18/8.] LEPIDOPTERA OF HAINAN. 705 



and exterior margin very convex ; anal angle concave in male, angled 

 in female ; abdominal marginal long, nearly straight, fringed ; two 

 subcostal branches emitted beyond the cell ; discocellulars very 

 oblique, bent outward ; one radial from their angle ; median three- 

 branched, two upper from end of cell ; a submedian and internal 

 vein. Body stout, with a dorsal crest and anal lateral tuft ; antennae 

 short, bipectinate to near end ; palpi very small ; legs very hairy 

 and tufted to end of tarsi. 



This genus is allied to Ocinara and Ernolatia, Walker, to Tri- 

 locha, Moore, and to Bombyx (B. mori, Linn.). 



Aristhala hainana, n. sp. 



Female. Fore wing dark ferruginous ; posterior border brighter 

 ferruginous ; discal area speckled with buff and-purple-brown scales ; 

 an oblique curved subbasal and two discal sinuous darker li.ies ; a 

 small bright-coloured ferruginous spot at end of the cell ; exterior 

 horder speckled with chalybeous-white : hind wing yellowish-ferru- 

 ginous, with short basal, median, and narrower discal purple-brown 

 bands ; a subaual lunular white streak bordered above with purple- 

 brown. Thorax dark ferruginous ; abdomen greyish-ferruginous ; 

 head, legs, and body beneath brighter ferruginous. Underside 

 bright ferruginous : fore wing palest at base : exterior border 

 dusky and white-speckled ; one blackish transverse discal line : 

 hind wing with outer curved discal line, two discocellular spots, and 

 indistinct median fascia ; anal angle speckled with dusky-brown aud 

 white. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hab. Hainan. In coll. F. Moore. 



A closely allied species of this genus, from which the generic 

 characters of the male have been taken, is found in the Sikkitn 

 Himalayas. 



Liparid.e. 



Pantana ampla. 



Pantana ampla, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. iv. p. 820. 



Pyrales. 

 Lepyrodes geometralis. 

 Lepyrodes geometralis, Guen. Spec. Gen. Le'p. Delt. et Pyr. p. 278. 



