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Hoshangabad in September. In October 1914 P. Susainathan bred 

 several examples from EurybrcKhys tomenfosa at Coimbatore. In 

 November 1915 I found larvae, probably of E. poUographa, on the same 

 insect at Pollibetta in South Coorg, and in December 1917 numerous 

 larvae of E. eurybracJiydis, again on E. tomentosa, at Coimbatore. Epipy- 

 ropids are therefore widely distributed in the Indian Eegion, being 

 known to occur in Ceylon, Coorg, Coimbatore, Hoshangabad and the 

 Dilrang Valley. At our last Meeting Mr. Kunhi Kannan also exhibited 

 some s23ecimens found on Idiocenis at Bangalore, but I have not had 

 an opportunity of examining these. It is probable therefore that search 

 on Fulgorids and other Homoj)tera in India would reveal a large number 

 of species of this interesting group of moths. 



The systematic position of Epipyrops has been a matter of doubt. 

 Westwood placed the genus in Arctiadae, from which it is excluded 

 b)' the neuration, 8 of hindwing being free from base and not coincident 

 at all with upper margin of cell. Sir George Hampson, as recently aa 

 1910, has placed Epipyrops in Limacodidae, but the reason for this is 

 not evident, as the hindwing has not vein 8 anastomosing with the 

 cell as is required for Limacodidae by his table in Cat. Lep. Phal. (Vol. 

 I, p. 19). S. B. Fracker, in his classification of lepidopterous larvae 

 {lllinoids Biol. Monogr. II p. 96 (191.5)) includes Epipyrops as a distinct 

 family Epipyropidae under the superfamily Zygaenoidea between the 

 American families Pyromorphidae and Megalopygidae and together 

 with the Cochlidiadae (Limacodidae). Perkins in 1905 had already 

 considered that these insects should form a distinct family most nearly 

 related to Funiea and Talceporia of the Tineidae and to the Psychidae 

 of the Psychina. It seems best to retain them as a distinct 

 family. 



The known genera may be tabulated as follows : — 



Cell of hind wing; emitting only 4 vein.? (4 absent). 7 free 



to base . ... . . . . . . Palcsopsyclie. 



Cell of hind wing eii^itting 5 veins (4 present), 7 absent . 2 



Cell of hind wing emitting 6 veins (4 and 7 present) . Epipyrojjs. 



Fw. with 7 out of 8 pear apex ;..... Agamopsyche. 

 with 7 and 8 basally approximated but distinct . Heleropsyche. 



2 \ '^■ 



iFw. 



Of these, all but Epipyrops are only known from the Australian 

 Eegion as yet. 



Turning to the Indian species, we have at least three, E. poliographa, 

 Hmpsn., E. euryhrachydis, n. sp., and a third uudescribed species from: 

 Hoshangabad. 



