OCEOSIA. — PEOSICUIA. 581 



Page 268. Under OCROSIA. insert : — 



Tvpe. 



Tam>pea, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. si. p. 226 (1897) reversa, 



which has precedence. 



562. Tampea reversa, insert (syn.) : — 

 Tampea liihosioides, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xl. p. 226 (1807). 



Genus PEOSICCIA, nov. 



Type, P. albescens. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, slender, reaching to about 

 vertex of head ; frons smooth ; antenna? of female ciliated ; tibiaa with the 

 spurs long". Fore wing narrow, the costa arched towards base, the apex 

 rounded, the termen evenly curved ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at 

 base, 3 from angle ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 

 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 from cell, 11 curved. Hind wing with vein 2 from 

 towards angle of cell; 3, 4 stalked, 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked; 8 from middle of 

 cell. 



In key differs from Areva in the fore wing having vein 7 from 8 beyond 9. 



*564 a. Prosiccia albescens. 



Pasteosia albescens, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 228 (1912). 



$ . Head and thorax oehreous white tinged with pale red-brown ; 

 abdomeo oehreous white. Fore wing oehreous white irrorated with 

 red-brown ; an indistinct brow r n antemedial line angled outwards on 

 subcostal nervure and in submedian fold, then oblique to inner 



Fig. 165. — Prosiccia albescens, $? . \, 



margin; a small blackish spot in middle of cell and two on disco- 

 cellulars and a point at origin of vein 2 ; indistinct diffused curved 

 postmedial and subterminal brown lines, and a terminal series of 

 obscure points. Hind wing oehreous white tinged with reddish 

 brown. Underside of fore wing pale red-brown. 



Hah. 13h. N. Guinea, Angabunga R. ( Meek), type f $ in Coll. 

 Rothschild. Exp. 24 millim. 



