpi pale-edged in front ; 

 legs and tarsi with pale bands. 

 Expanse 1 inch. 



MOCA LITHOSIOIDES. 



Cinereous purplish-brown : forewing with an ochreous-yellow antemedial curved 

 transverse broken band, three equidistant costal patches, some lower discal blotches, 

 and a slender streak above posterior angle ; anterior end of the cilia also yellow ; 



