OXYODES. — HAMODES. 547 



Ochreous-brown or yellow-ochreous. Fore wing with subbasal, 

 antemedial, medial, two postmedial, and a submarginal indistinct 

 waved line; the orbicular and reniform with black edges and often 

 filled in with black ; a lunulate mark often present below the cell. 



Fig. 308. — Oxyodes scrobiculata, $ . \. 



Hind wing with a broad black fascia below the costa ; two post- 

 medial lines; an indistinct series of submarginal lunules. Under- 

 side brown, irrorated with grey ; both wings with the inner area 

 ochreous ; a speck at end of cell ; a postmedial line and blackish 

 blotches on outer area. 



Hab. China ; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Java ; Fiji 

 Exp. 64 millim. 



Genus HAMODES. 



Hamodes, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 202 (1852). 

 Arrnana, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 250. 

 Kalraina, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 480. 



Type, H. propitia, Guen., from New Ireland. 



Range. Throughout India and Burma ; Andamans ; New Ireland 



Palpi reaching vertex of head, the 3rd joint minute ; antennae 



minutely fasciculated in male ; head and thorax smoothly scaled ; 



tibiae not hairy and without spines. Tore wing usually highly 



arched towards apex, which is more or less produced and falcate. 



Hind wing with the anal angle truncate ; vein 5 from lower angle 



of cell. 



Sect. I. Male with no tuft on underside of fore wing ; hind 

 wing with the costa not arched. 



A. Fore iving with the outer margin oblique ; the costa 

 '"■ arched. 



2620. Hamodes aurantiaca, Guen. Noct. iii, p. 203 ; C. $ S. no. 2579. 

 Ophisma attacicola, Wlk. Cat. xiv, p. 1383 ; C. $ S. no. 2578. 

 Hypernaria discistriga, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 78; C. fy S. no. 2580. 

 Hamodes marginata, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 169 ; C. fy S. no. 2581. 



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