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4 . Hind wing with the cell about 



one-third length of wing .... 15. PHYCITA, p. 90. 

 c 3 . Fore wing with veins 4, 5 well 



separated towards origin 16. RHODOPILEA, p. 98. 



b' . Hind wing with vein 5 from, angle of 



cell. 

 a 2 . Hind wing with the cell about one- [p. 101, 



fifth length of wing 17. SPATULIPALPIA, 



b 2 . Hind wing with the cell about half 



the length of wing. 

 a 3 . Fore wing with a ridge of raised 



scales before the antemedial line. 18. CEROPREPES,p.l03. 

 b 3 . Fore wing with no ridge of scales 



before the antemedial line. 

 a 4 . Fore wing with veins 4, 5 

 approximated for a short dis- 

 tance or stalked ; hind wing [p. 104. 

 with veins 4, 5 well separated. 19. CBYPTOBLABES, 

 b*. Fore wing with veins 4, 5 well 

 separated ; hind wing with 

 veins 4, 5 approximated for a 

 short distance 20. THIALLELA, p. 106. 



b. Palpi with the 3rd joint porrect 21. TEPHKIS, p. 106. 



c. Palpi porrect 22. ETIELLA, p. 108. 



Genus MIMISTIS, nov. 



Type, M. actiosoides, Hmpsn. 



Range. Ceylon. 



Palpi upturned, long, and reaching well above vertex of head : 

 maxillary palpi filiform ; antennae ciliated. Fore wing with vein 2 

 absent ; 3 from angle of cell; 4, 5 on a long stalk ; 8, 9, 10 stalked* 

 Hind wing with the cell quite open ; veins 3 and 4 stalked, 2 and 

 5 absent ; 6, 7 long, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



4316. Mimistis actiosoides, n. sp. 



Head and thorax fuscous black ; palpi banded with grey ; legs 

 banded grey and black ; abdomen fuscous and grey. Fore wing 



black-brown, with a pink irror- 

 ated white triangular patch on 

 costa before middle extending 

 down to vein 1 ; a similar large 

 postmedial patch embracing the 

 __ two prominent discocellular black 



* J , ~ spots and not extending below 



Fig. 43. Mimistis actiosoides. 9 . |. r ,. i 



median nervure ; a minutely 



dentate submarginal dark line defined by grey ; a marginal series 

 of black specks, and grey patch below apex. Hind wing pale 

 tinged with fuscous. 



Hob. Putlam, Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 16 millim. Type in B. M. 

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