(2EDICKASPIS.— ARACHNOGNATHA, 321 
where it is very strongly bent outwards, then distinct and black, 
very slightly incurved at discal fold, below vein 3 curving inwards 
to origin of vein 2, then erect, the costa beyond it blackish with 
white points; subterminal line whitish slightly defined on inner 
side by black and brown, minutely dentate towards costa and 
excurved at middle, a slight oblique black streak beyond it from 
Fig. 115.—(dicraspis suhfervida, 2. 3. 
apex and dark shade at middle; a fine black terminal line. Hind 
wing reddish ochreous, the terminal area suffused with fuscous; 
the underside reddish ochreous, the costal area slightly irrorated 
with brown except towards base, a brown discoidal spot, waved 
postmedial line oblique below discal fold, and diffused blackish 
apical patch. 
Hab. Br. KE, Arrica, ‘Taveta (Rogers),3 9 type. Exp. 22-24 
millim. 
Genus ARACHNOGNATHA. Type 
Arachnognatha, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 873 (1894) ......... meterythra. 
Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, the 2nd joint curved, extending 
about twice length of head and fringed with hair above and below, the 3rd 
rather long; frons smooth with tuft of hair above; eyes large, round; antennz 
of male ciliated ; thorax clothed alinost entirely with scales and without crests ; 
fore tibiz fringed at sides with hair, the mid and hind tibize smoothly scaled ; 
abdomen with dorsal crests on two basal segments. Fore wing with the costa 
highly arched towards base, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not, 
crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from below upper angle ; 
9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a long narrow areole, 7 from well 
before end of areole, 8 from the areole. Hind wing with the cell short; veins 3 
and 5 from near lower angle; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the 
cell to middle. 
meterythra, 
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*6626. Arachnognatha meterythra. (Plate CLXXXII. fig. 29.) 
Arachnognatha meterythra, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 373 (1894). 
9. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous tinged with red-brown, 
the ventral surface paler. Fore wing pale olive-green slightly tinged 
| in parts with rufous; antemedial line hardly traceable, curved; a 
| black point in middle of cell; medial line very indistinct, double, 
curved; postinedial line very indistinct, oblique and whitish from 
YOL. XI. ¥ 
