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of discocellulars ; 6*7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell 

 near base only. Underside of forewing with rough yellowish scales at 

 base on costa and below the cell ; hindwing with rough yellowish scales on 

 base of costa and on inner area. 



The typical section has the antennae and forelegs of male normal. 



Sect. I. — Antennse of male with the shaft excised just before middle, 

 with tuft of hair from upperside just before the excision and slight 

 thickening beyond it ; fore coxse with tufts of long hair, the femora with 

 thick tufts of hair above, the tibise with the tuft of long hair on outer side 

 at extremity. 



21393. PffiCTLOGRAMMA ALBISCRIPTA. 



Genus Chytonix. 



Type. 



Chytonix, Grote, Bull. Bull'. Soc. Nat. Sci., ii, p. 66 (1874). . . .palliatricula 

 Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about 

 to vertex of head and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 3rd short 

 frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennse of male typically ciliated ; thorax 

 clothed chiefly with rough scales, the prothorax with spreading crest, the 

 metathorax with very large crest ; build slender ; tibiae fringed with long 

 hair ; abdomen with dorsal series of crests, the crests on 3rd and 4th seg- 

 ments very large. Forewing with the apex rounded, the termen slightly 

 excised towards tornus and hardly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near 

 angle of cell ; 6 from or from just below upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomos- 

 ing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hindwing with veins 3*4 from 

 angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6*7 

 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



A. Forewing with the medial area dark brown below the 



submedian fold . . . . . . . . . . alhipuncta. 



B. Forewing with dark fascia on inner margin on medial 



area . . , . . . . . . . . . excurvata. 



1982. Chytonix albipuncta. 

 1979«. Chytonix excurvata. 



Genus Pseuderastria. 



Type. 



Pseuderastria, Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M., vii, p. 614 (1908). larenticu. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reach- 

 ing to vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd rather long, porrect ; 

 frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennse of male ciliated ; thorax clothed 

 chiefly with scales, the prothorax without crests, the metathorax with 

 spreading crest ; build slender ; tibise slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen 

 with dorsal crests on basal segments. Forewing with the apex rectangular, 

 the termen evenly curved and not crenidate ; veins 3 and 5 from near 

 angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form 



