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5116. Crocidophora stenpphilalis, wik. Cat. xxxiv, p. 1407. 

 Circobotys marginalis, Hmpsn. III. Het. viii, p. 133, pi. 155. 



fig. 9 ($). 



Differs from epicrocalis in being pale orange-yellow. Fore wing 

 without antemedial line ; the postmedial line nearly straight from 

 costa to vein 3; the marginal area only slightly tinged with 

 fuscous from apex to vein 2 of hind wing, which has the post- 

 medial line straight and oblique. 



Hob. JSTilgiris ; Cambodia. Exp. 26 millim. 



5117. Crocidophora acutangulalis, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xiv 



p. 143. 



c? . Bright yellow ; palpi orange, white below and dark at tips ; 

 the vertex of head dark ; abdomen ringed with white, a white 

 and black dorsal spot on terminal segment. Fore wing very 

 narrow* with the apex acute; the costa fuscous brown; an oblique 

 orange antemedial line ; a dark discocellular lunule with orange 

 line from it to inner margin ; a dark postmedial speck on costa, 

 with orange line from it to vein 4; the outer area purplish fuscous 

 and wide at apex. Hind wing with very oblique orange line 

 meeting an oblique postmedial line at vein 2 ; the outer area 

 purplish fuscous from apex to vein 2. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Khasis ; Margharita, Assam. Exp. 24-30 

 millim. 



b. Fore wing "broader ; male with the retinaculum formed by a very 

 large fan of leaden-coloured scales from below median nervure, 

 the median nervure bent upwards. 



a'. (Crocidophora). Fore wing with a large fan of leaden-coloured 

 scales beyond upper angle of cell and vein 7 bent downwards. 



5118. Crocidophora ptyophora, n. sp. 



Fulvous orange ; palpi white below ; abdomen ringed with 

 white, the anal tuft tipped with white. Fore wing bright yellow ; 

 the costal area fulvous suffused with fuscous ; the fans of leaden 



scales showmg through to the 

 upperside ; a sinuous orange 

 antemedial line ; a postmedial 

 line straight from costa to 

 vein 3, then retracted to origin 

 of vein 2, and outwardly 



oblique to inner margin; a 



F . 210 broad purplish-fuscous mar- 



Crocidophora ptyophora, J . *. ginal band. Hind wing bright 



yellow, with orange fascia 



along median nervure met at vein 2 by an oblique postmedial line 

 from the costa ; a broad marginal purplish-fuscous band and series 

 of marginal black specks from apex to vein 2. 



Hob. Sikhim (Dudgeon} ; Tenasserim (Doherty). Exp. 30 millim. 

 Type in B. M. 



