148 AGARISTID^. 



Hypoprepia ? Jicematopus, Eeld., C. & S. no. 630, is a Tinea. 



Callimorplia venus, Prittwitz, C. & S. no. 730, probably = 

 Eucyane arnica, Cram., from Surinam. 



Pentacitrotus vulneratus, But!., 0. & S. no. 733, is a Tinea. 



Cydosia punctella, Cram., C. & S. no. 634, is a Tinea. 



Barsine tripartita, Wlk., C. & S. no. 708. Type lost ; description 

 not recognizable. 



Spilosoma fusifrons, Wlk., C. & S. no. 756. Type lost ; de- 

 scription not recognizable. 



Family AGARISTID^. 



A family of day-flying or crepuscular moths of bright colours, 

 with stout bodies, simple antennae dilated distally, and the terminal 

 joint of the palpi naked. Proboscis present. Legs with two 

 pairs of spurs. Frenulum present. Fore wing with vein 1 a 



Fig. 98. — Larva of Zalissa trandens. \. 

 (From Moore, Lep. E. I. Co. pi. 13, fig. 5.) 



separate from 1 b, 1 c absent ; 5 from close to lower angle of cell. 

 Hind wing with two internal veins ; 5 from the centre of disco- 

 cellulars or absent ; 8 bent down and touching 7 near the base. 



Larvae with lateral tufts of hair and long scattered hairs. 



Pupa naked. 



Key to the Genera. 



a. Hind wing with ivein 5 from the centre 

 of the discocellulars. 



a'. Fore wing with' no areole 1. Eusemia, p. 149. 



b'. Fore wing with an areole. 



a 2 . Fore wing with vein 10 anastomosing [p. 154. 



with 8 to form the areole 2. Chelonomobpha, 



b 2 . Fore wina* with vein 9 rising from 



10 and anastomosing with 8 to form 



the areole. 



« 3 . Fore wing -with vein 7 from end 



of areole ; hind wing with vein 2 



from near end of cell 3. Phal^noides, p. 154, 



