TRiriD^E. 355 



Genus 75. CIRRiEDIA. 



Antennae simple, ciliated ; eyes naked, lashes at the back 

 prostrate; the thorax having the collar raised; abdomen 

 rather small, a ridge down the back, without crests, but 

 having faint colour-imitations ; fore wings broad at the base, 

 pointed at the apex, and with distinct scalloped hind margin ; 

 hind wings with a broad space between veins 4 and 6, the 

 cross-bar slender, angulated, vein 5 arising on the oblique 

 below the middle. 



We have but one species. 



1. C. Xerampelina, Hul. — Expanse 1^ to \\ inch. 

 Fore wings pointed, scalloped behind; bright yellow, with 

 the hind margin and a partial central band purple. Hind 

 wings white with purple-red cilia. 



Antennas of the male short, thick, closely ciliated with 

 tufts of fine bristles resembling minute pectinations, dull 

 purple ; palpi rather small, horizontal, purplish-yellow, apical 

 joint rather prominent; eyes naked, shining black; head 

 orange-yellow, a rather darker tuft at the base of each 

 antenna ; thorax ochreous, rather fluffy ; fascicles short, 

 white ; abdomen pale yellow ; lateral tufts minute, anal tuft 

 compressed. Fore wings rather triangular, broad behind ; 

 costa faintly curved ; apex sharply angulated ; hind margin 

 neatly and regularly scalloped and crenulated, faintly hol- 

 lowed below the apex, full and prominent in the middle, 

 rounded off below ; dorsal margin nearly straight ; colour 

 rich bright yellow ; a single purple dot above the median 

 nervure is the only indication of a basal line ; first line erect 

 from the dorsal margin, but usually only attaining the median 

 nervure ; second line very oblique, rather direct, but smoothly 

 and gracefully curved, both purple, but actually serving as 

 the margins of a beautiful purple central band which on its 

 inner edge is usually incomplete ; subterminal line much 

 indented and irregular, forming the inner edge of a rich 



