ASTEIDIA. — MELANOMA. 413 



from it to near termen, the streak nearest costa forked, the black 

 markings slightly outlined -with grey. Hind wing pale crimson. 

 Hah. Bhutan {Dudgeon), 1 $ type. Exp. 28 millim. 



877. Asuridia metaphaea, n. sp. (Plate XXIX. fig. 20.) 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous yellow ; tegulse more 

 orange. Fore wing ochreous, irrorated with black scales ; the 

 costa black towards base ; obliquely placed subbasal black marks 

 in cell and above and below submediau fold ; an antemedial slightly 

 sinuous line incurved to costa ; an oblique medial line angled 

 inwards almost to the medial line in cell; a discoidal point; the 

 postmedial line very oblique from costa to vein 4, where it is very 

 acutely angled, then retracted to lower angle of cell ; the veins 

 beyond it broadly streaked with black to near termen ; a fine 

 terminal black line. Hind wing fuscous black; the base, inner 

 margin, and cilia ochreous. 



Hah. SiKHiM, 2800 ft. (PilcJier), 1 $ type. E.%y. 28 millim. 



Genus MELAN^aSMA. 



Type. 



Melancema, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) xx. p. 397 (1877) venata. 



Palpi porrect to just b«yoncl the frons; proboscis fully developed ; tibiae 

 with the spurs moderate ; abdomen clothed with rouglj hair. Fore wing 

 rather narrow; rein 2 from just beyond middle of cell ; 3 from close to angle ; 

 4, 5 fi-om angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 stalked. 

 Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 from close to angle; 4, 

 5 from angle ; 6, 7 on a long stalk ; 8 from towards end of cell. 



Sect. I. Antennse of male bipectiuate, with moderate branches. 



878. Melansema venata. 



MelancEma venata, Butl. A. M. JSf. H. (4) xx. p. 397 (1877) ; id. 111. Het. 

 B. M. ii. p. 6, pi. 22. f. 5 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 304. 



S . Ochreous ; head and thorax tinged with crimson ; shoulders 



and mesothorax with black 

 points ; tibiae and tarsi 

 banded with black. Fore 

 wing with the costal and 

 terminal areas crimson ; 

 the basal half of costa, 

 _ the veins except costal 



Fig. m.-Melan<2ma venatZs ■ h iiervure,the cell, and sub- 



median fold streaked with 

 black. Hind wing with the veins streaked with fuscous ; the 

 termen tinged with crimson. 



Hah. Amur ; Japan, Yokohama (Jonas), 2 S , type, Tokio 

 (Fenton), 3 6 • Exp. 34 millim. 



