508 



AECTIAD^. 



black points ; abdomen with dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of 

 black points, the anal tuft orange. Fore wing with two black 

 points at base; a pale band edged by whitish lines across and 



Fig. 228. — Taraplastis hampsoni, (J. 



(From Moths Ind. vol. ii.) 



bej'ond end of cell from costa to vein 1, angled at median nervure,then 

 oblique. Hind wing with the rough scales on terminal area orange. 

 $ . Abdomen orange above. 



Hah. NiLGiEi PLATEAU 6000 ft. (llampson, Lindsay), 1 c? , 4 2 , 

 type ; Shevaeoy Hills (Morris), 1 d . Kvj). 54 miilim. 



Genus ILEMODES. 



Type. 



Uemodes, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 53 (1900) heterogyiia. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect to just beyond the frons ; antennaB 

 of male bipectinate, of female witli bristles and cilia ; tibias with the spurs 

 moderate. Fore wing rather long and narrow ; vein 3 from close to angle of 

 cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; G from upper angle ; 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. 

 Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from 

 before middle of cell. 



2127. emodes Ilheterogyna. 



Uemodes heterogyna, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. JVIus. ii. p. 53 (1900). 



S . Head and thorax white, frons orange ; palpi at tips and 

 antennae brown; fore tibiae and tarsi brown above; pro- and meta- 

 thorax with pairs of black spots ; abdomen orange-yellow. Fore 



Fig. 229. — Uemodes heterogyna, J . \. 



wing ochreous, thickly irrorated with purplish brown ; a black 

 discoidal point ; a white fascia on inner margin extending to vein 1. 

 Hind wing orange-yellow, with black discoidal spot. 



2 . Fore wing silvery white, with black discoidal point and 

 black-brown fascia above vein 1. 



Hah. Natal (Heale), 1 § ; C. Colont, E. London (Borchards), 

 1 d 1 $ , type. Exp. 40 miilim. 



