CHARLTO^A. SCHffitfOBIIN^;. 37 



sides ; legs and abdomen fuscous. Fore wing thickly irrorated 

 with long black-brown scales ; traces of a dark fascia in and beyond 

 cell ; a marginal series of black specks. Hind wing pale fuscous. 

 Hob. Ceylon. Ex p. 36 millim. 



SECT. III. Antennae of male with long uniseriate branches. 



4236. Charltona ortella, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1886. p. 461, pi. 41. fig. 3; 

 C. $ S. 4677. 



Ocbreous white ; palpi black at sides ; thorax with a dorsal 

 black streak. Pore wing slightly irrorated with black ; the base of 

 costa black ; a deep black fascia from base below median nervures, 

 widest beyond the cell ; a marginal series of black specks. Hind 

 M'ing white or very pale fuscous, sometimes with slight fuscous 

 shading beyond lower angle of cell. 



Hab. Simla ; Sikhiin ; Jubbulpore ; Mhow. Exp., <$ 34, $ 40 

 rnillim. 



Subfamily SCHCENOBIIN^E. 



Proboscis absent or very minute ; palpi usually porrect, the 

 maxillary palpi being usually well developed and dilated with 

 scales at extremity. Fore wing with vein 7 from cell, except in 

 Banepa, llamila, and Leucoides. Hind wing with the median 

 nervure not pectinated on upperside; vein 7 usually anastomosing 

 with 8. 



The larvae of the species of which the early stages are known 

 feed in the interior of reeds. 



Key to the Genera. 



A. Palpi with the 2nd joint porrect, the 3rd 



upturned ; fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9, 10 



stalked 2. BANEPA, p. 39. 



B. Palpi upturned ; maxillary palpi minute , . 1. NIPHOPYRALIS, 



C. Palpi porrect. [p. 38. 



a. Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9 stalked. 



a'. Both wings with veins 4, 5 froni cell . . 5. RAMILA, p. 41. 

 b'. Both wings with veins 4, 5 stalked. ... 4. LEUCOIDES, p. 40. 



b. Fore wing with veins 8, 9, 10 stalked, 7 



from cell. 



a'. Palpi projecting about twice the length 

 of head ; hind wing with vein 7 anasto- 

 mosing with 8 to near apex. 

 a 2 . Frons smooth ; abdomen with lateral [p. 42. 



tufts towards extremity 6. EURYCRASPEDA, 



6 2 . Frons with a sharp tuft; abdomen 



without lateral tufts 7. BRIHASPA, p. 42. 



b'. Palpi projecting about the length of 

 head ; hind wing with vein 7 anasto- 

 mosing with 8 to about f of wing. ... 8. PATISSA, p. 43. 



