PLUTODES.—SCARDAMIA, 163 
where it joins the broad outer band, which has a double silvery 
inner edge, is crossed by a dentate line, and has a black spot on it 
near anal angle. 
Hab. Sikhim; Khasis. Zep. 34 millim. 
ae 
3131. Plutodes lamisca, Swink. Trans. Ent. Soc, 1894, p. 196. 
S$. Differs from transmutata in the markings being darker 
rufous. ore wing with the basal patch sometimes conjoined to 
the subapical patch, which is much wider, with irregular edges and 
only extending to vein 8. Hind wing with the submarginal patch 
reduced to the area between veins 2 and 4, being represented 
elsewhere by a waved line on its inner edge and silvery points on 
its outer ; the basal patch with waved outer edge, and sometimes 
conjoined to the submarginal patch. 
Hab. Khasis. Hep. 32 millim. 
Genus SCARDAMIA. Q 
“ Scardamia, Guen. Phal. i, p. 89 (1857). 
\ Laginia, Wik. Cat. xx, p. 244 (1860). 
Type, S. metallaria, Guen. 
Range. 8. Africa; Siberia; Formosa; throughout India and 
Ceylon; Java; Borneo. 
Palpi smoothly scaled and not reaching beyond the frons; 
antenne of male bipectinated; hind tibie not dilated. Fore wing 
with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 7, 8, 9 stalked from before 
upper angle ; 10 and 11 stalked, 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind 
wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 7 from before upper 
angle. 
3132. Scardamia metallaria, Guen. Phal. i, p. 89; Moore Lep. Ceyl. 
tay it pl. Loo ha, 25 OL SS. no, orObs,) J 
Laginia bractearia, "Wite. Cat. xx, p. 245. 
Scardamia taprobanes, Feld. Reis. Nov. pl. 123, fig. 2. 
_/Scardamia aurantiacaria, Brem. Ost-Sib. p. 72, ‘pl. 6, fig 15. 
Scarlet or yellow-orange, striated and suffused with ferruginous ; 
antenne, collar, and costa of 
fore wing fuscous. Fore wing 
with obliquely curved ante- 
medial dark band with a sil- 
very line on it; both wings 
with a similar nearly straight 
postmedial line with an indis- 
tinct greyish line beyond it; 
some silver strige on margin 
and speck at end of cell 
Underside pale, pinkish beyond the postmedial line. 
Hab. Siberia; Formosa; throughout India and Ceylon; Java. 
Exp. 28-30 millim. 
Fig. 90.—Scardamia metallaria, $. 4. 
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