AGATHIA. 485 



Genus AGATHIA. 

 Agathia, Guen. Phal. i, p. 380 (1857). 



Type, A. lyccenaria, Koll. 



Range. Siberia; Japan; Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australian 

 regions. 



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

 the 3rd porrect, short in the male, long in female ; antennae almost 

 simple ; hind tibiae of male dilated with a fold containing a tuft of 

 long hair and ending in a short process on upperside ; abdomen 

 with dorsal tufts. Jt'ore wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 7, 8, 

 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 

 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 approximating to 7 to near middle of cell ; 

 the outer margin produced to a point at vein 4. 



4042. Agathia magnifica, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 416 ; id. Lep. Ceyl. 



iii, pi. 197, tig. 4 ; C. fy S. no. 3524. 

 Agathia gemma, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1892, p. 8. 



Differs from lyccenaria in the markings being black-brown. 

 Fore wing with a medial band of nearly eA r en width angled on median 

 nervure ; the submarginal line terminating on the margin above 

 outer angle and sending two streaks from its medial expansion to 

 the outer margin. Hind wing with the submarginal line termi- 

 nating on outer margin above anal angle ; hardly a trace of pink on 

 the ocellus. Underside with the markings purplish fuscous. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Khasis ; Ceylon. Exp. 42 millim. 



4043. Agathia intercissa, Wlk. Cat. xxii, p. 592 ; C. # S. no. 3521. 

 Differs from lyccenaria in the markings being pale rufous. 



Fere wing with the medial band somewhat curved ; the postmedial 

 line further from the margin and expanding into spots at each 

 vein ; no spot on the margin above middle. Hind wing with the 

 line postmedial, expanding into irregular patches, and with no 

 patch beyond it connecting it with the subocellate mark. 

 Hob. Ceylon. Exp. 36 millim. 



4044. Agathia lycaenaria, Koll HilgeVs Kaschmir, iv, p. 486 ; C. # S. 



no. 3523. 

 Geometra albiangularia, Herr.-ScMff. Samml. aussereur. Schmett. 



fig. 339. 



Agathia discriminata, Wlk. Cat. xxii, p. 591. 



J . Emerald-green ; frons, thorax, and abdomen with pale brown- 

 speckled markings. Fore 

 wing with the costa pale, 

 speckled with brown; a 

 grey -brown patch at 

 base; sinuous medial and 

 submarginal lines ex- 

 panding into patches 

 below costa at middle 

 and inner margin ; outer 

 Fig. 215. Agathia lycenaria, <f . \. margin with brown line 



and spot at apex and above middle. Hind wing with sinuous 



