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beneath, pale fuscous, with a distinctly raised small darkish- 

 grey patch of scales just below the point of articulation of the 

 second joint, which is narrower and smoother than the second ; 

 third joint shorter, narrower, and smoother, acute at apex, 

 with a flattened bush of hairs emitted from its inner surface 

 near the base. Antennee ciliated, one cilium on each side of 

 each joint being longer and stronger than the rest, greyish 

 fuscous ; thorax dark purplish grey, with scattered grey- 

 whitish scales J collar and side tegulge well developed ; anal 

 valves covered by a tuft of silky whitish hairs ; abdomen and 

 legs pale brownish, hind tibi^ with two pairs of spurs, the 

 upper pair being much the longer. 



Expanse 44 millim. ; length of body 19 millim. 



The specimen seems somewhat worn, but is, I think, suflS.- 

 ciently well characterized to be identifiable from the description. 



LiTHILAEIA, n. g. 



Allied (in shape of wings and specific pattern) to Gisira^ 

 Walk. (Cat. xvi. p. 71), a South American genus, also repre- 

 sented in Japan. 



Palpi very long, ascending and curved backwards over 

 head ; first joint distinctly visible, broad, flattened, and 

 roughly scaled; second joint long, broad, and flattened, 

 roughly scaled underneath ; third joint as long as second, also 

 flattened, but narrower and much smoother, with a loose 

 bunch of long stifi" hairs rising from its base behind ; antennee 

 ciliated, proboscis long and robust. Head and thorax rather 

 roughly scaled ; abdomen moderately long, slender, with 

 well-developed anal valves. 



Fore wings moderately broad, outer margin slightly fal- 

 cate from apex to centre, then straight and oblique to anal 

 angle. 



Hind wings somewhat broader, outer margin rounded, 

 slightly undulated. 



Venation. — Fore wing : vein 2 from anterior third of cell, 

 3, 4, 5 from one point at posterior angle of cell ; with vein 6 

 from lower vein 7, the long stalks of veins 8, 9, and vein 10 

 from the upper angle of a short narrow triangular prsecostal 

 areolet, vein 11 from about half of cell. 



Hind wing : vein 2 from a little to the basal side of the 

 middle of cell, 3, 4, and 5 from same point at posterior angle, 

 6 and 7 from same point at upper angle, 8 (costal) touching- 

 subcostal only near base. 



(448.) Litliilaria ossicolor^ n. sp. 

 Pale ochreous whitish (bone-colour) ; the markings, owing 



