52 PYRALIDJ3. 



b~. Fore wing with veins 4, 5 from the 



cell 8. Cbitonia, p. 60, 



C. Hind wing with four veins arising from 



median nervure 9. Polyocha, p. 61^ 



Genus MENUTHIA. 

 Menuthia, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 50 (1888). 



Type, M. nanella, Rag., from Zanzibar. 



Range. E. Africa; Ceylon. 



Palpi slender, upturned, and reaching above vertex of head ; 

 maxillary palpi absent; frons rounded; antennae of male some- 

 what thickened ; mid and hind tibiae fringed on outer side with 

 rough hair. Pore wing with vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 

 4 absent, 10 given off from 8, 9. Hind wing with veins 2 and 5 

 from angle of cell ; 3, 4 absent, or 4 rarely given off from 5 just 

 before the margin ; 6, 7 stalked ; 7 anastomosing with 8. 



In the typical section veins 3, 5 of fore wing are stalked. 



Sect. II. Pore wing with veins 3, 5 from cell. 



4276. Menuthia fissirella, n. sp. 



6 . Head and thorax whitish irrorated with brown ; abdomen 



pale ochreous at base. Pore 

 wing white irrorated with 

 brown ; the veins white ; a 

 brown streak below median 

 nervure. Hind wing pure 

 white. 



In one specimen vein 4 of 



Fig. 34. — Menuthia fissirella, $ . f. hind wing is given off just 



before the margin. 



Hob. Hambantota, Ceylon (Pole). Eccja. 14 millim. TypeinB.M. 



4277. Menuthia discipunctella, n. sp. 



<3 . Ochreous. Pore wing irrorated with fuscous ; obliquely 

 placed antemedial black spots on median nervure and inner 

 margin ; a prominent black spot at lower angle of cell ; an oblique 

 submarginal black line bent outwards to apex; a marginal series 

 of black specks. Hind wing white, the apex tinged with fuscous. 



Bab. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 12 millim. Type in B. M. 



Genus CALERA. 

 Calera, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 50 (1888). 



Type, 0. punctilimbella, Rag., from N. America. 



Range. Nearctic region ; S. India. 



Palpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head, the 

 3rd joint dowhcurved and acute ; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons 

 with a large conical tuft ; antennae of male somewhat thickened.- 



