462. 



Sir George F. Hampson on the 



Genus Termioptycha. 

 Ternuoptycha, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc, 1889, p. 504. 



Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching well above vertex of head 

 and with a large tuft of scales on inner side at extremity, 3rd joint 

 Avell developed ; maxillary palpi filiform ; antenna) fasciculate 

 with paired tufts of scales behind them ; legs with the tibiae 

 moderately hairy ; palagiawith rough scales and hair ; pectus with 

 ndges of large scales ; abdomen with lateral tufts at extremity. 



Type 



Termiopti/cha cyanoim, $ , |. 



Forewing of male with the outer margin broadly folded over 

 below ; the cell roughly scaled ; vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 

 4, 5 shortly stalked ; G from upper angle and curved ; 7, 8, 9 

 stalked, and 10 slightly anastomosing with them to form an areola. 

 Hindwing of male very roughly scaled below and with a dense 

 fringe of short hair recumbent on costa ; vein 3 approximated to 

 4, 5, which are stalked ; G, 7 from upper angle ; 8 free. 

 *Tekmioptycha cyaxopa, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc, 



1894, p. 505 New Guinea. 



Genus Spectbateota. 

 8pectvatroia, Warr., A. M. N. H. (G), vii., 426 (1891). 



Palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head, the 3rd joint 

 tufted with hair ; maxillary palpi filiform ; antenna? of male 



Spectratrota Ji/nh-iallt, $ , \. 



ciliated, the basal joint dilated with scales ; mid and hind tibiae 

 with, tiifts of spinous hair on outer side at base and extremity. 



