90 PYBALID^!. 



Genus PHYCITA. 



Phycita, Curt. Brit. Ent. vi, p. 233 (1840). 

 Dioryctria, Zell. Isis, 1846, p. 732. 

 Piesmopoda, Zell. Isis, 1848, p. 863. 

 Elasmopalpus, Blanch. Gay's Chili, vii, p. 104 (1852). 

 Guastica, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 80 (1863). 

 Calguia, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 83 (1863). 

 Volobilis, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 111. 

 Magiria, Zell. Stettin, ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 392. 

 Cabragus, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 370 (1886). 

 Hydaspia, Rag. Nouv. Gen, p. 22 (1888). 

 Sigmarthria, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 23. 

 Cavipalpia, Rag. Mon. Phyc. p. 154 (1894). 



Type, P. spissicella, Fabr., from Europe. 



Range. Universally distributed. 



Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching vertex of head ; tibiae 1 

 thickly scaled, the outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. 

 Fore wing rather narrow ; the costa arched ; the apex rectangular ; 

 vein 3 from close to angle of cell ; 4, 5 approximated for a short 

 distance; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with the cell about one-third 

 length of wing ; vein 2 from well before angle ; 3 from angle ; 

 4, 5 on a long stalk ; 6, 7 stalked. 



SECT. I. Palpi of male with the second joint not hollowed out 

 to receive the maxillary palpi. 



A. Antennas of male with a large sinus at base of shaft, containing a 

 large holloived-out tuft of scales, the shaft then thickened and 

 flattened. 



a. (Piesmopoda). Maxillary palpi of male filiform ; fore wing with 



no ridge of hair on vein 1 below. 



4385. Phycita bipartella, n. sp. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and basal part of fore wing greyish 

 ochreous, slightly irrorated with fuscous ; metathorax with a small 

 rufous tuft. Fore wing with a slight rufous tinge at base, followed 

 by thicker fuscous irroration ; the pale basal area bounded by a 

 slightly sinuous rufous line; the outer half of wing fuscous, 

 becoming grey towards the margin ; two black discocellular specks 

 and a slight ochreous lunule ; a marginal series of black specks. 

 Hind wing semihyaline white, with a marginal brown line, a line 

 through the cilia. 



Hab. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 20 millim. Type in B. M. 



b. (Guastica). Maxillary palpi triangularly scaled and flattened 



against the frons ; fore wing with a ridge of long ochreous liair 

 covering a streak of black membrane on vein 1 below. 



4386. Phycita semilutea, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 81. 

 Piesmopoda auropurpurella, Rag. Bull. Soc. Em 

 Mon. Phyc. p. 161, pi. vi, fig. 24. 



Head vinous red ; antennaB with the tuft black, the shaft 



