412 



ruLGOiiiD.i:. 



by Melichar, who, however, in another part of his monograph 

 {torn. cit. xvii, p. 70) again enumerates it under its proper gei)us 

 Ormenis. 



Mr. Green has recorded that it sometimes covers the leaves of 

 certain Eatjenin trees upon which the harva feeds, and when 

 disturbed flies out in clouds. 



Genus BYTHOPSYRNA. 



Bythopsyrna, Melich. Ann. Hofmus. Wien, xvi, p. 224 (1901). 

 Copsyrna, Kirk. Entomologist, 190-3, p. 78. 



Type, B. circulata, Guer. 



Distribution. Oriental and Malayan Regions. 



Head (including eyes) much narrower than ])ronotum ; vertex 

 broader than long, the lateral margins laminately elevated, trans- 

 versely ridged near base and a little widened anteriorly ; face 

 longer than broad, its lateral margins laminately ridged ; pronotum 

 rounded anteriorly, where it is finely centrally sinuate, its posterior 

 margin concave ; mesonotum long, tricarinate, the area of the 

 cai'inations forming a flat process ; tegmina somewhat elongate, 

 a little narrower than the wings, the apical margin (including 

 apical and postei'ior angles) rounded, costal membrane broader than 

 the radial area and closely transversely veined, radial area reticu- 

 lately veined, longitudinal veins furcate at a short distance from 

 base, on apical area the longitudinal veins are very numerous and 

 in many cases are furcate on the apical margin ; wings broader 

 than tegmina. 



2004. Bythopsyrna circulata, Guer. (Poeciloptera) Icon. Recjn. Anim., 

 Ins. p. u61 (1838); Melich. (Bvthopsvrna) Anii. Hofmus. Wien, 

 xvi, p. 225, t. ii, f. 6 (1901). 

 Pceciloptera dianthus, White, A. M. X. II. xv, p. 36 (IBl-j). 



Body and legs ochraceous, a central spot to vertex, which is 

 sometimes continuous, with a central fascia to face, lateral margins 



Fig. 213. — Bythopsyrna circulata. 



to face (sometimes broad, sometimes extremely narro\\ ), eyes, two 

 spots to pronotum, six spots to mesonotum, anterior and inter- 

 mediate legs, and the tarsi of the posterior legs black or piceous ; 

 tegmina creamy-white, extreme base sufi'used with ochraceous, 



