SCOPELODES. 373 



c 3 . Fore wing with veins 8 and 9 [p. 393. 



stalked 17. ORTHOCRASPEDA, 



d\ Fore wing with veins 8, 9, 10 [p. 393. 



stalked 18. CERATONEMA, 



b 2 . Palpi extending above vertex of head ; 

 fore wing with vein 7 from below 

 angle of cell, 8 and 9 stalked 19. ARJEOGYIA, p. 394. 



b. Larva (of known species) segmented and 



non-tuberculate. 

 Imago : Fore wing with vein 11 curved 



and running along vein 12. 

 a'. Palpi short and slender ; male with 

 proximal half of antennae bipectinated ; 

 hind wing with veins 6 and 7 from the 

 cell. 



a 2 . Head and thorax smoothly scaled . . 20. CANIA, p. 395. 

 b 2 . Head and thorax clothed with erect 



pile 21. ALTHA, p. 396. 



b'. Palpi reaching vertex of head; male 

 with antennae simple ; hind wing with 

 veins 6 and 7 stalked 22. NAROSA, p. 398. 



c. Larva non-segmented, smooth, and oval, 



with very thick cuticle. 

 Imago : Fore wing with vein 11 not curved; 

 head and thorax clothed with erect pile. 

 a'. Hind wing with vein 8 not sending a 



spur to the ccsta 23. BELIPPA, p. 399. 



b'. Hind wing with vein 8 sending a spur 



to the costa 24. NAGODA, p. 400. 



B. Fore wing elongate, the apex produced, the 

 outer margin excised, veins 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 

 stalked. Palpi upturned 25. MAHANTA, p. 401. 



Genus SCOPELODES. 



Scopelodes, Westw. Nat. Libr. 37 (Ent. vii.), p. 222 (1841). 



Type, S. unicolor, Westw. 



Range. N. China ; Sikhini ; Assam ; Sylhet ; Burma ; Ceylon ; 

 Borneo ; Java. 



Antennas in male with proximal half bipectinated. Palpi with 

 2nd and 3rd joints very long, the latter ending in a large brush of 

 hairs. Legs hairy ; mid tibia without spurs, hind tibia with one 

 pair of spurs in male, two pairs in female. Fore wing with veins 

 7, 8, and 9 stalked together ; vein 11 straight. Hind wing with 

 veins 6 and 7 from angle of cell, 8 anastomosing with 7 near the 

 base. There are indications of numerous fine veinlets between 

 vein 1 b of fore wing and inner margin, and vein 8 of hind wing 

 and costa. 



