216 GEOMETBIDJE. 



Genus DILINIA. 



Deilinia, Hubn. Verz. p. 310 (? 1818). 



Leptomeris, Hubn. Verz. p. 310. 



Patella, Herr.-Schiiffer.Sammlaussereur. Schmett. p. 84 (1854). 



Bargosa, Wlk. Cat. xxi, p. 479 (18(30). 



Alana, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1567 (1866). 



Trocliistis, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1892, p. 110. 



Type, D. pusaria, Linn., from Europe. 



Eanrje. PalaBarctic, Oriental, and Australian regions. 



Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, the 2nd joint 

 fringed with hair ; antennae of male bipectiiiate to two-thirds 

 length ; fore tibia with a long process and tuft of hair ; hind tibite 

 not dilated. Fore wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 7, 8, 

 9, 10 stalked, from before upper angle; 11 free. Hind wing with 

 vein 3 from angle of cell. 



SECT. I. (Petelia). Hind wing of male without fovea, and vein 8 

 approximated to cell to the middle. 



3272. Dilinia medardaria, Herr.-Schaffer, Samml. aussereur. Schmett. 



fig. 534 ; C. $ S. no. 3422. 

 Bargosa chacoraca, Wlk. Cat. xxi, p. 481. 

 Bargosa chandubija, Wlk. Cat. xxi, p. 480. 

 Bargosa distracta, Wlk. Cat. xxi. p. 481. 

 Ephyra strigulataria, Wlk. Cat. xxvi, p. 1575 ; C. $ S. no. 3556. 



c? . Grey-brown, irrorated with fuscous ; antennae fuscous. 

 Fore wing with nearly straight fuscous antemedial line ; both 

 wings with straight medial line and often with a black spot at end 



submarginal rufous band ; 

 a series of black mar- 

 ginal specks. Underside 

 whitish, with very pro- 

 minent black cell-spots 

 to each wing ; the outer 



area Suffused with 



cous. 



$ . With the vertex of head white ; the fuscous lines of both 



wings obsolescent ; fore wing sometimes with a black apical patch. 



Bab. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. Eatp. 40 millini. 



3273. Dilinia immaculata, Hmpsn. III. Net. ix, p. 140, pi. 168, 

 figs. 6, 12. 



c? . Differs from medardaria in being rufous brown ; abdomen 

 with a white anal tuft ; underside pale rufous brown ; the hind 

 \MII^ \siihout cell-spot. 

 ^ $ with a series of diffused submarginal black spots to each 



\\ iii;. 



Hal. Sikhim ; Nagas ; Ceylon. Eccp. 44 millim. 



