1893.] MR. E. T, WATSOK OS THE nESPERIID.15. 117 



from 6; discocellulars outwardly oblique; vein 5 wanting; vein 3 

 just before end of cell ; vein 2 twice as far from bas3 of wing as from 

 end of cell. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs. 



* J>l/ela,'S.eTiv 1. 



ismenc, Felcl 2. 



Confined to Southern Asia. 



44. Genus Pardaleodes. 



Pardaleodes, Butl. Ent. Monthl. Mag. vii. p. 96 (1870). 



Type, edipus, Cram. 



Antennae rather long ; club slender, elongate, with a short recurved 

 crook. Palpi : second joint densely scaled, third joint suberect, short, 

 bluntly conical. Fore wing : inner margin longer than outer margin ; 

 cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; vein 12 reaching costa 

 almost opposite the end of cell ; vein 11 running very close to but 

 not actually touching vein 12 for a portion of its length; middle 

 discocellular half as long again as lower one ; vein 5 considerably 

 nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 shortly before end of cell, about twice 

 as far from 2 as from 4 ; vein 2 slightly nearer to end of cell than 

 to base of wing. Hind wing : outer margin evenly rounded ; vein 

 7 shortly before end of cell ; discocellulars and vein 5 very faint ; 

 vein 3 immediately before end of cell ; vein 2 twice as far from base 

 of wing as from end of cell. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs. 

 No secondary sexual characters on the wings. 



cdipKs, Cram 1. I fesfus, Ma.h 3, 



* saj'o,;'Do\\h\..B.ev<'. ... 2. | roan. 7a, Vlntz 4. 



Confined to Africa. 



4."). Genus Ceratrichia. (Plate III. fig. 24.) 



Cerntrichia, Butler, Cat. Fabr. Lep. p. 274(1869). 



Type, iiothiis, Fabr. 



Antennae very long and slender, almost as long as the body ; club 

 slender, elongate, with a short terminal crook, tip acuminate. Palpi : 

 third joint concealed in the clothing of second joint. Fore wing : 

 inner margin longer than outer margin ; cell less than two-thirds 

 the length of costa ; vein 1 2 reaching costa almost opposite the end 

 of cell ; middle discocellular about twice the length of lower one ; 

 vein 5 considerably nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 immediately before 

 end of cell ; vein 2 nearer to end of cell than to base of wing. 

 Hind whig : outer margin even; vein 7 shortly before end of cell ; 

 discocellulars and vein 5 barely traceable ; vein 3 immediately 

 before end of cell ; vein 2 twice as far from base of wing as from 

 end of cell. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs. No secondary 

 sexual characters on wings of male. 



* are/ina.Uow li. | *Jh/rti. How 6. 



(irgi/roHticta, Plutz. '!. | 



And two unidentified sfiecies. 



This genus is confined to the African region. 



