122 T.ord M'^alsinirliani on Asiatic Tortricldje* 



and thoraiv dirty brownish white. Fore win(js dirty brownish 

 white ; with a short triangular 1)asal patch, much widened on 

 the costa, pale brownish fuscous, with a darker fuscous spot 

 of raised scales near the lower extremity of its outer edge ; 

 four or five ill-dcHnod |)ale brownish fuscous shade-spots 

 along the costa, of which one only is before the middle, from 

 this a diffused shade of scattered fuscous scaling slopes out- 

 ward to the lower angle of the cell, where there is a small 

 raised spot, thence a similar diffused shade, much raised at 

 the ujiper angle of the cell, is continued to the two outer costal 

 spots; a broken shade-line is indicated around the apex and 

 termen ; cilia brownish grey. Exp. al. IG mm. Hind wings 

 grey; cilia brownish grey. Ahdomen brownish grey, hegs 

 whitish, with hind tarsal shade-rings. 



'lype, $ (70601) Mus. Wlsm. 



Hah. Japan {Fryer ^ 1S8G). Unique. 



The colouring of this species is very obscure and ill-defined, 

 and although it is obviously distinct I should scarcely have 

 thought it worthy of description had it not been desirable to 

 indicate this interesting geographical extension of the genus. 



Propedesis, %(t\\. nov. 



(7rpo7r^6»;(ris=a springing forward.) 



Type Propedesis excisa^ Wlsm. 



Antenme ( $ ) simple. Labial palpi projecting nearly 

 twice the length of the head beyond it ; terminal joint short, 

 median joint somewhat triangular owing to upstanding scales 

 above at the middle and depressed scales below at its apex. 

 Head densely clothed above. Thorax smooth. Fore vAngs 

 narrow, elongate; costa slightly arched near the base, straight 

 beyond ; termen very oblique, sinuate. JSeuration, 12 veins ; 

 2 from very near angle of cell ; 3 and 4 closely approximate 

 at angle of cell ; 7 to termen ; 8 and 9 stalked, 8 to a little 

 above termen. Hind wings with the costa straight, apex 

 produced, termen sinuate, flexus rounded, median vein with 

 long loose hairs above. Neuration, 6 veins ; 3 and 4 stalked. 

 Abdomen smooth. Legs with slight projecting scales at hinder 

 extremity of tibiae. 



The genus is closely allied to Carposina^ H.-S., from which 

 it is distinguishable only by the stalking of veins 8 and 9 of 

 the fore wings and the somewhat more produced apex of the 

 hind wings. The male will probably have biciliate antennas 

 and short palpi. 



