OPOROPUYLLA.— XYLOPIITLLA. 



38: 



tibife in front and base of mid tibiae rufous ; abdomen dark brown. 

 Fore wing pale rufous striated -with deep rufous, tbe costa suffused 

 with fuscous with pale streaks on the veins of terminal half, the 

 inner area dark brown irrorated with ochreous, the area bej^ond 

 the cell and from origin of vein 2 to termen between vein 4 and 

 submedian fold golden bronze-brown, the apical part of terminal 

 area paler golden bronze ; some striae of raised black scales below 

 middle of cell ; reniform narrow, rufous, incompletely defined by 

 black and with greyisb striga in centre, its upper extremity pro- 

 duced to two slight points ; the interspaces beyond the cell between 



Fig. 84. — Oporophylla iistidata, (^ . |. 



veins 8 and 5 with series of black striae and points; an oblique 

 rufous postmedial band striated with black between veins 7 and 5 

 and a spot below vein 2 ; a rufous and blackish terminal line and 

 a black line near base of cilia. Hind wing fuscous brown, tho 

 terminal area yellow from costa to vein 2, its inner edge waved. 

 Underside of both wings fuscous brown, the terminal area yellow 

 striated with brown. 



Hah. SiKHiM (LidderdaJe), 4 cf , 2 5 ; Assam, Silhet. E\v2J. 

 128-144 millim. 



Genus XYLOPHYLLA, nov. 



Type, X. punctifascia. 



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

 to above vertex of head and broadly scaled, the 3rd very long, thickly scaled 

 and somewhat dilated at extremity ; Irons smooth with large tuft of hair ; 

 eyes large, round ; antenna; of male simple and somewhat laminate ; thorax 



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