FAM. GEOMETRIDZE 95 
Comibaena devexata &, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 22, p. 574 
(1861) (nec typus). 
CEnospila lyra, Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 6 (1892). 
Chlorodontopera pannosa, Hampson, Fauna Ind. Moths, Vol, 3, p. 484 (1895 . 
Rhomborista pannosa, Swinhoe, Lep. Het. Oxford Mus. Vol. 2, p. 389 (1900). 
2. S. incomptaria ( Leech) (prac. var. vel syn. ?). W. China. 
Euchloris incomptaria, Leech, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6), Vol. 20, p. 239 (1897). 
3. S. undiferata (Walker). Celebes. 
Comibaena undiferata, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 35, p. 1612 
(1866;. 
Chlorodontopera devexata (part.), Hampson, Fauna Ind, Moths, Vol. 3, 
p- 484 (1895) (nec Walker). 
Rhomborista undiferata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 4. p. 44. 391 (1897); 
Swinhoe, Lep. Het. Oxford Mus. Vol. 2. p. 380, t. 6, f. 1 (1900). 
66. GeNus METACINETA, NOV. GEN., PROUT 
Metacineta, nov. gen. Prout. 
Characters. — lace smooth. Palpus in both sexes short (scarcely longer than diameter of eye), 
second joint with moderately appressed scales, third joint smooth, slender. Tongue present. Antenna 
short, in C bipectinate to about three-fourths, with long branches, in Q almost as strongly bipectinate. 
Pectus somewhat hairy. Hindtibia in c not dilated, in both sexes with all spurs. Abdomen with small 
curved crests. Frenulum present in gf, wanting in Q. Forewing rather broad, costa slightly arched, 
apex squared, termen faintly waved, curve, oblique posteriorly, cell not quite one-half, DC? somewhat 
curved, DC? becoming very oblique, SC! free, SC? long-stalked with SC** (far bevond origin of SC»), 
R! very short-stalked, M! separate; hindwing ample, termen convex, faintly subcrenulate, sometimes 
with a slightly stronger elbow at R?, tornus pronounced, cell not quite one-half, DC? obliquely curved, 
becoming almost horizontal, DC? arising considerably distally, oblique, C closely approximated to or 
anastomosing with cell ata point near base, rapidly diverging, SC? short-stalked, M! well separate. 
Early stages unknown. 
Differs from. RAomborista, as will appear from the diagnoses, in a number of characters, though 
none, perhaps, verv profound. Moreover, all the species of Melacineta, so far as at present known, are 
characterized by a white vermiculation on the green wings, very different from the smooth, even green 
of Rhomborista. All the species are closey related (possibly races of one variable species.) 
Type of the genus : Me/acineía intermaculata (Warren) — IAomborisla intermaculata, Warren. 
Geographical distribution of species. — /Ethiopian. 
1. M. intermaculata (Warren). Senegambia. 
Rhomborista inteymaculata, Narren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 12. p. 356 (1905). 
2. M. rhodosticta (IH ampson) (praec. var. ?). Mashonaland to — British 
Comibaena. rhodosticta, Hampson, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. P. 4 
75. t. 39, E. Africa. 
f. 3o (1910). 
3. M. rubella ( Warren) (zntermaculata vav.?). Niger. 
Heterorachis rubella, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. r1, p» 465 (1904). 
4. M. aggravaria (Guenée) (huj. gen. ?) r). « Cavenne? ». 
Racheospila aggravaria, Guenée, Spec. Gén. Lép. Vol. o. p. 373 (1858). 
Racheolopha aggravaria, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 7, p. 137 (1000 . 
5. M. rufomarginata (Pagenstecher) (huj. gen. ?). Quilimane. 
Thallassudes rufomarginata, Pacwenstecher, Jahrb. Hamburg. Anstalten, 
Vol. 10 (2), p. 46 (1893/. 
1) Guenée's description, and a sketch ot his type kindly sent to us by M. Ch. Oberthür, strongly suggest 4 member of this genus, in which case 
there can be no doubt that Guenée's queried locality was erroneous. We know no South American species at all like this 
