CHRYSOPERA. — OPHIUSA. 493 



Genus CHRYSOPERA, nov. 



Type, C. combinans, Wlk. 



Range. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. 



Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, the 2nd joint reaching 

 vertex of head, the 3rd long and slightly curved ; antennae serrate 

 and fasciculated in male ; thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled ; 

 tibiae without spines, and not clothed with long hair. Eore wing 

 with the apex somew r hat rounded. 



2480. Chrysopera combinans, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1399; Moore, Lep. 

 Ceyl. hi, pi. 169, fig. 3 ; C. 8f S. no. 2623. 



Very dark red-brown. Eore wing 

 with a slight purplish gloss ; indis- 

 tinct antemedial, medial, and post- 

 medial diffused lines ; a pale apical 

 semicircular patch with a piece cut 

 out of its outer edge. Hind wing 

 with a large bright yellow apical 

 patch. 



Hob. N.W. Himalayas ; penin- 

 Fig. 279. sular India, Ceylon, and Burma. 



Chrysopera combinans, $ . \. Exp. 44 millim. 



Genus OPHIUSA. 



Ascalapha, Hilbn. Tentamen, p. 2 (1806), praeocc. 



Thyas, Hilbn. Samml. Exot. Schmett. ii. (? 1806). 



Ophiusa, Ochs. Eur. Schmett. iv, p. 93 (1816). 



Achaea, Hilbn. Verz. p. 269 (1818). 



Dysgonia, Hilbn. Verz. p. 269. 



Ophiodes, Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. p. 77 (1841), praeocc. 



Ophisina, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 236 (1852). 



Naxia, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 254. 



Artena, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1388 (1858). 



Pasipeda, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 171 (1882). 



Minucia, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 159 (1884). 



Macaldenia, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 162. 



Caranilla, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 169. 



Pindara, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 169. 



Type, 0. algira, Gmel. 



Range. Palsearctic, Neotropical, Ethiopian, Oriental, and Austral- 

 asian regions. 



Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, the 2nd joint reaching 

 vertex of head, the 3rd variable in length and longer in the female 

 than the male ; thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled ; mid tibiae 

 spined, and sometimes also the hind tibiae : the tibiae fringed with 

 long hair in male. Fore wing with the apex somewhat acute ; the 

 outer margin nearly straight. Hind wing with the outer margin 

 slightly angled at vein 2. 



Larvce with four pairs of abdominal prolegs, the first pair or first 

 two pairs rudimentary. 



