PARUM. 213 



55. Agnosia microta (Hamps.). (Fig- 50, <J). 



Marumba microta, Hampson, 1907, p. 327 (Madras : Godavery 



Dist.) ; id., 1911, p. 86, pL F, fig. 11 (<?). 

 Agnosia microta, Jordan, 1926, p. 380 ; Seitz, 1928, p. 541. 



Imago. — $. Head and thorax red-brown, the head rather 

 paler except palpi ; antenna whitish ; abdomen red-brown. 

 Fore wing grey-brown suffused with purplish -rufous and with 

 slight dark irroration ; a black and rufous subbasal spot on 

 SM 2 ; an oblique brown median line, diffuse on outer side ; 

 postmedian area somewhat greyer ; an indistinct slightly 

 curved subterminal line with two conjoined red-brown spots on 

 it at inner margin ; a small dark brown spot on termen below 

 apex, denned by a grey lunule on inner side, and with a very 

 indistinct triangular brown shade below it from termen to the 

 subterminal line ; cilia dark brown. Hind wing purplish 

 red-brown with indistinct darker shade on termen near 

 tornus ; cilia dark brown with slight whitish tips towards 



Fig. 50. — Agnosia microta (Hamps.), <J. 



tornus. Underside rather redder, with indistinct oblique 

 median line and curved postmedian line. Fore tibia with a 

 long curved claw at tip. Expanse : £ 37-44 mm. 



The £ and early stages unknown. 



Hob. S. India (Godavery District, Madras). Only one $ 

 known. 



Genus PARUM Rothschild & Jordan. (Fig. 51). 



Roths. & Jord., 1903, p. 295 ; id., 1907, p. 60, t. 8, fig. 9 ; Jordan, 

 1911, p. 242. 



Genotype : colligata (Walk.). 



Imago. — " <££. Tongue short and weak, with mesial fringe. 

 Pilifer with bristles. Transverse carina of labrum long. 

 Palpus larger in $ than in $, second segment smoothly scaled, 

 joint not distinctly open. Tibiae without spines ; spurs very 

 short, two or one pair to hind tibia ; pulvillus and parony- 

 chium present, the latter with two small lobes at each side. 

 SC 2 and R 1 of hind wing not stalked, or the stalk very short ; 

 R 2 in or a little below centre of cell, D 2 straight or very slightly 

 curved ; distal margin of wings entire ; apex of fore wing 

 obtuse, almost rounded- truncate. Distal segments of antenna 



