TEICHOLEPIS. XANTHOCEASPEDA. 121 



Larva thickly clothed with short brown hair. 

 hob. Nilgiri plateau. Exp. 20 inillim. 



SECT. II. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs. 



1481. Tricholepis uniformis, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, p. 86, pi. 157, 

 fig. 29. 



. Pale brownish fuscous ; the vertex of head yellowish ; anal 

 tuft ochreous. Wings semihyaline ; fore wing with a yellowish 

 tinge. 



Hab. Newera Ellia, Ceylon. Exp. 24 millim. 



Genus MACHJEROPHORA. 



Machairophora, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, p. 86 (1893). 



Type, M. fulvipuncta, Hmpsn. 



Range. Ceylon. 



c? . Antennse bipectinate, the branches very short. Fore tibia 

 with a short curved spine ; mid and hind tibiae with rather long 

 terminal pairs of spurs. Wings covered with scales and hair. 

 Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 11 arising from 10, then 

 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked ; 

 6 and 7 on a very long stalk ; 8 from near end of cell. 



1482. Machaerophora fulvipuncta, Hmpm. III. Het. ix, p. 86, 

 pi. 159, tig. 10. 



cJ. Head, collar, and tegula3 orange- 

 yellow ; thorax dark brown, with a few 

 orange scales. Abdomen and wings very 

 dark brown ; fore wing with a dusky yellow 

 patch at centre of inner margin. 



The female, Mr. E. E. Green informs 

 me, is apterous. 



Hb Maskelyia, Ceylon. Exp. 20 



y y 



Genus XANTHOCRASPEDA, nov. 



Type, X. man/inata, Wlk. 



llange. S. India. 



Palpi minute and porrect. Antenna of male with long cilia. 

 Tibia3 with the spurs of moderate length. Fore wing with vein 3 

 from before angle of cell ; 4 and 5 from angle ; 6 from upper 

 angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing 

 with vein 3 from before angle of cell, 5 from above the angle ; 6 

 and 7 stalked ; 8 from near end of cell. 



