20 NOCTUID &. 
Genus CAPNODES. 
Capnodes, Gwen. Noct. ili, p. 374 (1852). 
Corsa, Wik. Cat. xiii, p. 1101 (1857). 
Saroba, Wik. Cat. xxxiii, p. 1096 (1865). 
Dunira, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 111, p. 206 (1885). 
Type, C. anhypa, Guen., from Brazil. 
Range. Neotropical region; W.and 8. Africa; Japan; through- 
out the Oriental region. 
Palpi sickle-shaped, the 2nd joint reaching above vertex of 
head and tapering to extremity, the 3rd long ; antenne ciliated in 
male; thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled; tibiz moderately 
hairy. Fore wing with the apex nearly rectangular. Hind wing 
with the anal angle usually truncate; vein 5 from below middle of 
discocellulars. 
Sect. I. Palpi almost naked. 
a A. Fore wing of male with no fringe of scales on costa. 
‘2759. Capnodes finipalpis, Wik. Cat. xv, p. 1574; Hampsn. Ill. Het. 
ix, pl. 166, figs. 1, 8. 
Capnodes maculicosta, Wik. Cat. xv, p. 1608; C. & S. no. 2778, 
3. Bright ferruginous red; abdomen fuscous. Fore wing with 
a white antemedial spot on costa and specks on median nervure 
and vein 1; two dark specks at 
end of cell; a postmedial white 
costal spot with an indistinct dark 
band from it excurved round cell 
and with a series of white specks 
on it; an indistinct submarginal 
waved line; a marginal series of 
black specks. Hind wing with 
Fig. 8. traces of a postmedial dark band 
QELERON WICVETES; 6a oe and series of white specks ; a waved 
submarginal line and marginal series of dark specks. 
2. With fuscous costal patches on fore wing replacing the 
white spots. 
Hab. Ceylon. Hap. 44 millim. 
2760. Capnodes rufescens, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 612; C. & S. 
no. 2781. 
¢. Purplish red. Fore wing with very ill-defined antemedial, 
postmedial, and submarginal maculate bright orange bands. Hind 
wing with similar antemedial, postmedial, and submarginal bands. 
The type is in very bad condition. 
Hab. Andamans. wp. 34 millim. 
2761. Capnodes ceylonica, Wik. Cat. xxxiii, p. 1061; Hmpsn. Ill. Het. 
ix, pl. 166, fig. 9; C.¢ S. no. 2802. 
Sanys flexus, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 175; C. §& S. no. 2764. 
Capnodes cascalis, Swink. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 158, pl. 8, 
figs, 6, 10. 
