iQii.j E. Brunetti : New Oriental Neinocera. 311 



of the species as they are in siipcrstes , and appear to vary a good 

 deal in size, according to the species.' 



In many species there is a rather noticeable patch of smooth 

 depressed silky long hairs extended posteriorly from the alulae, 

 and which may probably figure as a secondary character of the 

 new genus. 



Both Bruncttia and ParahrnneUia belong distinctly to the 

 Psychodinae subfamily of Psychodidae, the 7th longitudinal vein 

 being conspicuously present, and the 2nd longitudinal vein forking 

 quite near the base of the wing. 



PARABRUNETTIA, mihi, gen. nov. 



To this new genus must be admitted the three species placed 

 by me in Psychoda but divided off from the others by the presence 

 of large scale-covered areas in the wings : squamipennis, atrisqua- 

 mis and argcnteopimctata. 



Brunettia travancorica, Annand., has been shown to be 

 synonymous with my atrisquamis. 



To these three species are now added four new ones, 

 alhohumeralis , g-notata, fiavicollis and longichaeta. 



Owing to the denseness of the vestiture of the wings (the 

 basal hairs, the surface hairs and the opacity of the scales), it has 

 been impossible to note the exact position of the forking of the 

 2nd longitudinal vein in some of the species, but in all those in 

 which it has been noted, it occurs distad of the origin of the 3rd 

 longitudinal vein. 



PARABRUNETTIA. 



Table of species. 



A Hairs thickly present on surface of wing. 

 B Upper surface of wing as well as lower 



surface covered to a considerable 



extent with small dark imbricating 



scales. 

 C No white spots on wing-border. (The 



2nd longitudinal vein forks distad 



of origin of 3rd vein.) . . . , squamipennis, Brun, 



CC White spots on wing-border . . atrisquamis, Brun. 



BB Upper surface of wing without any con- 

 siderable area covered with scales 



(a few may be present at the base 



of the wing). 

 D Under surface of wing wholly covered 



with dark scales. 



1 Similar cliaelae but much smaller, have been detected by Dr. Aunaudale in 

 I'ericoma viargininotata and Psychoda distincta, so they cannot be considered of 

 generic importance. 



