HOLOCRASPED UM. ACHROOSIA. 



337 



with black spots. Fore wing with black spot at base of costa, the 



costal edge blackish to the aritemedial line, which expands slightly 



at costa, is slightly angled outwards in cell, 

 inwards in submcdian fold, then oblique to 

 join the postmedial line on inner margin ; 

 a prominent black spot in cell and a dis- 

 coidal point ; the postmedial line bent out- 

 wards between veins 6 and 4, then very 

 oblique, some conjoined black streaks beyond 

 it above middle running up to costa before 

 apex and below middle, the lowest running 

 to tornus ; a terminal series of stria3 ; cilia 

 ochreous. Hind wing rather yellower; some 



slight fuscous suffusion on terminal area towards apex and a slight 



line on apical half of termen. 



Hah. Ceylon, Nawalapittia (Green), 1 c^ type. Exp. 22 millim. 

 Cocoon suspended by a cord and formed of network strengthened 



by two cross bands. 



Fig. 237. — Holocraspednm 



nigripiincfa, (^ . \. 

 (Froiii Moths lud. vol. ii.) 



Genu? NUDOSIA, nov. 



Type, N. fuscifusa. 



Proboscis aborted ; palpi minute ; antennre of male minutely serrate and 

 ciliated, the basal joint rather long ; hind tibi:x? with the medial spurs absent. 

 Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell ; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from 

 well above angle; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8 stalked, 9 absent, 10 free ; 

 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3, 4 

 coincident ; 5 from well above angle ; 6, 7 coincident ; 8 from towards end 

 of cell. 



710. Nudosia fuscifusa, n. sp. 



S . Pale orange-yellow : vertex of head whitish. Fore wing 



suffused with fuscous except at 

 base, on costa, and the terminal 

 area; the veins and the discal and 

 submediau folds with fine yellow 

 streaks, the outer edge of the 

 fuscous area very irregular, trun- 

 cate towards apex, slightly pro- 

 duced at vein 6 and produced to 

 termen at vein 4 and tornus. 

 Hind wing paler yellow, with 



Fig. 238. — Nudosia fuscifusa, (^ . 

 slight tinge of fuscous on disk. 



Hah. Peeu, Callanga {Qarlepp), 1 S type. Exp. 18 millim. 



Genus ACHROOSIA, nov. 



Type, A. nuda. 



Proboscis and palpi minute ; antennae bipectinate, with short branches 

 ending in a bristle; tibiic with spurs minute, hind tibia- wiili the medial spurs 

 absent. Fore wing short and broad ; vein 2 from rnidale of ci>ll ; 3 from long 



VOU II. 2 



