98 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA, 
Pubescence fairly long but tolerably compact. Maxillary palp 
clearer or darker brown-yellow, apex somewhat darker. 
Thorax pale brownish, mesonotum covered with clear brownish 
yellow scales which give a brass-yellow lustre. Legs black-brown, 
the following parts pale brownish yellow :—Trochanters, a broad 
band before the apex of the femora, a narrower ring at the end of 
the first third of the tibiz (in the hind tibiee more towards the middle), 
apex of the tibie, distal half of the first tarsal joint (in the hind 
tarsi two-thirds of the length), and the last tarsal joints. On the 
upper side of the hind tibiz six of the long seta are arranged in a 
longitudinal row and attain a considerable length, standing nearly 
parallel in an angle of about 45°. Scaling of the femora and tibie 
with yellowish silken lustre. The length of the middle tibia is 0°56 
mm.; of the hind tibia 0°97 mm. The lengths of the tarsal joints in 
the middle foot are : 0°25, 0°05, 0°05 ; in the hind foot 0°38, 0:05, 0:06. 
The ratio of the hind tarsal joints is therefore as 64: 2:1. First 
hind tarsal joint with about 18 ctenidiobothria. Claws (fig. 79) slender, 
tooth rather far before the slender apex ; empodial appendix in the 
form of anarrow dermalribbon strongly acuminate towards the apex. 
Wing membrane hyaline ; pterostigma moderately broad; m+ 
discharges shortly before the wing apex. The wing pattern pro- 
duced by the scaling is as follows :—Ground colour dark brown; a 
pale brass-coloured and shining marking, consisting of smaller and 
larger spots, marginal spots, and interrupted cross bands, is 
distributed almost over the entire wing, attaining special develop- 
ment in the basal third of the wing ; only a moderately broad, very 
dark brown cross band, which occurs at the end of the basal third, 
is free from brass-coloured scales. To this cross band is applied a 
narrower brass-coloured cross band scarcely interrupted by a few 
brown scales. Marginal hair moderately long, black-brown, at the 
brass-coloured marginal spots clear brownish yellow. Hind wing 
with relatively broad radial cell (R) ; marginal hair very long, pale 
brownish ; veins clear brown ; membrane intensely iridescent violet 
to red, passing in some places to green. 
Ground scales ovate (fig. 85 gs), cover scales (ds) longish to 
elongate elliptical, at the end round or barely perceptibly truncate, 
still rounded. Marginal scales as in the other species. 
Length of fore wing, 2°3 mm; wing expanse 5} mm. 
Ceylon. Peradeniya; on the outer surface of walls, January, 
1905, one specimen; March, 1905, one specimen, collected by 
Mr. E. E. Green. 
I have dedicated this species to my friend Mr. Walther Essigke 
of Limbach near Chemnitz. 
