4G0 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLOX. 



STROPHIDIA FASCIATA (Plate 203, Y\g. 7, ? ). 

 Phnlo'na Geometra Janciata, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. p. 9, pi. lOi, fig. D. (1777), o- 

 Phcihrna caudata, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. iii. 2, p. 163. (1794). 

 Strophidia caudaria, Hiibner, Veiz. p. 290. 



Micronia obtusata, Giieuee, Phal. ii. p. 25, j)!. 5, fig. 6 (18.57), ?. 

 ? Micronia caudata, GiK'uee, Phal. ii, p. 25. 



White. Forewing crossed by eight pale cinerous-brown strigose-lincd duplex 

 bands, which are broadest and blackest at their costal ends ; each Ijand strongly 

 defined and well separated, the outer band being more strigose and situated close to 

 the margin : hindwing with two medial transverse duplex bands, a single outer discal 

 and two inner fascia with strigose anal ends, followed by a submarginal black 

 hne and spots on each side of the caudal angle ; underside of both sexes white. 

 Front of head, palpi, and forelegs above dark brown. 



Expanse, (? 2^, ? 2| to 2f inches. 



Genus MICRONIA. 

 ilkronia, Guenee, Phal. ii. p. 22 (1857). 



Wings similar in shape to those in StropMcUa, with prominent folds bi'tween the 

 veins. Forewing more regularly triangular, with the first subcostal at one-third 

 before end of cell, second at one-sixth, trifid, fifth and sixth from end of thf cell ; cell 

 one-third the length at upper end ; discocellular very slender, bent outward above 

 the middle, radial from the angle ; median somewhat distorted, middle and lower 

 median on a short footstalk at one-half before end of the cell ; a small nacreous 

 streak near base of former on the underside ; submedian with a short slender lower 

 basal branch : hindwing with the cell one-third the length, broad at its base ; 

 discocellular extremely slender, barely perceptible, bent above the middle, radial 

 from the angle ; subcostals from end of cell ; two upper medians from end of cell, 

 lower at two-fifths. Body slender, short; palpi slender, third joint lanceolate, 

 shorter than in Strophidia; antennae thick, flattened, with stout, short, slightly 

 separated blades ; legs rather short, stout, middle tibiae clothed with long tine silky 

 hairs above, spurs long; hind tibiae short, inflated, hairy above, with two pairs of 

 spurs, the outer short, tarsi short and stout. 

 Tyjje, M. aculeata. 



MICRONIA ACULEATA (Plate 203, Fig. 1, ? ). 



Micrcnia uadmta, Guruee, Phal. ii. p. 26, pi. 13, fig. 8 (18.57), 2 ; Walker, Catal. Lcp. Het. 

 B. M. xxiii. p. 817. 



White. Wings with numerous short transverse pale cinei-eous-brown slender 

 striga- ; crossed by three equidistant similar coloured fasciae ; a slender black 



