TTTRICULIFERA. NAEASODES. 



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the terminal portion ciliated ; the abdomen with a pair of lateral 

 tufts of long hair from the third segment. Tibiae with the spurs 

 long. Eore wing with the costa arched near the base ; the outer 

 margin straight ; the inner margin of male with a basal fold con- 

 taining tufts of hair ; vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4 and 5 

 from close to angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked. 

 Hind wing with vein 4 from angle of cell ; 5 from above angle ; 

 3 absent ; 6 and 7 stalked ; 8 from near end of cell. 



1394. Utriculifera fuscapex, Hmpsn. Ill Set. ix, p. 82, pi. 158, 

 figs. 7, 17. 



Brownish grey. Pore wing with the costa dark in parts ; the 



Fig. 56. Utriculifera fuscapex, J. f. 



inner basal area suffused with brown ; two dark specks beyond 

 the cell ; the apex suffused with fuscous. 



Hab. Nawala-pittia, Ceylon. Exp. 16 millim. 



Genus NARASODES. 

 Narasodes, Moore, Lep. Ceyl iii, p. 535 (1887). 



Type, N. punctana, Wlk. 



Range. Ceylon. 



Palpi slender, porrect, and reaching beyond the frontal tuft. 

 Antennae minutely ciliated in male. Fore wing with a slight 

 raised tuft of scales in the cell ; veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 



6 absent ; 7 and 8 stalked, 9 and 10 free. Hind wing with vein 4 

 from angle of cell ; 5 from above the angle ; 3 absent ; 6 and 



7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



1395. Narasodes punctana, Wlk. Cat. xxviii, p. 431 ; Moore, Lep. 

 Ceyl. iii. pi. 211, fig. 7. 



cJ . Head and thorax ochreous. 

 Fore wing suffused with reddish 

 brown except the margins, which are 

 ochreous ; a raised tuft of dark scales 

 at end of cell, a few scattered black 

 scales near vein 1 ; some minute 

 black specks at apex. Abdomen and 

 hind wing pale fuscous. 



Hob. Ceylon. Exp. 16 milliin. 



Fig. 57. 



Narasodes punctana, 



