5o LliPIDOPTERA HETHROCERA 



expanded towards apex, terminal joint short. Thorax without crest. Forewings vvith 3 froni angle, 

 7 separate, to termen (or sometimes stalked with 8 ?). Hindwings without basal pecten ; 3 and 4 connate, 

 5 absent, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards base. 



Remarks. — Possibly a developmenl of Argyrotoxa, but some of followinp; species are 

 iusufficiently known. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Indo-Malayan iind African. 



Larva unknown. 



I. P. albardana, Snellen, Tijdschr. v. Ent. Vol. i5, p. io8,pl.8, f. 10(1872). \V. AlVica. 



iricolor, Walsingham, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., p. 6g, \'\. 3. f. 5(1891). 



a. P. viridis, Walsingham, ibidem, p. 68, pl. 3, f. 4 (1891). W. Africa. 



3. P. flavicostana, Walsingham, ibidem. p. 67, pl. 3, f. 3 (1891). W. Africa. 



4. P. halysideta, Walsingham, Mon. Christm. Isl.. p. 78 (1900). Christmas I. 



5. P. miltocosma, Meyrick, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., p. 4^2 (iqio). Borneo. 



58. Genus PLANOSTOCHA, Meyrick 



Planostocha. Meyrick, Exot. Microlep. Vol. 1, p. i3 (191 2). — I ype : P. cuiiiulata, Meyrick. 



Characters. — Antennae in cf ciliated. Palpi moderately long, porrected, second joint with 

 scales somewhat appressed towards apex, terminal joint moderate. Thorax without crest. Forewings 

 with median costal scale-projection, without costal fold ; 3 from before angle, 7 and 8 usually connate, 

 7 to termen. Hindwings without basal pecten ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 approximated. 6 and 7 stalked. 



Remarks. — Probably related to Argyrotoxa. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Indian. 

 Larva unknown. 



1. P. cumulata, Meyrick, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. Vol. 17, p. 977 India, Ceylon. 



(1907).— Pl. 3, Fig. 45. 



59. Genus ARGYROTOXA, Stephens 



Argyrotoxa. Stephens, Cat. Hrit. Ins , p. i^g{\9,2g){Argyrotoza). — Type : A.bergmanniaiia. Linnaeus. 



Characters. — .Antennae in cf ciliated. Palpi moderate, porrected, second joint with rough 

 projecting scales above and beneath, terminal short. Thorax with small crest. Forewings with tufts of 

 scales, without costal fold ; 3 from or near angle. 7 separate. to termen. Hindwings without basal pecten ; 

 3 and 4 connate, 5 approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 approximated towaids base. 



Remarks. — This j^^enus appears to be exactly and actually transitional between Tortrix and 

 Peronea. 



Geographical distribution of species. Principally Asiatic, but extending thence more or 

 less into the neighbouring regions. 



Larva feeding in roUed or spun leaves. or sometimes in fruits. 



Foodplants various trees and shrubs, seldom indiscriminate. 



i. A. hectaea, Meyrick, Ann Transv. Mus. p. 224 (191 1). S. Africa. 



2. A./orskaleana, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., p. 53i (i758). Europe. 



