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4262. Scirpopbaga bisignata, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 878 ; C, §■ S. 



no. 4662. 



Brownish ochreous. Fore wing with black spots at lower angle 

 of cell and on middle of vein 1 ; traces of a speck on vein 1 towards 

 outer angle. Hind wing whitish. 



Hob. Karachi ; Poona ; Mhow ; Calcutta. Exp. 16 millini. 



Sect. II. Hind wings with veina 4, 5 closely approximated for 

 some distance, or stalked. 



4263. Scirpophaga cramboides, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 280; C. # S. 



no. 4654 (part.). 



<$ . Yellowish ; palpi orange ; legs fulvous. Fore wing with the 

 costa orange ; underside of fore wing suffused with fuscous. 



$ . White, slightly sullied with fuscous ; palpi fulvous ; under- 

 side of fore wing and costa of hind wing suffused with fuscous. 



Hob. Simla ; Dharmsala. Exp., 6 26, $ 34-36 millim. 



Genus SCHffiNOBIUS. 



Schoenobius, Dup. Cat. Lep. Eur. p. 312 (1844). 

 Catagela, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 191 (1863). 

 Panalipa, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 386 (1886). 

 Microschcenis, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1887, p. 270. 



Type, S. gigantellus, SchifL, from Europe. 



Range. Universally distributed. 



Palpi porrect, roughly scaled, the 2nd joint two to three times, 

 the 3rd about length of head; maxillary palpi dilated with scales ; 

 frons with a slight tuft ; antennae of male minutely serrate and 

 ciliated ; legs long ; tibiae with the outer spurs about two-thirds 

 length of inner ; abdomen long, in female dilated at extremity and 

 with a large anal tuft ; wings long and narrow. Fore wing with 

 the apex rounded in male, more produced in female ; vein 3 from 

 before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 7 straight and well separated 

 from 8, 9 ; 10, 11 free, or 11 becoming coincident with 12. Hind 

 wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 

 shortly stalked, 7 anastomosing slightly with 8 or free. 



Sect. I. (Panalipa). Palpi with the 2nd joint about twice 

 the length of head. 



4264. Schoenobius immeritalis, Wlk. Cat. xix, p. 830; C. $■ S. 

 no. 4689. 

 Araxes decursella, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 194. 



S . Bright ochreous yellow ; hind wing paler. 



5 . Paler ochreous or straw-yellow ; the anal tuft fulvous. 

 Hind wing whitish. 



Hah. Dharmsala ; Calcutta ; Ceylon ; Siam. Exp., 14-20, $ 

 14-28 millim. 



