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LAMPROPTERYX MOLATA (Plate 207, Fig. U, 12, ^ ? ). 

 Gidaria Molata, Fekler et Rogenli. Nov.ara Voy. Lop. v. pi. 132, fig. 23 (187,'5) S . 



Male. Forewing cupreous-brown ; crossed by an excurved subbasal, ante- 

 medial, and an irregular angulated sinuous postmcdial black line; the two former 

 whitisb-edged, the latter bordered by a parallel black-edged white fascia, which is 

 traversed by a slender black line, and is followed by a submarginal blackisli lunular 

 fascia bordered by a white line ; medial area with a black-lined white reniform spot 

 at end of the cell, below which are some black ringlets ; the centre of the cell-spot 

 sometimes brown : hindwing brownish-cinereous, palest at the base, with a maro-inal 

 row of small brown points. Thorax, head, and palpi brown, speckled with white; 

 bands on fore and middle legs brown; abdomen cinereous, with brown dorsal 

 triangular bands. Female. Forewing with the middle area cinereous-brown discal 

 lines less defined and narrower white-edged ; cell-spot brown. 



Expanse 1 to l^iy inch. 



" Punduloya " {Machvood and Green). 



LAMPROPTERYX CINGALA (Plate 207, Fig. 10, ? ). 



Forewing brownish-ochreous ; crossed by a broad dark greyish-brown curved 

 basal band, an irregular angulated medial band, and a submarginal fascia traversed 

 by a sinuous white line; the angulated outer border of the discal band with a 

 whitish denticulated edge ; the bands also crossed by indistinct black denticulated 

 lines : hindwing and abdomen dark cinereous-brown ; cilia ochreous. Thorax, palpi, 

 fore and middle legs with dark brown bands. 



Expanse 1 inch, 



Dolosbagie ; October (Machvood). Punduloya (Green). 



Family NYCTEOLIDiE. 



" Wings of moderate or small size. Forewing generally green. Antennfe 

 simple. Body rather stout. 



" Larva with 16 legs. Feeds exposed on the leaves of trees or between the 

 terminal leaves of the twigs. Pupa in a firm boat-shaped cocoon." (Stainton.) 



Genus EARIAS. 

 Farias, Hubner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 395 (1825-7). 

 Earis, Stephens, Illust. Haust. iv. p. 67 (1834). 

 Aphusia, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xii. p. 769 (1857). 

 Halias (part), Treitschke ; Duponcbel ; Gucnee. 



Forewing elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, exterior 

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