MAXATES. 505 



Genus MAXATES. 

 Maxates, Moore, Lep. Ceyh iii, p. 436 (1887). 



Type, M. ccelataria, Wlk. 



Range. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Andamans. 



Palpi porrect, the 2nd joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond 

 the frons, the 3rd naked. Pore wing with the costa highly arched 

 towards apex; the outer margin usually highly crenulate and 

 excised between veins 4 and 6; veins 3, 4 stalked; 7, 8, 9, 10 

 stalked ; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing quadrate, with the 

 margin highly crenulate and produced to a point at vein 6, and 

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



SECT. I. Antennae of male bipectinated for two-thirds length, of 

 female thickened ; hind tibia3 dilated with a fold containing a 

 tuft of long hair. 



A. Fore wing with tlie stalk of veins 3, 4 long ; the margin crenulate 

 from vein 4 to outer angle ; hind wing with the stalks of veins 

 3, 4 and 6, 7 long. 



4101. Maxates ccelataria, Wlk. Cat. xxii, p. 552; Moore, Lep. CeyL 

 iii, pi. 196, figs. 2, 2 a C.$ 8. no. 3450. 



Grass-green ; the frons darker ; vertex of head white. Pore 



wing with the costal area 

 ochreous, irrorated with 

 fuscous, narrowing at 

 middle and apex, and 

 widest before apex ; a 

 dark lunule on it after 

 the middle ; both wings 

 with indistinct pale crenu- 

 late postmedial line ; large 

 fuscous-speckled ochreous 

 patches at outer angle ot 

 fore wing and anal angle of hind wing, and a smaller patch at apex 

 of hind wing ; a fine black marginal line ; hind wing with a white 

 postmedial patch on costal area. Underside pale, with broad 

 submarginal fuscous band, becoming obsolete towards costa of fore 

 wing and inner margin of hind wing. 



Hab. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma; Andamans. 

 Exp. 40 millim. 



B. Fore wing with the stalk of veins 3, 4 short ; the outer margin not 

 crenulate from vein 4 to outer angle ; hind wing with the stalk 

 of veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 much shorter. 



4102. Maxates macariata, Wlk. Cat. xxvi, p. 1562 ; C.$S. no. 3463, 



Differs from coelataria in both wings having the outer half 

 brownish white, irrorated with fuscous ; the edge of the green area 



