912 MB. S. 1. HAitPSON ON THE CLASSIFICATION [DeC. 17, 



(8)tPATISSA CUEVILINEAIIS, n. Sp. 



Yellowish white ; palpi and antennae tinged with rufous. Fore 

 wing -sdth the basal two thirds of costa reddish brown ; a curved 

 brown line from costa near apex to near base of inner margin ; a 

 marginal brown line. Hind wing white, with faint traces of an 

 oblique medial brown line and a fine marginal line. 



ffab. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 6 12, $ 18 mm. 



G-enus Sttphlolepis, nov. 



Palpi rostriform, extending about twice the length of head, 

 do«ncurved at extremity, and thickly scaled ; maxillary palpi 

 triangularly scaled ; frons with a ridge of hair ; antennae of female 

 thickened and flattened ; tibiae hairy. Fore \^'ing with the costa 

 arched towards apex, which is acute ; veins 3, 4, 5 from close to 

 angle of ceU; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with 

 the outer margin produced to a point at vein 7 ; vein 3 from 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 approximated for a short distance ; 6, 7 from 



upper angle. 



Kg. 17. 



Styphlolepis squamosalis, g . \. 

 Type, fSTXPHLOLEPIS SQUAMOSALIS, n. Sp. 



2 . White, the palpi bright ferruginous red ; head and thorax 

 suffused with ferruginous. Fore wing thickly irrorated with 

 raised ferruginous scales ; an ill-defined obUquely curved ferru- 

 ginous medial line ; a postmedial line angled below costa, then 

 sinuous and inwardly obfique ; a marginal line. Hind wing with 

 hardly any ferruginous tinge ; traces of a dentate submarginal line, 

 which is well marked on underside towards costa ; a slight 

 marginal line. 



Hah. Queensland. Exp. 50 mm. 



Genus Sciepophaga. 



Sdrpophaga, Treits. Schmett. Eur. ix. 1, p. 55 (1832). 

 Apurima, Wlk. xxvii. 194 (1863). 

 Mupela, Wlk. xxviii. 523. 

 Tipanma, Wlk. xxviii. 522. 



Palpi porrect, extending from once to twice the length of head, 

 slightly clothed with hair and with the 3rd joint downcurved ; 

 maxillary palpi rather short and dilated with scales ; a slight 



