1899.] or THB SUBFAMILY PYRAUSTIN^. 207 



fringe of hair on median nervure towards angle of cell ; a small 

 tuft below vein 2 and a fringe on vein 1 c ; vein 3 from before 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 somewhat approximated for a short distance ; 

 6, 7 from upper angle. 



Type. LoxoNEPTEBA CARNEALis Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 406. 



N.E. India. 

 Genus 114. Peo(edema. 



Prooedema Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 406 (1896). 



Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair ; 

 maxillary palpi filiform ; frons with a rounded prominence, 

 antennae thickened and flattened ; tibiae with the outer spurs half 

 the length of inner ; male with the claspers long and exserted. 

 Fore wing rather narrow, the apex rounded ; vein 3 from before 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 7 curved and approximated to 8, 

 9. Hind wing with veins 4, 5 approximated for a short distance ; 

 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



Eig. 114. 



Prooedema inscisalis, S • \- (From Moths Ind. vol. iv.) 



Type. (l)tPEO(EDEMA iKSCiSALis Wlk. xxxiv. 1410 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 

 iii. pi. 181. f. 1. India; Ceylon; Malayan subregion to 



Australia. 

 (2)tPE0(EDEMA NiGROLiNEALis Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 390. 



Argentina. 



Grenus 115. PsLYCTiENODES. 



Emmelia Hiibn. Samml. Exot. Schmett. v. 8, p. 409 (1824), 



non. descr. 

 Loxostege Hiibn. Verz. p. 352 (1827), non. descr. 

 Phlyctcenodes Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 173 (1856). 

 Spilodes Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 379. 

 Dosara Wlk. xix. 828 (1859). 

 EpJielis Led. Wien. Ent. Mon. 1863, p. 356. 

 Eurycreon Led. Wien. Ent. Mon. 1863, p. 376. 

 Metallarcha Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 331. 

 Proternia Meyr. Trans. Ent, Soc. 1884, p. 317. 

 Proteroeca Mevr. Trans. Ent, Soc. 1884, p. 335. 

 Tritcea Meyr.'Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 341. 

 Blepharucha Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 177 (1892). 

 Euctenospila Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 177. 

 Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair ; 



