540 



ARCTIADJ3. 



postmedial line ; slight subterminal dark marks below vein 3 and 

 in submedian interspace ; a punctiform brown terminal line ; cilia 



Fig. 136. — Pasteosia orientalis, $ . i. 



whitish. Hind wing grey tinged with fuscous brown ; the cilia 

 whitish. 



Hab. Singapore (Ridley), 1 $ type. Exp. 22 millim. 



Genus PARASHADA. 

 Parashada, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 433 (1905) 



Type. 

 truncata. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching- beyond the rounded 

 frontal prominence which has a small corneous plate below it ; antennae of 

 male with cilia and bristles; tibia? with the spurs moderate. Fore wing of 

 male with large costal fold on underside fringed with hair ; the neuration 

 extremely distorted ; vein 2 from middle of cell, after vein 3 the median 

 nervure is curved upwards and backwards to the lower edge of the very large 

 areole before its extremity from which arises veins 4, 5 ; 6 from areole ; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 from areole. Hind wing broad, the 

 costal area highly arched ; the cell very narrow ; vein 2 from before middle ; 

 3, 4 shortly stalked, 3 becoming coincident with 2 before termen ; 5 absent ; 

 6, 7 coincident ; 8 much curved. 



In key differs from CEdaleosia in the hind wing having veins 6, 7 coincident. 



457 a. Parashada truncata. 



Parashada truncata, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 434 (1905). 



J . Head and thorax orange-yellow ; abdomen fuscous brown, 

 the ventral surface orange-yellow. Fore wing dull reddish brown. 



Fig. 137. — Parashada truncata, rf . -j. 



Hind wing with the costal half pale yellow, the inner half dull 

 brown. 



Rab. Sula Maxgoli (Dolierty), 1 6 type. Ex_p. 24 millim. 



