540 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



broad ; palpi curved, clothed with broad coarse lax scales, apex pointed ; autennce 

 biciliated in male, finely pubescent in female; legs smooth; middle tibi;B with a 

 pair of long slender unequal spurs ; hind tibiae very thick, with a lengthened tuft of 

 silky hairs on inner side, spurs not visible, hind tarsi short. 



TuiK, S. authophilata. 



Note, — This genus, though agreeing in many characters with Problep?is> 

 differs entirely in the shape of the wings and form of male antennae. 



SOMATINA PURPURASCENS (Plate 202, Fig. 2, 2a ,^ ?). 



Male. Differs from S. authophilata in being larger, and of a purplish-cinereous 

 white. Wings distinctly black speckled : forewing crossed by a medial, discal, sub- 

 marginal, and a marginal cinereous-black speckled line, the three inner lines being 

 angulated, and the outer sinuous ; interspace between the two inner lines below the 

 median, and also between the two outer lines and the margin blackish-cinereous ; 

 upper end of the inner lines slightly dilated, and the outer sinuous line black speckled 

 below the apex; a distinct black spot at end of cell : hind wing with a distinct black 

 cell spot, a slight cinereous-black speckled discal line, sinuous submarginal line, and 

 white sinuous marginal line; the interspace between the two latter and the margin 

 blackish-cinereous. Cilia blackish-cinereous. Body black speckled ; abdomen above 

 blackish-cinereous ; vertex, and front of head blackish; antennas, palpi, and forelegs 

 above brown. Female. Purplish-cinereous, brighter externally ; speckled as in 

 male ; transverse markings the same, but less distinct. 



Expanse, S It'o, ? Ittt inch. 



Genus PHALACRA. 



Phdacra, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxv. p. 1G3S (1866). 

 Acroptiris (part), Iliibner, Zutiiige. 



Male. Porewing elongate, rather narrow, apex acute ; cell half the length ; 

 first subcostal at one-fifth, second approximate, trifid, fifth from end; discocellular 

 outwardly recurved, radials from above the middle and lower end ; the middle median 

 at one-sixth, lower nearly half : hiudwing rather long, apex convex, exterior margin 

 produced to a prolonged angle at end of second subcostal, straight from thence to 

 anal angle ; cell nearly one-third the length ; first subcostal at one-third ; discocellular 

 outwardly-concave, radial from above the middle ; the middle median about one-fourth, 

 lower at half. Body short, rather stout ; palpi porrect, very short, laxly squamous 

 beneath ; antenna) thick, flat, smooth ; legs rather short and thick ; middle tibiae 

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



