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Genus THAGORA, 



Thagora, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 205 (1863). 

 Forewing elongate, narrow, rectangular ; cell nearly two-thirds the length ; first 

 subcostal at one-fifth before end of cell, second close to end, third from the end, bifid ; 

 discocellular very deeply concave, lower end prolonged, radials from extreme ends ; 

 middle median very close to end of cell, lower about one- half ; submedian recurved 

 from the base : hindwing rather long, apex somewhat produced ; costal and subcostal 

 vein anastomosed to two-thirds from the base, second subcostal at nearly half ; dis- 

 cocellular absent ; three median veins, two upper on a footstalk at half length 

 beyond the lower. Body short, stout ; head pointed in front ; palpi porrect, apes 

 decumbent, extending beyond the head, moderately slender, rather smooth, third joint 

 half length of second ; antennge setaceous, basal joint stout ; legs stout, laxly squamous, 

 middle tibias with one pair and hind tibias with two pairs of long slender unequal spurs. 



THAGORA FIGTIRANA 



Thagora Jigurana, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 20.5 (1863), ? . 

 Forewiugs bright grass-green ; extreme base, costal edge, and cilia dull ochreous ; 

 with three lower discal irregular macular dull ochreous bands, the inner including a 

 spot at end of the cell : hindwing whitish with an aeneous tinge. Abdomen pale 

 fawn-colour. 



Expanse, c? -nr, $ 1 inch. 



Ceylon. 



Family TORTRICID^.* 



" Forewings broad, rarely twice as long as broad ; costa regularly arched, never 

 folded. Palpi short." 



" Larva with 16 legs ; generally active, feeding in united or roUed-up leaves, or in 

 the roots and stems of plants." {Stainton.') 



Genus TERAS. 



Teras, Treitschke, Eur. Schmett. vii. p. 233 (1829). 

 Peronea,f Curtis, Brit. Ent. i. fol. 16 (1824). 



TERAS DIVISANA. 



Teras divisana, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. ssviii. p. 296 (1863). 



" Brownish-cinereous. Wings with numerous minute transverse brown 



* Lord Walsingbam has very kindly examined and described the new species of this Family, 

 ■f Peronsea and Peronia previously used for genera of MoUusca. 



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