52 PTBALID^. 



6 s . Fore wing with veins 4, 5 from the 



cell 8. CRITONIA, p. 60, 



C. Hind wing with four veins arising from 



median nervure 9. POLYOCHA, p. 6L 



Genus MENUTHIA. 

 Menuthia, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 50 (1888). 



Type, M. nanella, Rag., from Zanzibar. 



Range. E. Africa; Ceylon. 



Palpi slender, upturned, and reaching above vertex of head ; 

 maxillary palpi absent ; frons rounded ; antennae of male some- 

 what thickened ; mid and hind tibise fringed on outer side with 

 rough hair. Fore wing with vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 

 4 absent, 10 given off from 8, 9. Hind wing with veins 2 and 5 

 from angle of cell ; 3, 4 absent, or 4 rarely given off from 5 just 

 before the margin ; 6, 7 stalked ; 7 anastomosing with 8. 



In the typical section veins 3, 5 of fore wing are stalked. 



SECT. II. Fore wing with veins 3, 5 from cell. 



4276. Menuthia fissirella, n. sp. 



d . Head and thorax whitish irrorated with brown ; abdomen 



pale ochreous at base. Fore 

 wing white irrorated with 

 brown ; the veins white ; a 

 brown streak below median 

 nervure. Hind wing pure 



In one specimen vein 4 of 

 Fig.'34. Menuthia fissirella, S- f. hind wing is given off just 



before the margin. 

 Hob. Hambantota, Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 14 millim. TypeinB.M. 



4277. Mennthia discipunctella, n. sp. 



d . Ochreous. Fore wing irrorated with fuscous ; obliquely 

 placed antemedial black spots on median nervure and inner 

 margin ; a prominent black spot at lower angle of cell ; an oblique 

 submarginal black line bent outwards to apex ; a marginal series 

 of black specks. Hind wing white, the apex tinged with fuscous. 



Hob. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 12 millim. Type in B. M. 



Genus CALERA. 

 Calera, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 50 (1888). 



Type, C. punctilimbella, Rag., from N. America. 



Mange. Nearctic region ; S. India. 



Palpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head, the 

 3rd joint downcurved and acute ; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons 

 \\itli a large conical tuft; antennae of male somewhat thickened. 



