﻿-Sm Juurn., Doiv. Nat. Hist. Soc., Vol. XVJ, No. i. [Ncv. 2, 1905, 



open, in 9 2 remote, 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 near, parallel, 6 and 



7 connate or stalked. 

 This genus shows considerable variation of structure, especially in veins 7 — 9 



of forewings, and in the often greatly modified palpi and other secondary 

 sexual characters of the ^ ; but I have no doubt that the different forms are 

 properly included in the same genus, which remains easily definable. From 

 Timyra it is readily distinguished by the absence of vein 3 in forewings, the 

 presence of vein 5 in hindwings of 9> a°<3 ^^^ want of the large median tuft 

 _of posterior tibia3. The curious modification of tho palpi of ^ occurs in 

 varying degree in some species of Timyra, Crocanthes, and other allied genera, 

 and is certainly only a specific character. Cacogamia, Snell, would seem from 

 the descriptions to be a synonym of this genus. 



Tifjha monetella. Feld. 



[jAnarsia monetella. Feld., Reis. Nov, pi. CXXXIX, 19.) 



Maskeliya, Ceylon, in February (Pole). 



Tipha pharetrata, n. sp. 



^9. 20-21 mm. Head light ochreous-orarge, crown in 9 suffused with 

 piirple-fuscous. Palpi in ^ obliquely ascending, clothed with dense long 

 projecting scales beneath so as to be spoon-shaped, obtuse, terminal joint minute, 

 concealed ; d:u-k shining steel-grey, towards base light ochreous-orange, in 9 

 wholly light ochreomorange. AntenujB ochreous-yellow, more or less suf- 

 fused with grey towards tip. Thorax ochreous-orange, patagia purplish- 

 fuscous. Abdoman whitish-yellowish, mixed with grey, especially in 9. Legs 

 ochreous-yellowish, anterior tibiaa in $ with recurved flap of dense yellowish 

 gr^y scales beneath ; posterior tibia3 orange, with shining bronze marks above 

 ns-u' basa and bsyond middle, slightly rough and with black spots above on 

 origin of spurs. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded, termen extremsly obliquely rounded ; 2, 4, 5 approximated, 7 to costa, 



8 absent, 9 separate ; orange, lighter and more ochreous-tinged towards costa ; 

 markings shining silvery-bronze ; a spot on base of costa ; a line along sub- 

 median fold from rather near base to beyond middle of wing ; a longitudinal 

 discal line from beyond 5 to 4, dilated at extremities, and a longitudinal spot 

 above its postsrior extremity ; six streaks on veins starting from beyond 3, and 

 running to posterior part of costa and termen : cilia ochreous. Hindwings in 

 ^ with 2, 4, 5 approximated, 6 and 7 connate, in 9 3 and 4 short-stalked ; 

 in ^ light yellowish-fuscous, in 9 grey; cilia pale brownish-ochreous, in 9 

 pale yellowish round apex and upper part of termen ; in $ with large expan- 

 sible subdorsal pecten of pale yellowish hairs. 



Two specimens, Kandy and Peradeniya, Ceylon (Green). 



Tipha spectralis, n. sp. 



^. 21 mm. Head shining golden. Palpi clothed with dense long project- 

 ing scales beneath so as to be spoon-shaped, obtuse, terminal joint concealed ; 

 shining metallic grey, above and baneath suffused with ochreous-yellow. 

 Antennaj dark fuscous, with obscure median band of pale ochreous suffusion. 

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