104 AECTIID^. 



B. Fore wing, vein 11 anastomosing with 12. 



1415. Idopterum rubrimargo, n. sp. 



cJ . Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous ; frons, collar, and tegulaB 

 crimson. Fore wing fuscous ; the costa, inner margin, and cilia 

 crimson ; black basal and subbasal spots ; two antemedial blackish 

 nearly straight and erect lines ; a black spot at end of cell. Hind 

 wing fuscous ; the inner area tinged with crimson. 



Hob. Sikhirn. Exp. 26 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



SECT. II. Fore wing with vein 9 given off from 8 

 further from apex than 7. 



1416. Idopterum dudgeoni, Elw. P. Z. S. 1890, p. 388, pi. 32, fig. 10. 

 5 . Head and tegulae ochreous, frons white ; collar, thorax, and 



abdomen fuscous. Fore wing with the margins pale, the whole 

 disk suffused with fuscous ; the base, costa, and apex white ; the 

 inner and outer margins ochreous ; an ochreous streak from the base 

 through the cell to outer margin ; cilia fuscous. Hind wing fuscous ; 

 the basal area and outer margin white, suffused with ochreous. 

 Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 24 millim. 



1417. Idopterum anomalum, Elw. P. Z. S. 1890, p. 388, pi. 32, fig. 14. 

 Head and thorax crimson. Fore wing crimson, with a black 



streak from base of cell to centre of outer margin ; the median 

 nervure pale. Abdomen and hind wing smoky black. 



Hab. JSikhim, 5000 feet ; Bhutan ; Nagas ; tipper Burma. Exp., 

 J 26, $ 34 millim. 



Genus SCAPTESYLE. 



Scaptesyle, Wlk. Cut. ii, p. 378 (1854). 



Type, S. tricolor, Wlk. 



Range. Assam; Burma; Ceylon. 



Palpi upturned reaching vertex of head; antennae of male 

 minutely ciliated. Tibiae with the spurs long. Fore wing with 

 veins 4 and 5 stalked ; 6 from below angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9 stalked. 

 Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked ; 5 from above angle of cell ; 

 6 and 7 stalked; 8 from middle of cell. 



1418. Scaptesyle tricolor, Wlk. Cat. ii, p. 378; C. $ S. no. 364. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish black ; the third joint of 



palpi and basal joint of antennae 

 in front white ; legs banded 

 with white ; collar and tegulae 

 bright yellow ; a white tuft at 

 end of abdomen. Wings bright 

 crocus-yellow; fore wing with 



Fi*. ^.-s'captesylelicolor, rf. }. a bas ^. ^ ack P atch > the outer 



area bright coppery red, with its 



edges black ; hind wing with an apical black patch narrowing to 

 anal angle. 



Nab. Silhet; Burma. Exp. 32 millim. 



