132 EPIPLEMID^E. 



rufous patches on its inner edge ; an orange patch reticulated 

 with brown on the margin between veins 4 and 7. 

 Hab. Sikhim ; Khasis. Exp. 24 milliin. 



SECT. II. Male with antennae serrated. Fore wing with outer 

 margin slightly angled at vein 7. Hind wing with two tails. 



3063. Epiplema irrorata, Moore, Lep. Ceyliii, p. 403, pi. 186, fig. 10 ; 



C. # S. no. 3059. 



cJ . Grey, thickly irrorated with pale and dark brown scales, 

 Fore wing with indistinct antemedial, postmedial, and submarginal 

 waved brown lines outwardly edged with ochreous; a maculate 

 brown line just before the margin. Hind wing similar ; a brown 

 white-edged lunule at each tail. 



Hab. Khasis; Nilgiris; Ceylon. Exp. 16 millim. 



Genus DIRADES. 

 Dirades, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1650 (1866). 



Type, D. tlieclata, Guen. 



Range. W. Indies ; Africa ; China ; throughout India, Ceylon, 

 and Burma to Australia. 



Palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head ; antennae thickened 

 and flattened in male. Fore wing broad ; the outer margin evenly 

 curved ; vein 5 from below the upper angle of cell ; 6 and 7 

 stalked, 8 and 9 stalked ; 10 from cell. Hind wing usually with the 

 outer margin produced to points at veins 4 and 7, slightly developed 

 in male ; vein 5 from the middle of discocellulars ; 6 and 7 from 

 angle of cell or shortly stalked. Male with a fold on inner area 

 containing a tuft of long hair, veins 1 b and 2 being distorted. 

 Wings held more or less apart in repose. 



SECT. I. Hind wing of male without tufts of hair on the costa. 



A. Hind wing of male with a slight tail at vein 4 only ; veins 2, 5, 

 6, 7, the discocellulars, and upper margin of cell absent. 



3064. Dirades unicauda, Hmpsn. III. Net. viii, p. 103, pi. 150, fig. 21. 



cJ . Violaceous grey-brown. Wings irrorated with brown. 

 Fore wing with the costal area suffused with fuscous ; a large oval 

 brown-outlined spot on inner margin ; a series of marginal fuscous 

 lunules. Hind wing with an angled indistinct antemedial rufous 

 line; a curved postmedial, more prominent line and marginal 

 lunulate line. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Nilgiris. Exp. 22 millim. 



B. Hind wing of male ivith slight tails at veins 4 and 7, 

 and the venation normal. 



3065. Dirades theclata, Guen. Phal. ii, p. 36. 



Dirades adjutaria, Wlk. Cat. xxiii, p. 849 ; C. # 8. no. 3049. 

 Dirades binotata, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1C50 ; Moore. Lep. Ceyl. iii, 



p. 399, pi. 186, fig. 7 ; C.$S. no. 3051. 

 Erosia verticaria, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 128, fig. 7. 



