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where it is very strongly bent outwards, then distinct and black, 

 very slightly incurved at discal fold, below vein 3 curving inwards 

 to origin of vein 2, then erect, the costa beyond it blackish with 

 white points ; subterminal line whitish slightly defined on inner 

 side by black and brown, minutely dentate towards costa and 

 excurved at middle, a slight oblique black streak beyond it from 



Fig. 115. — Q]^dicra^2)is suhfervida, 2. f. 



apex and dark shade at middle; a fine black terminal line. Hind 

 wing reddish oehreous, the terminal area suff'used with fuscous ; 

 the underside reddish oehreous, the costal area slightly irrorated 

 with brown except towards base, a brown discoidal spot, waved 

 postmedial line oblique below discal fold, and diff'used blackish 

 apical patch. 



Hah. Br. E. Afeica, Taveta {Rogers), 3 $ type, Exp. 22-24 

 millim. 



Genus ARACHNOGNATHA. 



Type. 

 Arachnognatha, Hinpsu. Moths Ind. ii. p. 373 (1894) oneterythra. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrecfc, the 2ad joint curved, extending 

 about twice length of head and fringed with hair above and below, the 3rd 

 rather long ; frons smooth with tuft of hair above ; eyes large, round ; antennfe 

 of male ciliated ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and wifcliout crests ; 

 fore tibias fringed at sides with hair, the mid and hind tibite smoothly sealed ; 

 abdomen with dorsal crests on two basal segments. Fore wing with the costa 

 highly arched towards base, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not 

 erenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from below upper angle ; 

 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a long narrow areole, 7 from well 

 before end of areole, 8 from the areole. Hind wing with the cell short ; veins 3 

 and 5 from near lower angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the 

 cell to middle. 



A. Hind wing purplish pink meierythra. 



B. Hind wing brown metascotia. 



*6626. Arachnognatha meterythra. (Plate CLXXXII. fig. 29.) 



Arachnognatha meterythra, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 373 (1894). 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen oehreous tinged with red-brown, 

 the ventral surface paler. Fore wing pale olive-green slightly tinged 

 in parts with rufous ; antemedial line hardly traceable, curved ; a 

 black point in middle of cell ; medial line very indistinct, double, 

 curved ; postmedial line very indistinct, oblique and whitish from 



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