TEICHOLEPIS. — XANTHOCRASPEDA. 121 



Larva thickly clothed with short brown hair. 

 Lab. Nilgiri plateau. Exp. 20 millim. 



Sect. II. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs. 



1481. Tricholepis uniformis, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, p. 86, pi. 157, 

 fig-. 29. 



2 • Pale brownish fuscous ; the vertex of head yellowish ; anal 

 tuft ochreous. Wings semihy aline ; fore wing with a yellowish 

 tinge. 



Hah. Newera Ellia, Ceylon. Exp. 24 millim. 



Genus MACIO3R0PH0RA. 



Machairophora, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, p. 86 (1893). 



Type, M. fulvipuncta, Hmpsn. 



Range. Ceylon. 



<$ . Antennae bipectinate, the branches very short. Fore tibia 

 with a short curved spine ; mid and hind tibiae with rather long 

 terminal pairs of spurs. Wings covered with scales and hair. 

 Fore wing with veins 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 11 arising from 10, then 

 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 stalked ; 

 6 and 7 on a very long stalk ; 8 from near end of cell. 



1482. Machserophora fulvipuncta, Hmpsn. III. Het. ix, p. 86, 

 pi. 159, tig. 10. 



<5 . Head, collar, and tegulae orange- 

 yellow ; thorax dark brown, with a few 

 orange scales. Abdomen and wings very 

 dark brown ; fore wing with a dusky yellow 

 patch at centre of inner margin. 



The female, Mr. E. E. Green informs 

 me, is apterous. 



F %S«rl"™ .™- Maskel y ia > c ^™- **• 20 



millim. 



Genus XANTHOCRASPEDA, nov. 



Type, X. marginata, Wlk. 



Range. S. India. 



Palpi minute and porrect. Antennae of male with long cilia. 

 Tibiae with the spurs of moderate length. Pore wing with vein 3 

 from before angle of cell ; 4 and 5 from angle ; 6 from upper 

 angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked: 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing 

 with vein 3 from before angle of cell, 5 from above the angle; 6 

 and 7 stalked : 8 from near end of cell. 



