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DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF EPIPYROPS FROM SOUTH INDIA. 



By W. H. T. Tams. 



Epipyrops fuliginosa, sp. n. (PI. xv, fig, 8). 



Male. — General coloration fuscous, with the vertex of the head, pectus, underside 

 of abdomen, anal region, legs and base of antennal shaft mouse-grey. Fore-wings, 

 above, covered with mouse-grey scales, amongst which are scattered irregular patches 

 of fuscous-black scales, these predominating but forming no definite pattern ; 

 beneath, covered more uniformly with fuscous-black scales, except in the region 

 between the first anal vein and the inner margin, which is covered with narrow 

 elongate oval mouse-grey scales. Hind- wings above and beneath covered with 

 fuscous scales, the inner margin furnished with long fuscous hairs. Cilia of both 

 wings fuscous-black. 



Female. — Coloration as in male, but fore-wings with more uniform covering of 

 fuscous-black scales above and beneath, and less mouse-grey scaling on the 

 underside. 



Fig.l. 



Nenration of Epipyrops fuliginosa, 

 Tams, sp. n. 



Expanse of male 10 mm. ; length of body 3 mm. ; antennae 2 mm. long, with 

 twelve bipectinations, the longest two-thirds of length of antennae. 



Expanse of female 8 mm. ; length of body 3 mm. ; antennae 1 mm. long, with 

 eight bipectinations and one unpaired pectination at base of shaft, the longest 

 about a quarter of length of antennae. 



Fore-wing neuration (fig. 1). The male type and two fragmentary specimens 

 have veins 7 and 8 connate, and not stalked as in the drawing. 



Hind-wing neuration. The costal region has two veins (?6 and 8) apparently 

 free from base to termen (compare with Perkins' figure of neuration of Palaeopsyche). 

 Vein 8 is well developed, ?6 and 5 are very weak. Anal region with the second 

 anal vein (\h) well developed, the first {\a) and third (Ir) very weak. 



Male type and female, from Bangalore {T. V. Subramaniam), in poor condition. 

 Also two males and a female in bad condition. 



