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115. GENUS MAXATES, MOORE 
Maxates. Moore, Lep. Ceyl. Vol. 3, p. 436 (1887). 
Characters. — Face smooth. Palpus in both sexes long, second joint shortly rough-scaled, 
reaching well beyond frons, third joint smooth, elongate (especially in Q). Tongue developed. Antenna 
rather long, iu cj bipectinate to nearly two-thirds, with long branches, in OQ simple, pubescent. Pectus 
somewhat hairy. Femora nearly glabrous. Hindtibia in gf dilated, with rather strong hair-pencil, in 
both sexes with all spurs developed. Abdomen not crested. Frenulum in cj very slender, arising from 
before basal expansion, in Q wanting. Forewing with costa well arched, apex prominent, termen deeply 
crenulate (the longest tooth at R?), cell short, DC? deeply inbent, SC! from cell, usually anastomosing 
or connected at a point with C, occasionally free, SC? normal, very rarely anastomosing at a point 
with SCl, R! connate, R? from near R!, M! connate or short-stalked; hindwing narrow, costa short, 
termen crenate, produced to a marked tooth at R! and prolonged to a tail at R3, cell short. DC? oblique 
posteriorly, C shortly appressed (sometimes with anastomosis at a point or very briefly) to cell, then 
very rapidly diverging. SC? short-stalked (sometimes connate), R? from very near R!, M! well stalked 
(PI. 3, Fig. 12). c genitalia with uncus pointed, socii large. enathos with broad spatulate tip. harpe 
angulated, with pointed terminations, penis pestillate, spatulate, long coremata present; suggests a 
relationship to 4ga£hia and to Efisothalma. 
Early stages unknown. 
Type of the genus : Maxates coelataria (Walker) — T/alassodes coelafaria, Walker (1887). 
Geographical distribution of species, — India to Queensland. 
1. M. coelataria (Walker). India with Cevlon, Singa- 
Thalassodes coelataria, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 22, p. 552 pore. Borneo. 
(1861). 
Maxates caelataría, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. Vol. 3, p. 436, t. 196, f. 2, 2a (1887). 
Maxates coelataria, Hampson, Fauna Ind. Moths, Vol. 3, p. 505 (1895). 
2. M. macariata ( Walker). N. India. 
Thalassodes macariata, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 26, p. 1562 
(1862). 
Maxates macariata, Hampson, Fauna Ind. Moths, Vol. 3. p. 505 (1895;. 
3. M. tanygona (Turner). Queensland. 
Euchloris tanygona, "Turner, Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austral. Vol. 28, p. 220 
(1904). 
Maxates tanygona, Turner, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, Vol. 35. p. 555 
I9IO). : 
116. GENUS IDIOCHLORA, NOV. GEN., FROUT 
Idiochlora (Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 3, p. ro5, indescr.). nov. gen., Prout. 
Characters. — Face smooth. Palpus in cf quite moderate, in Q long, second joint smooth- 
scaled, third joint in gf very small, in Q very long, slender. Tongue present. Antenna in Qf rather 
thick, lamellate. almost simple, in Q :similar. Pectus somewhat hairy. Hindtibia in Cf scarcely dilated, 
in both sexes with all spurs. Abdomen not crested. Frenulum in c slender, from before basal expan- 
sion, in Q wantihg. Forewing with costa gently arched, apex rather acute, termen waved, oblique, 
anterior half faintly subconcave, cell short, DC somewhat incurved, SC! from cell, sometimes anastom- 
osing with C, SC? normal, R! separate, M! wellseparate; hindwing with termen waved, produced to short 
tail at R3, cell short, broad, DC rather straight, C shortly approximated to cell near base (touching or 
