472 NOCTUID MOTHS 



curved, and other minor differences; 9 palpus hairy on 

 segment 2 behind and with a suggestion of tuft at middle of 

 segment 3 h^ehind (worn); abdomen with small crests on 

 one or two basal segments ; o* ^o^'^ 1^8' apparently with a 

 shealth ; mid tibia and tarsus fully as long as hind tibia and 

 tarsus (much shorter in hrevivitalis). But the underside 

 and, the strong angulation at R- of fore wing above of the 

 siitterminal line strongly recall brcvivittalis, and in that 

 insect the cT palpns is sometimes drawn forward in a similar 

 manner, suggesting an affinity; and as neither phlegeusali<! 

 Wlkr.. type of FJIijra. nor larusalis Wlkr.. type of Isana (sunk 

 by Hampson to Elyra) is yet known to me I have not 

 veiitured to erect a new- genus. Hampson places hrevimttalis 

 in the Isann section of Elyra. 



Eaphiscopa Hmpsn. 



To Hampson's diagnosis published A. M. N. H. (9) "sy, 

 p. 408, 1925, the following additions or corrections may be 

 added. Palpus typicallv with segment 2 about If diameter 

 of eye: segment 3 about twice length of 2. 9 palpus 

 sickle-shaped, with segment 1 normal; segment 2 fully 

 twice eye, with short hair in front, tapering to distal end; 

 segment 3 slender, acute, glabrous, nearly as long as 2. 

 (f antenna typically with four long, straight oblique teeth on 

 outer side before middle (not "at two-thirds"). Hind wing 

 with cell about | ; E" from about §-| discocellulars ; 

 anastomosis typically to about 2/5. 



Section 11. Fore wing with areole, formed bv a short bar 

 thrown across from SC^ to SC^ SC^ SC*, SC being given 

 off a little earlier than in invmusfa (from areole) ; anastomosis 

 to barelv ^; cT palpus with segment 2 fully twice eye. 

 segment 3 only about f length of 2 ; , cf antenna strongly 

 serrate, (almost pectinate), the shaft without group of 

 spines. 



79. Raphiscopa serrata sp. n. 



cf 45 mm. ; 9 43 nim. 



Differs from invenusta, (Bertula irivenusta Swinh., 



A. M. N, H. (7) ix, p. 177, 1902, Pulo Laut) chiefly in 



■ the more solid darkening of terminal area of fore wing 



(beyond postemedial line), only interrupted by the well-defined 



paler subterminal. which is much less dentate on R^ and M^ 



