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forming a fringed and rongli-haired long middle lobe ; inner margin occu])ied l)y a 

 convolnted, thickened, long spatulate lobe separated from the middle lobe b}- a cleft 

 which rnns nj) to base of wing : the whole wing rongh-haired and the lobes 

 fringed. 



Thorax and abdomen crested. Palpi long, mnch as in Bliiiioprora Warr. 

 Antennae lamellate, tinoly pubescent. Hindtiliiae with four spnrs. Nenration of 

 forewing as in Tephrocli/stia, 10 and 11 stalked, 10 anastomosing with 8,9. As 

 the specimen is nniipie, it is inadvisable to denude the hindwing ; as far as can 

 be seen without denudation, the median veinlets traverse the middle lobe, and the 

 snbmedian the inner lobe. 



Type : Tripteridia novella spec. nov. 



Although the hindwing is trilobed and contorted, the genus appears to be an 

 independent development of Tcphroclystia, and not connected with Lohophora and 

 its allies. 



60. Tripteridia novella spec. nov. 



Forewing: jiale green; the markings brown-black; basal patch limited by 

 a broadish dark band, angled below costa, and crossed by a tine green band with 

 dark centre ; central fascia with its inner half consisting of a broad band also angled 

 below costa, its outer of two irregular dark lines ; the pale bands on each side of it 

 green with a darker middle line ; a dark triangnlar costal spot before apex, a second 

 on hindmargin beyond cell and a smaller blotch below above the cleft ; all these 

 markings are plain only above the median vein ; below it they are obscured and 

 partially interrupted by a chocolate-brown shading, which includes the outer edge 

 of the basal patch and the inner half of the central fascia, the outer half of the 

 latter below vein 3 being interrui)ted by a patch of bluish scales ; a row of black 

 marginal dashes between the veins ; fringe pale green, chequered with fuscous. 



Hindtcing : greyish ochreous, the hairs darker grey, the inner lobe purplish 

 fuscous. 



Underside of forewing pale green, the markings purple, a large jrarplish 

 blotch filling basal half of wing and running to the cleft, leaving inner margin 

 pale ; hindwing 2'ale greyish ochreous. 



Face, palpi, and collar green ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen a medley of green 

 and purplish scales ; legs ochreous ; forelegs pnrjile, tinged with ochreous ; pectus 

 and forecoxae greenish-tinged. 



Expanse of wings : 22 mm. 



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67. Xanthorhoe lucirivata spec. nov. 

 Foreioing : dark fuscous to outer line ; the basal patch dark, with a small 

 patch of glossy grey scales at extreme base ; followed by a broad slightly paler 

 band, of which the outer edge is formed by two grey lines separated by a darker 

 one, the inner grey line faintly reddish-tinged ; central fascia broad, with blackish 

 cell-spot and central sinuous blackish line, its outer half very dark fuscous, the edge 

 projecting below vein 4 towards hindmargin, then dentate-sinuate inwards to four- 

 fifths of inner margin ; edged by tirst a silvery white line, plainest on costal half, 

 and then by a vinous red band containing two dark lines, all parallel to outer edge 

 of fascia ; submarginal line regularly Innulate-dentate, finely white, preceded above 

 middle by a broad dark fuscous shade, narrowed below middle to thin dark Innnles ; 



