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Genus PHILOPSYCHE, Cam. 

 Philopsyche, Cameron, Spolia Zeylanica, 1905, p. 137. 



GENOTYPE, P. albobalteata, Gam. 



Eyes very large, extending to the base of the mandibles and 

 distinctly emarginate internally, though not convergent anteriorly ; 

 face centrally carinate longitudinally and distinctly discrete from 

 the not quite transverse and apically depressed clypeus. .Apical 

 flagellar joint as long as the two preceding united. " The 

 sharp lateral ridges of the mesonotuin do not extend on to the 

 scutellum " ; inetathoracic spiracles circular ; metapleural carin 

 distinct and entire. Scutellum roundly convex. Abdomen and 

 legs as in Piwpla ; the latter with the claws slender, curved and 

 simple ; apical joint of hind tarsi about thrice as long as the 

 penultimate. A reolet triangular, small and petiolate ; transverse 

 median nervure of fore wings placed immediately behind the 

 transverse basal, almost interstitial ; internal cubital nervure 

 angled beyond its centre, with no trace of nervelet ; first re- 

 current of hind wing intercepted far below its centre. 



Eamje. Ceylon, Australia. 



132. Pbilopsyche albobalteata, Cam. 



Philopsyche albobalteata, Cameron, Spolia Zeylanica, 1905, p. 138 



pi. B, tig. 10 (d). 

 Charitophnphi anmdipes, Cameron, loc. cit. p. 139, pi. B, fig. 9 ( <j> ). 



A black species, with the elongate pubescence, and most of the 

 legs, white. rf. Head smooth and nitidulous, with the face 



obscurely shagreened and 

 covered with white pilosity^ 

 which is longer on the clypeus ; 

 palpi \\hite. Antennae, with 

 scape white beneath. Thorax 

 with hind edge of pronotum 

 white ; mesonotum closely 

 punctate, with elongate white 

 pubescence; metanotuni gla- 

 brous and nitidulous, with 

 only its centre punctate and 

 with elongate white pilosity ; 

 pleura smooth, subnude, ex- 

 cept the metapleune above 

 the lateral carinax Scutellum 

 closely punctate, with elon- 

 gate white pubescence. Abdo- 



Fig. 45. 

 I'ltilopsyche albobalteata, Cain. 



men closely and strongly punc- 

 tate, with black pubescence ; the glabrous apices of the six basal 



