390 iniOl'ALOCKUA MALAY AN A. 



Gemis ABARATHA. 



Akinitlui, Moore, Lep. Cuyl. vol. i. p. IHl (1881). 



This genus differs from ull thoso of the fiimily which have been here previously enumerated l)y having 

 the posterior wings with the outer margin angularly produced near apex.* Tlie anterior wings have the 

 costal margin moderately arched, the outer margin ol^liquely rounded, the inner margin nearly straight. 

 The first, second, third and fourth subcostal nervules are emitted at about equal distances apart, the fifth 

 from upper end of cell, diseo-eellular nervules ohliijuely directed inwardly, the lowermost the longest, 

 second median nervule about twice as far apart from that of lower as from that of upper median nervule. 

 Posterior wings irregularly subovate, the costal margin obliquely convex, the outer margin sinuate and 

 angularly produced near apex and again more moderately so near centre ; subcostal nervules bifurcating 

 at about one-fourth before end of cell, first and second median nervules emitted somewhat close together 

 near end of cell. Body moderately robust ; palpi laterally compressed, terminal joint short and conical ; 

 ])Osterior legs strongly pilose;! antennna with a short and tliick curved or hooked club. 



The strength aiitl geographical distributiou of this geuus cannot at prcsout be fixed ; one 

 species is found in Ceylon, and two are at present recorded from the Malay Peninsula. 



1. Abaratha sura. (Tab. XXXIV., fig. liS $ .) 



Ailii/loiles Siira, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1865, p. 780. 



Pteryiiospi.lex IL-Hm, Feld. Keise Nov. Lop. iii. p. o'2it, n. 920, t. 73, f. 12, 13 (1807). 



Wings above dull purplish ; anterior wings with an oblique blackish fascia (sometimes broken) crossing 

 wing before middle, a waved submarginal blackish fascia, margined interiorly with two subapical white 

 spots, and with two otiiers divided by the second median nervule, these white spots margined with blackish ; 

 bcNond the outermost fascia the colour is more or less bright castaneous ; i)Osterior wings with a sub- 

 liasal greyisli oblique linear fascia, two subapical (the innermost very short) linear greyish fasciie, and 

 two submarginal series of greyish spots, the lowermost w'ith dark centres in tlu- imdr, a series of apical 

 marginal blackish spots and the basal greyish fascia in nude also inwardly margined with blackish. 

 Anterior wings beneath much paler than above ; posterior wings beneath greyish-white with a subcostal 

 rounded blackish spot near base, and the spots above darker and better defined beneath. Body above more 

 or less coneolorous with wings, beneath with legs greyish. 



Exp. wings, 85 to 40 millim. 



HxU3.— Continental India: Bengal (Moore) ; Darjeeling (Horsf. & Moore t).— Malay Peninsula; Perak 

 (Kunst.— Calc. Mus. ; Townsend— coll. Godm. & Halv.) ; Malacca, (Biggs— coll. Dist.).— Celebes (P'elder). 



•i. Abaratha pygela. (Tab. XXXIY., fig. 18.) 



I'tn-iiiiospiiifd I'l/ijrla, Hcwitson, Dcscr. Hesp. p. 53, n. (1868) Ex. Butt. v. rt,r. t. 1, f. 3 (1873). 

 .hni;nmiis /ii/ii,iii, Druce, Proc. ZikiI. Soc. 1873, [i. ;!(il), n. 1. 



Wings above chocolate-lu-owii, rxtreme bases narrowly greyisli ; anterior wings with a transverse 

 d:n-k fascia margined with greyish near biise. a waved irregular darlc fascia inwardly more or less 



■■ Ot course this is ii siipeificial aud uot a true stnictural ireneric cliaracter, but it is oi iji-eat use iu (listiiijiuisliiuj; 

 between the genera of a small fanna. as of the Malay Peninsula, and is .simply used in the " Synopsis" for that purpose. The 

 practice ot founding genera upon shape of wing is even less followed than advocated. 



i Mr. Moure describes the legs as naked, but I have specimens of the Ceylonese A. raiinoniieii, Feld., the type of his 

 genus, m which tlie pilosity of the posterior legs is strongly develcjped. 

 I Cat. Lej). .Mus. E. 1. ('. vol. i. ]i. -jr.l (lH.-,7). 



