250 LEPIDOPTEBA INDICA. 



Ciireth felderi, Distant, Rhop. Malayana, p. 203, pi. 24, fig. 3, S, and pi. 22, fig. 26, ? (1884). 



Habitat, Malay Peninsula. 

 Curetis minima, Distant and Pryer, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1887, p. 26.5. Habitat, North Dorneo. 

 Cm-etis paracuta, de Niceviile, Journ. Bo. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1898, vol. xii. p. 248. Habitat, Japan. 



Sub-Family LIPHYRIN^. 



Containing a single very extraordinary genus, and far and away the largest 

 butterfly of the Indian Lycsenidse, the wings expanding over three inches, its structure 

 is very interesting, its eyes are naked, it has four sub-costal nervules in the forewing ; 

 its great size, extremely short and stout abdomen, minute palpi, thick, short legs, stout 

 antennae, the coarseness of the wing scales and very moth-like appearance make it 

 quite the most unique example of the family Lycsenidse. 



Genus LIPHYRA. 



Liphjra, Westwood, Proc. Ent. Soc. 1864, p. 31. Distant, Rhop. Malayana, p. 204 (1884). de Niceviile, 



Butt, of India, iii. p. 489 (1890). Bingham, Fauna of Brit. India, Butt. ii. p. 451 (1907). 

 Sterosis, Felder, Reise, Nov. Lep. ii. p. 219 (1865). 



Forewing, vein 12 ends on the costa beyond the upper end of cell, 11 emitted 

 from a little beyond the middle of the cell, 10 from a fourth before the end, 9 from 

 one-eighth before the end, 8 from 7 beyond its middle, 7 ends on the outer margin 

 below the apex of the wing ; 6 from 7 a very little beyond the cell end ; cell very 

 narrow ; discocellulars nearly erect, the lower one suddenly bears outwards at its lower 

 end, rather longer than the middle discocellular ; 5 from the middle of the discocellulars, 

 4 and 3 from the lower end, 2 from the middle, costa slightly arched, outer margin 

 from the apex to vein 4 nearly straight, in the male it is then slightly concave to 

 vein 2, then straight to the hinder angle, which is well pronounced ; in the female it 

 is slightly convex from vein 4 hindwards, the hinder margin slightly curved outwards 

 near its base. Ilindioing with the cell very broad, divided into two by a strong fold 

 which joins the upper discocellular a little before its middle, the upper portion of the 

 cell narrower than the lower ; upper discocellular very concave, much shorter than the 

 lower, which is strongly outwardly oblique ; vein 3 emitted a little before the low-er 

 end of the cell ; costa strongly angled a third from its base, then straight to the. apex 

 which is acute, the outer margin evenly rounded, abdominal margin excavated above 

 the anal angle. 



Type, L. hrassolis, Westwood. 



