PLUTODES. SCAREAMIA. 163 



where it joins the broad outer band, which has a double silvery 

 iniier edge, is crossed by a dentate line, and has a black spot on it 

 near anal angle. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Khasis. Exp. 34 millim. 



3131. Plutodes lamisca, Swinh. Tmns. Ent. Soc. 1894, p. 196. 



<S . Differs from transmutata in the markings being darker 

 rufous. Fore wing with the basal patch sometimes conjoined to 

 the subapical patch, which is much wider, with irregular edges and 

 only extending to vein 3. Hind wing with the submarginal patch 

 reduced to the area between veins 2 and 4, being represented 

 elsewhere by a waved line on its inner edge and silvery points on 

 its outer ; the basal patch with waved outer edge, and sometimes 

 conjoined to the submarginal patch. 

 Hob. Khasis. Exp. 32 millim. 



Genus SCAEDAMIA. 



Scardamia, Guen. Phal i, p. 89 (1857). 

 Laginia, Wlk. Cat. xx, p. 244 (1860). 



Type, S. metal! aria, Guen. 



Range. S. Africa ; Siberia ; Formosa ; throughout India and 

 Ceylon ; Java ; Borneo. 



Palpi smoothly scaled and not reaching beyond the frons ; 

 antennae of male bipectinated ; hind tibia3 not dilated. Fore wing 

 with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9 stalked from before 

 upper angle ; 10 and 11 stalked, 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind 

 wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 7 from before upper 

 angle. 



3132. Scardamia metallaria, Gmn. Phal. i, p. 89 ; Moore Lep. Ceyl 



iii, pi. 185, fig. 2 ; C. Sf S. no. 3196. 

 Laginia bractearia, Wlk. Cat. xx, p. 245. 

 Scardamia taprobanes, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 123, fig. 2. 

 Scardamia aurantiacaria, Brem. Ost-Sib. p. 72, pi. 6, fig 15. 



Scarlet or yellow-orange, striated and suffused with ferruginous ; 



antennae, collar, and costa of 

 fore wing fuscous. Fore wing 

 with obliquely curved ante- 

 medial dark band with a sil- 

 very line on it ; both wings 

 with a similar nearly straight 

 postmedial line with an indis- 

 tinct greyish line beyond it ; 



^. ^.-Scardamia metallaria, rf. *. some silver striga* on margin 



and speck at end of cell 

 Underside pale, pinkish beyond the postmedial line. 



Hob. Siberia ; Formosa ; throughout India and Ceylon ; Java. 

 Exp. 28-30 millim. 



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