402 



NOCTUID-:E. 



outwards, then inwardly oblique, a blackish streak from its angle 

 to the upper edge of a rounded grey patch defined by blackish at 



Fig. 89. — Miniophyllodes aurora, t^ . 



middle of subterminal area ; a brownish postmedial shade, oblique 

 from costa to vein 5, then inwardly oblique; an oblique brownish 

 subterminal shade from costa to the grey patch. Hind wing fiery 

 red, the costal area towards apex and the terminal area to vein 8 

 yellow ; a rounded black postmedial patch between veins 6 and 3, 

 its outer edge waved. Underside fiery red, the costal area and 

 terminal half to vein 2 grey-brown ; hind wing yellowish tinged 

 with brown, the inner area fiery red. 



Bah. N. Madagascar, type f d in Coll. de Joannis. Exp. 

 80 millim. 



Genus MINIODES. 

 Miniodes, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 119 (1852) 



Type. 



discolor. 



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

 vertex of head and broadly scaled, the 3rd long; frons smooth with tuft of 

 liair ; eyes large, round ; antennte of male typically somewhat laminate and 

 almost simple ; thorax clothed with hair only and without crests ; all the 

 tibiae strongly spined, the fore tibiae fringed with hair on outer side ; abdomen 

 dorsally clothed with long woolly hair on basal segments but without crests. 

 Fore wing with the costa highly arched towards apex which is somewhat 

 produced and acute, the termen evenly curved ; veins 3 and 5 from near 

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

 the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about one- third length of 

 wing; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 fully developed from just above angle; 6, 7 

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



