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Sir G. F. Hampson on three 



white spots at base and subterminal and terminal series of white 

 lunules. Hind- wing with the basal half white with diffused irregular 

 black antemedial and two medial lines on it, the 1st of the medial 

 lines arising from a discoidal bar ; a slightly waved whitish post- 

 medial line; the plumes with white spots at base and subterminal 

 and terminal series of white lunules. 



Hah. Ceylon, Maskeliya (J. Pole), Ohiya (Gossage). 

 Exp. 26 mm. Type in B. M. 



PTEROPHORID^E. 



Genus Titanoptilus, nov. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, slender, projecting about 

 the length of head ; antenna? with the shaft roughly scaled, the 

 basal joint with large tuft ; fore femora with tuft of scales near 



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Titanoptilus mclanodonta, & f. 



extremity, the tibia with large tuft at extremity ; mid tibiae with 

 tufts at middle and extremity ; hind tibiee with three tufts ; abdomen 

 very long with lateral tufts of scales at extremity of segments. 

 Fore-wing bifid to near middle, the lower plume falcate at extremity ; 

 a very large scale-lobe on inner margin below end of cell ; vein 3 

 absent ; 5 absent ; 6 from below upper angle of cell ; 7-8 stalked ; 

 9-10 absent; 11 from cell. Hind-wing trifid, the upper excision to 

 two-thirds, the lower to near base ; the inner margin with large 



