Genus CAPNODES. 



Capnodes, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 374 (1852). 

 Corsa, Wlk. Cat. xiii, p. 1101 (1857). 

 Saroba, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 1096 (1865). 

 Dunira, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ui, p. 206 (1885). 



Type, C. anhypa, Guen., from Brazil. 



Range. Neotropical region ; W. and S. Africa ; Japan ; through- 

 out the Oriental region. 



Palpi sickle-shaped, the 2nd joint reaching above vertex of 

 head and tapering to extremity, the 3rd long ; antennae ciliated in 

 male ; thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled ; tibiae moderately 

 hairy. Fore wing with the apex nearly rectangular. Hind wing 

 with the anal angle usually truncate ; vein 5 from below middle of 

 discocellulars. 



SECT. I. Palpi almost naked. 

 A. Fore wing of male with no fringe of scales on costa. 



2759. Capnodes finipalpis, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1574 ; Hampsn. HI. Het. 



ix, pi. 166, figs. 1, 8. 

 Capnodes maculicosta, Wlk. Cat. xv, p. 1608 ; C. 8r S. no. 2778. 



c? . Bright ferruginous red ; abdomen fuscous. Fore wing with 



a white antemedial spot on costa and specks on median nervure 



. and vein 1; two dark specks at 



^^^^ \. ^r end of cell; a postmedial white 



^^Mfr^^Jl S^ costal spot with an indistinct dark 



HK^^A /Q band from it excurved round cell 



T ^U and with a series of white specks 



* 90 on it ; an indistinct submarginal 



waved line; a marginal series of 

 black specks. Hind wing with 



Fig- 8. traces of a postmedial dark band 



Us finipalpis, <f . \. an d geries of white gpecks . a wayed 



submarginal line and marginal series of dark specks. 



$ . With fuscous costal patches on fore wing replacing the 

 white spots. 



Hob. Ceylon. Exy>. 44 millim. 



2760. Capnodes rufescens, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 612; C. $ S. 

 no. 2781. 



d . Purplish red. Fore wing with very ill-defined antemedial, 

 postmedial, and submarginal maculate bright orange bands. Hind 

 wing with similar antemedial, postmedial, and submarginal bands. 



The type is in very bad condition. 

 Audamans. Exp. 34 millim. 



. Capnodes ceylonica, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 1061; Hmpm.ltt. Het. 



ix, pi. Hit;, ti-r. {); ('. $ S. no. L>ML>. 

 Sanys flexus, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 175 ; C. $ S. no. 27<>4. 



rajmoles CMCtlil, Sicinh. Trans. Knt. Sue. 1KU, ].. 1-VJ, pi. S, 

 tigs. 6, 10. 



