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Cnaphalocrocis, Ld. 

 76. Cnaphalocrocis rutilalis, Walk. 

 Port Moresby, New Guinea {Mathcw). Occurs also in 

 Nortli-East Australia, Malay Archipelago, Ceylon, India, 

 and Central America. 



Marasmia, Ld. 

 Forehead flat, oblique; ocelli present; tongue well developed. 

 Antemite four-fifths of fore wings, in male filiform, shortly ciliated 

 (i), with angularly projecting scales towards apex. Labial palpi 

 moderate, somewhat ascending, second joint with long dense pro- 

 jecting scales beneath, forming a quadrate tuft, terminal joint very 

 short, concealed. Maxillary palpi moderate, dilated with scales 

 towards apex. Abdomen in male with moderate exsertible anal 

 tuft, valves retracted. Posterior tibite with outer spurs about half 

 inner. Fore wings with vein 10 very closely approximated to 9 

 towards base, 11 oblique ; in male with a bladder-like inflation in 

 posterior half of cell beneath upper margin, under surface densely 

 scaled, upper surface covered by an irregular comb of dense scales 

 from beneath costa. Hind wings somewhat broader than fore 

 wings ; veins 3, 4, 5 approximated at base, 7 out of 6 near origin, 

 anastomosing with 8 almost to apex. 



77. Marasmia ruralis, Walk. 



Botys ruralis, Walk., 606, 994 ; Marasmia cicatricosa, 



Ld., pi. xii., 8. 

 Fiji {Mailicw, Lucas) ; several specimens. Occurs 

 also in Celebes, Java, Ceylon, and Mauritius. 



Epimima, n. g. 

 Forehead flat, oblique ; oceUi present ; tongue well developed. 

 Antennae four-fifths of fore wings, in male filiform, shortly cihated 

 (^j, with angularly projecting scales at joints. Labial palpi mode- 

 rate, somewhat ascending, second joint with long dense projecting 

 scales beneath, forming a quadrate tuft, terminal joint very short, 

 concealed. JMaxillary palpi moderate, tolerably filiform. Abdomen 

 in male with a dense exsertible anal tuft, valves exsertible (probably 

 usually retracted). Posterior tibia) with outer median spur one- 

 half, outer end-spur three-fourths of inner. Fore wings with vein 

 10 rising out of 9, 11 oblique. Hind wings somewhat broader than 



