104 ARCTIIME. 



B. Fore wing, vein 11 anastomosing with 12. 



1415. Idopterum rubrimargo, n. sp. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous ; frons, collar, and tegulae 

 crimson. Fore wing fuscous ; the costa, inner margin, and cilia 

 crimson ; black basal and subbasal spots ; two antemedial blackish 

 nearly straight and erect lines ; a black spot at end of cell. Hind 

 wing fuscous ; the inner area tinged with crimson. 



Hah. Sikhirn. Exp. 26 millim. Type in coll. Elwes. 



Sect. II. Tore wing with vein 9 given off from 8 

 further from apex than 7. 



1416. Idopterum dudgeoni, Elw. P. Z. S. 1890, p. 888, pi. 32, fig. 10. (t/7dm V u) 

 2 . Head and tegulae ochreous, frons white ; collar, thorax, and 



abdomen fuscous. Fore wing with the margins pale, the whole 

 disk suffused with fuscous ; the base, costa, and apex white ; the 

 inner and outer margins ochreous ; an ochreous streak from the base 

 through the cell to outer margin ; cilia fuscous. Hind wing fuscous ; 

 the basal area and outer margin white, suffused with ochreous. 

 Bab. Sikhim. Exp. 24 millim. 



1417. Idopterum anomalum, Elw. £. Z. S. 1890, p. 388, pi. 32, fig. 14. 

 Head anatfiorax crimson. Fore wing crimson, with a black 



streak from base of cell to centre of outer margin ; the median 

 nervure pale. Abdomen and hind wing smoky black. 



Hah. ISikhim, 5000 feet ; Bhutan ; Nagas ; IJpper Burma. Exp., 

 J 2Q, 2 34 millim. 



Genus SCAPTESYLE. 



Scaptesyle, Wlk. Cat. n, p. 378 (1854). 



Type, S. tricolor, Wlk. 



Range. Assam; Burma; Ceylon. 



Palpi upturned reaching vertex of head; antennas of male 

 minutely ciliated. Tibiae with the spurs long. Fore wing with 

 veins 4 and 5 stalked ; 6 from below angle of cell ; 7, 8, 9 stalked. 

 Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked ; 5 from above angle of cell ; 

 6 and 7 stalked; 8 from middle of cell. 



1418. Scaptesyle tricolor, Wlk. Cat. ii, p. 378 ; C. $ S. do. 364. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish black ; the third joint of 



palpi and basal joint of antennae 



in front white ; legs banded 



with white ; collar and tegulae 



bright yellow ; a white tuft at 



end of abdomen. Wings bright 



crocus-yellow; fore wing with 



r , w A W . " *\ "T . j „ . a basal black patch, the outer 

 Fi£. 70. — Scaptesyle tricolor, r?- f- i • i, -, 



area bright coppery red, with its 



edges black ; hind wing with an apical black patch narrowing to 



anal angle. 



Hob. Silhet; Burma. Exp. 32 millim. 



