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IO. GENUS EPIPRISTIS, MEYRICK 
Epipristis. Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales (2), Vol. 2, p. 916 (1888); Turner, ibidem, 
Vol. 35, p. 631 (1910). 
Terpnidia. Warren, MS. (in coll. Brit. Mus.); Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 171: (1894). 
Gharacters.— Face smooth. Palpus moderate, second joint somewhatrough-scaled beneath.third 
joint smooth, moderate in gf, longish in Q. Tongue developed. Antenna moderate, in both sexes nearly 
simple, minutely ciliated. Pectus somewhat hairy (less densely than in the preceding genera). Femora 
nearly glabrous. Hindtibia in gf not dilated, in both sexes with all spurs. Abdomen smooth or slightly 
crested (minimaria), or somewhat more strongly crested (uelearia). Frenulum fully developed. Forewing 
with costa arched at base and slightly towards apex, termen gently waved, curved, oblique, cell less 
than one-half, DC? incurved, DC? arising distally to DC?, somewhat curved and oblique, SC! from cell, 
anastomosing with C and usually also with SC? (sometimes free in zelearia). SC?-? normal, R! separate, 
R? from above middle of DC, M! separate; hindwing with costa short, strongly arched in proximal part, 
apex rounded, termen convex, somewhat waved or subcrenulate, cell less than one-half, DC? curved, 
DC? arising distally, usually weak, C approximated to cell at a point or very shortly near base, than 
very strongly divergent. SC? separate, R? arising near. R!, M! separate. Cf genitalia with uncus bifid, 
gnathos rounded, harpe with spined clasper, penis pestillate. 
Early stages unknown. 
Type of the genus : Ejfipristis minimaria (Guenée) — Hyfochroma minimaria, Guenée — Efpipristis 
oxycyma, Meyrick (1910). 
Geographical distribution of species. — Indo-Australian. 
I. E. minimaria (Guenée). 
a. Epipristis minimaria minimaria. Ceylon, Assam to Borneo. 
Hypochroma minimaria, Guenée, Spec. Gén. Lép. Vol. 9, p. 279 (1858). 
Hypochroma parvula, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 21, p. 435 (1860). 
Acidalia truncataria, Walker, ibidem, Vol. 23, p. 774 (1861). 
Pingasa minimaria, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. Vol. 3, p. 420, t. 192, f. 2 (1887). 
Epipristis minimaria, Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 171 (1894). 
Pseudoterpna minimaria, Hampson, Fauna Ind. Moths, Vol. 3, p. 479 (1895). 
b. Epipristis minimaria oxycyma. Queensland. 
Epipristis oxycyma, Meyrick, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales (2), Vol. 2, 
p- 916 (1888). 
Epipristis minimaria, "Turner, ibidem, Vol. 35, p. 632 (roro). 
2. E. nelearia (Guenée). 'Tenasserim, Borneo, Java. 
H ypochroma nelearia, Guenée, Spec. Gén. Lép. Vol. 9, p. 279 (1858). 
Epipristis nelearia, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 73 (1897). 
Il. GENUS MIMANDRIA, SWINHOE 
Mimandria (Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 2, p. 88, gen. celebs). Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. oc. Lond. 
p. 541 (1904). 
Characters. — Face flat, short-scaled. Palpus moderate, second joint moderately rough-scaled. 
third joint densely scaled, moderate in c, slightly longer in Q. Tongue wanting, or entirely vestigial 1). 
1) We have not had any material for dissection, but if there be any traces of a tongue they are certainly so slight as to be non-functional, and 
of no generic importance. 
