SICITLTFEE. — TOKTEICOSIA. 



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Genus SICULIFER. 



Type. 



Fig. 207. — Siculifer bilineatm, (^ . 

 (From Moths Ind. vol. iv.) 



Siculifer, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 497 (1893) bilineatus. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, not nearly reaching 

 vertex of head ; antenna of male ciliated ; tibiae with the spurs long. Fore 

 wing with the costa strongly arched towards apex, which is very much produced 

 and hooked ; vein 2 from rather beyond middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from 

 well before angle; 5 absent ; 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 11 free. 

 Hind wing with vein 2 from towards end of cell ; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent ; 

 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell ; the inner margin of male with fold and 

 fringe of rough hair on underside. 



612. Siculifer bilineatus. 



Siculifer bilineatus, Hmpsn. Motlis Ind. iv. p. 497 (1896). 



(S . Head and thorax red-brown ; abdomen fuscous, the anal tuft 



ocbreous. Fore wing red-brown ; 

 a fine slightly curved and oblique 

 fuscous medial line, the area from 

 it to termen except above vein 6 

 yellowish ; a postmedial line 

 oblique from costa to veia 6, 

 where it is slightly angled, then 

 erect ; the costa towards apex 

 and cilia blackish. Hind wing 

 yellowish, slightly tinged with 

 fuscous towards termen ; the cilia fuscous from apex to vein 2. 

 5 . Hind wing pale fuscous. 



JSah. Assam, Khasis, 1 c? , 1 $ . Exp. 20 millim. Type t in 

 CoU. Elwes. 



Oenus TOETRICOSIA, nov. 

 Type, T. excisa. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons ; 

 antennae of male ciliated ; tibite with the spurs long. Fore wing with the 

 oosta strongly lobed near base, excised at middle, lobed beyond middle and 

 excised at apex ; the termen excised towards apex and strongly excurved at 

 middle ; vein 2 from middle of cell, somewhat curved at base ; 3 from near 

 angle ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from 

 beyond 9; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards angle of cell ; 

 3, 4 stalked ; 6 absent ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



613. Tortricosia excisa, n. sp. 



Head and thorax grey-white, irrorated with black ; abdomen 

 fuscous black, the anal tuft ocbreous. Fore wing grey-white, 



irrorated with dark red- 

 brown ; subbasal, ante- 

 medial, medial, postmedial, 

 and subterminal small 

 black spots on costa ; in- 

 distinct ante- and post- 

 medial punctiform lines, 

 the former excurved from 

 'Fig. 208.— lortricosia excisa, c?. I- below costa to submedian 



fold, the latter waved and with stronger irroration on its inner side 



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