490 GEOMETRIC. 



striated with brown, widening at anal angle, which has a black and 

 white subocellate mark on the lobe. 

 Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 44 millim. 



Genus HEMITHEA. 



Hemithea, Dup. Lip. France, iv, 2, p. 233 (1820). 

 Mixolophia, Warr. Nov. Zool. p. 391 (1894). 



Type, H. strigata, Miiller, from Europe. 



Range. Palaearctic and Oriental regions. 



Palpi reaching just beyond the frons in male, long in female; 

 antennae of male usually ciliated ; hind tibiae of male dilated with 

 a fold containing a tuft of long hair ; abclomen with dorsal tufts 

 on three segments. Fore wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 

 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. Hind wing with the outer margin 

 angled at vein 4 ; veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. 



SECT. I. Antennae of male serrate ; hind tibiae with 

 the medial spurs present. 



4056. Hemitliea albiradiata, Warr. P. Z. S. 1893, p. 356. 



cf . Head and abdomen ochreous white ; thorax bright green 

 and white. Pore wing bright green, striated with white ; the 

 costa and veins white ; a white antemedial line ; a broad post- 

 medial whitish band, met by an oblique line from apex at vein 4, 

 below which it is diffused outwards to the margin ; some brown at 

 outer angle and a dark line on the margin near angle. Hind wing 

 with the basal half bright green ; the veins white ; the outer area 

 ochreous white, becoming reddish brown at margin, especially at 

 apex and anal angle ; its inner edge curved and a slight post- 

 medial green patch between veins 2 and 4. Underside white, 

 with black patches above vein 4, at outer angle of fore wing, and 

 at apex of hind wing. 



Hob. Nagas. Exp. 36 millim. 



SECT. II. Antennae of male ciliated ; hind tibiae with 

 the medial spurs absent. 



4057. Hemithea ochrolauta, Warr. Nov. Zool. p. 391. 



<$ . Prons rufous ; vertex of head white ; thorax green ; 

 abdomen white, with the dorsal tufts rufous. Pore wing dull 

 yellowish green, with indistinct white antemedial line angled below 

 costa; a curved sinuous postmedial white line, with the area 

 beyond it white, striated with green below vein 3 ; the veins of 

 outer area white ; the margin white, with a series of black specks. 

 Hind wing dull yellowish green, with white cell-speck ; a highly 

 curved postmedial white line, with the area beyond it entirely 

 white, except a green patch between veins 3 and 7. 



ffab. Bhutan. Exp. 34 millim. 



