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Characters, — Head with appressed scales; ocelli posterior; tongue developed. Antennae r, 
somewhat thickened towards base, in C with short very fine sparse cilia towards base, basal joint 
elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, curved, ascending, second joint thickened with 
appressed scales, terminal joint as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, 
appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae densely hairy above. Forewings with 2 and 3 short-stalked, 7 and 8 
stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind wings over r, trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate, 
cilia 1/2-3/5; 4 and 5 out of 3, transverse vein absent between 5 and 6, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Remarks. — A peculiar form, which may be related to T'imyra. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Indian. 
Larva unknown. 
I. H. clematías, Meyrick, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.Vol. 20, p. 734(1911). S. India. 
304. GENUS FRISILIA, WALKER 
Frisilia, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. Vol. 29, p. 795 (1864). — Type : F. nesciatella, Walker. 
Tipasa, Walker, ibidem, Vol. 29, p. 804 (1864) (praeocc.). — Type : F. nesciatella, Walker. 
Macrernis, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 275 (1887). — Type : F. heliapta, Meyrick. 
Characters. — Head with appressed scales, sidetufts in c projecting; ocelli posterior; tongue 
developed. Antennae over r, in jf simple, more or less thickened and roughened towards base, basal 
joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi in c with second joint short, with dense projecting tuft of 
scales beneath, terminal joint wholly clothed with dense rough scales, bent over so as to form a longer 
tuft lying above former; in Q recurved, second joint rough-scaled above and tufted beneath, terminal 
joint longer, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae 
rough-haired above. Forewings in c with subdorsal groove edged with dense scales from base to tornus; 
2 and 3 stalked or 3 usually absent in cf and sometimes in Q, 4 out of 2 in c and seldom in 9, 7 to 
termen, 8 and 9 out of 7 or 8 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, termen somewhat 
sinuate, cilia 2/3-4/5; 3and 4 stalked, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Remarks. — A well-marked and distinct genus; the species however are plainly and simply 
marked, and difficult of discrimination. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Chiefly Indian, extending into the Malayan and 
African regions. 
Larva unknown. 
1. FP. melanardis, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 446 (1910). Borneo. 
2. F. homochlora, Meyrick, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 20, p. 437 S. India. 
(1910). 
3. F. verticosa, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. 22, p. 772 (1914). S. India. 
4. F. rostrata, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. 17, p. 147 (1906). — Pl. 4, Fig. 85. Ceylon. 
5. F. compsostoma, Meyrick, Ann. Transv. Mus. Vol. 8, p. 87 (1921). Rhodesia. 
6. F. sulcata, Meyrick, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.Vol. 20, p. 437 (1910). Assam, Himalayas. 
7. F. difsia, Meyrick, ibidem, Vol. 20, p. 437 (1910). Ceylon. 
8. F. brocentra, Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. z, p. 573 (1916). S. India. 
9. F. nesciatella, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. Vol. 29, p. 796 (1864). . Ceylon. 
basaliella, Walker, ibidem, Vol. 29, p. 805 (1864). 
10. F. strepsibtila, Meyrick, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 20, p. 436  Coorg. 
(1910). 
