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4810. Pagyda subtessellalis, Wlk. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1406 ; C. $ S. 



no. 4077. 



Differs from traducalis in being yellow hyaline ; fore wing with 

 the conjoined lines forming an irregular postmedial patch on inner 

 margin ; the marginal band broader on apical area of each wing,, 

 hardly dentate on veins 6, 7 of fore wing ; the white spots on 

 marginal band larger in female than in male ; hind wing with a 

 fascia on inner area joining the medial line. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Karen Hills, Burma ; Tenasserim. Exp., 3 22 r 

 $ 28millim. 



4811. Pagyda straminealis, n. sp. 



c? . Straw-colour ; palpi with the 2nd joint black ; thorax and 

 abdomen slightly marked with fuscous. Fore wing with the basal 

 half straw-colour, the outer half fuscous ; subbasal and antemedial 

 paired black lines with fulvous between them, the latter with its 

 outer line not reaching inner margin but curving round to costa 

 and enclosing a straw-coloured patch ; a similar postmedial patch 

 with a spot below its inner edge ; a white submarginal line from 

 costa to vein 6 continued as a series of specks curving inwards 

 near inner margin ; a series of white specks just inside the margin. 

 Hind wing with straw-coloured basal patch followed by a highly 

 curved irregular antemedial band, then an irregular broad medial 

 straw-coloured band ; outer area fuscous, with a fulvous spot 

 beyond lower angle of cell ; a submarginal series of white specks, 

 becoming a sinuous line towards anal angle. 



Hab. Sikhim (Flicker). Eccp. 18 millim. Type in B. M. 



Genus ERCTA. 



Ercta, Wlk. Cat. xvii, p. 425 (1859). 

 Hydriris, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1885, p. 443. 

 Spanista, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 445 (praeocc.). 



Type, E. hemialis, Guen., from the W. Indies. 



Range. The tropical and warmer temperate zones. 



Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, the 2nd joint 

 broadly scaled in front, the 3rd with short triangular tuft of 

 scales in front ; maxillary palpi extremely minute ; frons rounded ; 

 antennae long and annulated : tibiss> with the outer spurs about 

 half the length of inner ; abdomen of male long, with a trifid anal 

 tuft. Fore wing with the costa arched towards apex, which is 

 produced ; the outer margin excurved at middle ; veins 3, 4, 5 

 from close to angle of cell ; 7 well separated from 8, 9, to which 

 both 10 and 11 are closely approximated. Hind wing with the 

 outer margin somewhat excurved at middle ; veins 3. 4, 5 from 

 angle of cell ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



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