PTGOSPILA. 361 



Genus PYGOSPILA. 



Pygospila, Guen. Delt. $ Pyr. p. 312 (1854). 

 Phlycteenia, Hiibn. Verz. p. 359 (? 1818), non descr. 

 Lomotropa, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 404. 

 Rhagoba, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 217 (1888). 



Type, P. tyres, Cram. 



Mange. India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Malayan subregion to 

 Sumbawa. 



Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint broadly scaled in front, the 3rd 

 porrect and lying on the hair of 2nd joint ; maxillary palpi filiform 

 and as long as the labial ; frons rounded ; antenna of male minutely 

 ciliated ; patagia extending beyond the metathorax ; tibiae with the 

 outer spurs half the length of the inner ; abdomen long, male with 

 the anal tuft large. Fore wing with the costa arched towards 

 apex ; the outer margin oblique ; the inner margin lobed before 

 middle and somewhat excised towards outer angle ; vein 3 from 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 approximated for about one -third length ; 7 

 curved and approximated to 8, 9 ; 10 closely approximated to 8, 9 

 Hind wing with the costa arched at middle ; vein 2 from near 

 angle of cell ; 3 from the angle ; 4, 5 not approximated towards 

 origin ; 6, 7 shortly stalked and curved, 7 anastomosing slightly 

 with 8. 



SECT I. (Pygospila). Eore wing of male with no distortion of 

 costa ; hind wing with the inner margin not tufted. 



A. Hind iving with veins 6, 7, 8 normal. 



5055. Pygospila octomaculalis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 95 ; C. $ & 



no. 4223. 

 Rhagoba bimaculata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 218 ; C. $ S. no. 4231. 



c? . Black ; the head, thorax, abdomen, basal and costal areas of 

 fore wing shot with metallic blue ; the last with white spot below 

 origin of vein 2 and larger spot beyond the discocellulars. 



$ with the spots larger and spots on hind wing similar to those 

 on fore wing. 



The cilia are sometimes white towards outer angle of fore wing. 

 The male is sometimes marked like the female or intermediate. 



Hob. Sikhirn ; Khasis. Exp., $ 40, $ 40-48 millim. 



B. Hind wing with vein 8 approximated to 7, 6 slightly curved 

 downwards, 7, 8 slightly roughly scaled below. 



5056. Pygospila tyres, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii, pi. 263, fig. C ; C. $ S. 



no. 4218 (part.). 



Black shot with purple ; palpi white below ; frons with a lateral 

 white line ; thorax and patagia striped with white ; abdomen with 



