SCAPTESYLE. — NEPITA. 105 



1419. Scaptesyle bicolor, Wlfa Cat. xxxi, p. 182; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 

 ii, pi. 96, fig. 2 ; C # 8. no. 363. 

 Dichiomia nietneri, Feld. Rets. Nov. pi. 106, fig. 25. 



Differs from tricolor in being deep black and bright golden 

 yellow ; fore wing with the outer area broader and wholly black ; 

 hind wing with the marginal black area much broader and reaching 

 anal angle. 



In the specimen from the Khasis the marginal black band is 

 much narrower than in typical Ceylon specimens. 



Hah. Khasis ; Ceylon. Exp. 30 millim. 



Genus GURNA. 

 Gurna, Swinh. Cat. Ret. Mus. Oxon. p. 123 (1892). 

 Type, G. indica, Moore. 

 Range. Bombay. 



Palpi very minute. Antennse minutely ciliated in male. Mid 

 and hind tibiae with very minute terminal pairs of spurs. Pore 

 wing rather narrow; veins 4 and 5 from angle of cell; 6 from 

 below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked. Hind wing with veins 4 and 5 

 from angle of cell ; 6 and 7 stalked ; 8 from beyond middle of cell. 



1420. Gurna indica, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 390 ; C. $ S. no. 276. 



Liver-brown; frons yellow; tegulae 

 with the posterior half orange ; abdomen 

 with the extremity orange. Fore wing 

 with a large yellow spot in the cell just 

 beyond the middle, and another at centre 

 of outer margin. Hind wing with the 



,, .§\ ' , basal half orange. 



GumautAoa.6. h ^6. Bombay. Exp. 28-30 millim. 



Genus NEPITA. 



Nepita, Moore, Lep. E I. Co. p. 302 (1858). 

 Pitane, Wlk. Cat. ii, p. 531 (1854), prseocc. 

 Oabarda, Wlk. Cat. xxviii, p. 435 (1863). 

 Adites, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii ; p. 01 (1882). 



Type, N. conferta, "Wlk. 



Range. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Borneo. 



Palpi porrect, extending beyond the frons, and fringed with 

 hair below. Antennas roughly scaled. Tibias with the spurs rather 

 long. Pore wing rather short and broad ; veins 3, 4, 5 from close 

 to angle of cell; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 11 

 sometimes anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with veins 4 and 5 

 stalked; 6 and 7 from angle of cell or stalked; 8 from beyond 

 middle of cell. 



