46 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON, 



Genus AMESIA. 

 Amesia, Westwood, Arcana Ent. p. 19 (1841); Duncan, Nat. Ltbr. Exot. Moths, p. 93 (1852). 



Forewing elongated, apex convex; cell extending two-tliirds the "wing; first 

 subcostal sliort, joined to sabeostal, emitted at two-sevenths, and second at one- 

 seventh before end of the cell, third quadrifid, fourth thrown off at more than one- 

 third before its end and terminating at the apex, fifth at two-thirds, and sixth (or 

 radial) at a short distance from base of third beyond end of the cell ; discocellular 

 bent acutely inward before the middle, recurved hindward, emitting two short dis- 

 coidal veinlets within the cell ; two upper median branches from angles at end of the 

 cell, second at one-tenth, and first (or lower) at one-third before the end ; two sub- 

 medians, both somewhat bent towards each other below the lower median, and there 

 joined together by a cross-vein : hindwing triangularly oval ; costal vein extending 

 to apex ; subcostal slender, first branch of subcostal very short and joined to costal, 

 emitted at one-fourth before end of the cell ; discocellular slightly bent outward 

 and inward before the middle, emitting a discoidal veinlet within the cell from the 

 inner angle, and the radial from the outer angle ; two upper medians from angles at 

 end of the cell, upper very close to radial, second at one-ninth, and first (or lower) at 

 one-third before end of the cell ; two submedians, and a curved internal vein. Body 

 slender, head small, projecting in front; antennge long, bipectinated ; palpi short, 

 thick ; legs long, slender. {A. sangitiflua,) 



AMESIA MIDAMA (Plate 98, Fig. 1, la, tJ 9). 

 Epyrgis midama, Boisd. ; Herr. SchssfFer, Lep. Exot. pi. 2, f. 7 (1853) ^. 



Male purplish -black : forewing with one, or two, small yellowish- white spots 

 within end of the cell, two beyond the end, a submarginal row of five and a marginal 

 row of eight oval white spots ; the apical and marginal areas between the spots 

 washed with glossy-blue : hindwing with a marginal upper row of blue-bordered 

 very minute white spots, and two or three yellowish-white subapical spots. Female 

 difi"ers in all the spots being more distinct, with two additional spots on the disc of 

 forewing; a submarginal row and two spots within the cell on hindwing, the blue 

 colour being confined to bordering the marginal spots. 



Expanse, $ 2f, ? 3 inches, 



" Colombo and Kandy. Plains and up to 2000 feet in forest and waste land. 

 Slow flier ; easily caught ; settles on bark of trees. Flies by day." {Hutchison.) 



