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Hoshaugabad in September. In October 1914 P. Susainatlian bred 

 several examples from Eitryhrachys toinentosa at Coimbatore. In 

 November 1915 I foimd larva\ probably of E. foliogmpha. on the same 

 insect at PoUibetta in South Coorg, and in December 1917 numerous 

 larvae of E. eunjh-achjdis, again on E. tomeniosa, at Coimbatore. Epipy- 

 ropids are therefore \sddely distributed in the Indian Region. l>eing 

 known to occur in Ceylon. Coorg, Coimbatore, Hoshangabad and the 

 Dilrang Valley. At our last Meeting Mr. Kunhi Kannan also exhibited 

 some sj^ecimens found on Idiocenis at Bangalore, but I have not had 

 an opportunity of examining these. It is probable therefore that search 

 on Fulgorids and other Homoptera in India would reveal a large number 

 of species of this interesting grouji of moths. 



The systematic position of Eprpyrops has been a matter of doubt. 

 Westwood placed the genus in Arctiadae, from which it is excluded 

 by the neuration, 8 of hindwing being free from base and not coincident 

 at all with upper margin of cell. Sir George Hampson, as recently as 

 1910, has placed Epipyrops in Limacodidse. but the reason for this is 

 not evident, as the hindwing has not vein 8 anastomosing with the 

 cell as is required for Limacodida? by his table in Cat. Lep. Phal. (Vol. 

 I, p. 19). S. B. Fracker, in his classification of lepidopterous larvae 

 (Illinoids Biol. Monogr. II p. 96 (191-5)) includes Epipyrops as a distinct 

 family Epijiyropidse under the suiierfamily Zyga^noidea between the 

 American families Pyromorj)hida^ and Megalopygida? and together 

 with the Cochlidiadae (Limacodidae). Perkins in 1905 had already 

 considered that these insects should form a distinct family most nearly 

 related to Fiunea and Talwporia of the Tineida? and to the Psychid^ 

 of the Ps_ychina. It seems best to retain them as a distinct 

 family. 



The known genera may be tabulated as follows : — 



fCell of hind wing emitting only i veins (4 absent), 7 free 



J to base ......... Palcenpsi/che. 



I Cell of hind wing emitting 5 veins (4 present), 7 absent . 2 



I Cell of hind wing eniitting 6 veins (4 and 7 present) . Ejiipi/roj)!. 



e, ( Fw. with 7 out of 8 jiear apex ..... Agamopsi/che. 

 L Fw. with 7 and 8 basally approximated i>nt distinct . Heteropsyrhe. 



Of these, all )jut Epipyrops are only known from the Australian 

 Region as yet. 



Turning to the Indian species, we have at least three. E. poliogiapha, 

 Hmpsn., E. eurybrachydis, n. sp., and a third undescribed species from 

 Hoshangabad. 



