LAMORIA. ACARA. 7 



4149. Lamoria planalis, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 88 ; C. $ S. no. 4734. 

 Acrobasis imbella, Wlk. Cat. xxx, p. 955. 



Melissoblaptes bipunctanus, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 375 (nee 

 Haw.}. 



Pale brown. Pore wing irrorated with fuscous ; traces of an 

 irregularly dentate antemedial dark line ; a speck, spot, or small 



Fig. 6. Lamoria planalis, $ . }. 



annulus in cell and larger discocellular spot or annulus ; a highly 

 dentate, postmedial, more or less prominent line oblique from costa 

 to vein 4, where it is sharply angled, then inwardly oblique ; a 

 marginal series of black specks. Hind wing pale brownish. 



Hob. S. Africa ; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. Eocp. 

 30-34 millim. 



4150. Lamoria anella, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 135 ; C. #. S. no. 4732. 

 Tinea sociella, Hilbn. Samml. eur. Schmett., Tin. fig. 24 (nee Linn.). 

 Pempelia adaptella, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 74 ; C.f S. no. 4631. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing grey- 

 brown, often entirely suffused with red or fuscous ; an indistinct 

 highly dentate antemedial line ; a more or less developed speck in 

 cell and discocellular spot; a highly dentate postmedial line 

 sharply angled on vein 4 and often reduced to streaks on the veins ; 

 a marginal series of specks. Hind wing pale semihyaline, 

 suffused with fuscous towards margin. 



Nab. Europe ; Africa ; Afghanistan ; Punjab ; Poona ; Ceylon, 

 c? 18-28, $ 30-40 millim. 



Genus ACARA. 



Acara, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 198 (1863). 

 Ertzica, Wlk. Cat. xxxv, p. 1768 (1866). 



Type, A. morosella, "Wlk. 



Ranye. Sylhet ; Ceylon ; Java. 



Palpi of male short and upturned, fringed with very long hair 

 in front reaching far in front of head ; of female with the 2nd joint 

 oblique, reaching above vertex of head and fringed with very long 

 hair in front, the 3rd long and porrect ; maxillary palpi filiform ; 

 frons with a long straight tuft of hair ; antennae short and simple, 

 in male with a tuft of hair from basal joint ; mid and hind tibia3 

 fringed with hair. Fore wing with the apex produced and acute ; 

 male with a very large glandular fold at base of costa below; 



