412 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



Genus BOARMIA. 



Boarmia Treitsclike, Schmctt. Eur. v. 2, p. 433 (1825), id.yi. 1, p. 187(1827); Curtis, Brit. Eiit. vi. 



fol. 280 (1829) ; Diipoiicliel, Lep. Fr. vii. pp. 107, 327 (1829) ; Stephens, Illust. Haust. iii. 



p. 191 (1831). 

 Ectropis, Hiibn. Verz. Sclimett. p. 31G (1825-27). 



Male. Forewing elongate-trigonate ; cell half the length ; first subcostal at 

 one-eighth, bifid, first sometimes slightly touching the costal near end, third close to 

 end of cell, trifid, sixth from the end ; discocellular outwardly-oblique, concave, 

 radial from the middle; two upper medians from end of cell, lower at two-fifths : 

 hindwing short, exterior margin scalloped ; cell more than half the length, very 

 broad ; first subcostal very close to end ; discocellular bent in the middle ; the 

 middle median very close to end of cell, lower about two-fifths. Body slender; 

 ])alpi obliquely ascending, clothed with long lax hairy scales, third joint minute, 

 almost concealed ; antennse slender, very finely bipectinated to near tip, the branches 

 short, slender, and delicately ciliated; legs squamous, fore tarsi long, hind tibise 

 slightly incrassated, spurs short, slender, hind tarsi nearly as long as hind tibia3. 



Type, B. cousouaria.* 



BOARMIA DIFFUSAEIA (Plate 187, f. 11, 5, Plate 188, f. 2, 9 , 2a larva). 

 Boarmia diffusaria, Wallier, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxi. p. 382 (18G0). 



Pale brownish-ochreous, the female more cinereous-ochreous ; minutely brown 

 speckled : foi"ewiug crossed by a brown antemedial, and an ill-defined postmedial 

 duplex line with blackish points ; a submarginal sinuous pale-bordered broken 

 fascia, and marginal lunular points ; some black strigas on the costal border : hiud- 

 wing with a brown-speckled ill-defined inner line, a lunule at end of the cell, a den- 

 ticulated discal duplex line, submarginal fascia, and mai'giual lunular line. Palpi 

 and legs with blackish bauds ; abdomen with brown band near the base. 



Expanse If to 1| inch. 



Taken at " Kandy ; March " {Machvoud). 



Larva with lU legs; a slight dorsal prominence on 3rd and 12Lli segment; 

 colour purplish-ochreous, longitudinally flecked with sliort purple-brown streaks in 

 male, and with a lateral line in female. Pupa purple-red, greenish in front. 



BOARMIA BHURMITRA (Plate 191, Fig. 2, ? ). 

 Boarmia Bhurmitra, Wali^er, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxi. p. 381 (1860), ?. 

 Boarmia susceptaria, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxv. p. 1584 (1866), ?. 



Female. Very pale brownish-ochreous. "Wings speckled with ochreous-brown 



* Jioboraria was given as the type of Cy.matophoka by Hiibner, Tentamen, p. 2 (1806). Punctularia 

 is the type oI'Tei-heusia, Boisd., both being geuerically distiuct from Boarmia. 



