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ICHXEL'MONID.K. 



Genus PHILOPSYCHE, Cam. 

 Philopsydic, Canierou, Spolia Zeylaiiica, \\)0i), p. 137. 



GrENOTYPE, F. alhobaUeata, Cam. 



Eyes very large, extending to the base of the mandibles and 

 distinctly emarginate internally, thongli not convergent anteriorly; 

 face centralis carinate longitudinally and distinctly discrete from 

 the not quite transverse and apically depressed clypeus. Epical 

 flagellar joint as long as the two preceding united. '' Tlie 

 sharp lateral ridges of the mesonotum do not extend on to the 

 scutellum''; metathoracic spiracles circular; metapleui-al carinas 

 distinct and entire. Scutellum roundly convex. Abdomen and 

 legs as in rimpla; the latter with the claws slender, curved and 

 simple ; apical joint of hind tarsi about thrice as long as the 

 penultimate. Areolet triangular, small and petiolate ; transverse 

 median nervure of fore wings placed immediately behind the 

 transverse basal, almost interstitial ; internal cubital nervure 

 angled beyond its centre, with no trace of nervelet ; iirst re- 

 current of hind wing intercepted far below its centre. 



Banr/e. Ceylon, Australia. 



132. Philopsyche albobalteata. Cam. 



Fliilopsyche albvbaUcata, Cameron, Spolia Zevlanica, IS)05, p. 138,. 



pi. B, tig. 10(d). 

 Charitopinqjla annulipes, Cameron, loc. cit. p. 139, iil. B, tig. 9 ( $ ). 



A black species, with the elongate pubescence, and most of the 

 leo^s, white. d • Head smooth and nitidulous, \\ ith the face 



obscurely shagreened and 

 covered with white pilosity, 

 which is longer on the clypeus ; 

 palpi ^^hite. Antenna' with 

 scape white beneath. TJiora.v 

 with hind edge of prouotum 

 white ; mesonotum closely 

 punctate, with elongate white 

 pubescence ; metanotum gla- 

 brous and nitidulous, with 

 only its centre punctate and 

 with elongate white pilosity ; 

 pleura) smooth, snbnude, ex- 

 cept the metapleura? above 

 the lateral carin;e. ScuteUuvi 

 7'i'i--i5. closely punctate, with elon- 



miopsychc alhohaltcata, Cum. ^^^^ ^"^.j^-^^ pubescence. Ahdo- 



i?u'>i closely and strongly punc- 

 tate, with black pubescence : the glabrous apices of the six basal 



