MIMIST1S. 



65 



b l . Hind wing with the cell about 



one-third length of wing .... 15. 

 c 3 . Fore wing with veins 4, 5 well 



separated towards origin 16. 



b '. Hind wing with vein 5 from angle of 

 cell. 

 a 2 . Hind wing with the cell about one- 

 fifth length of wing 17. 



b 2 . Hind wing with the cell about half 

 the length of wing. 

 a 3 . Fore wing with a ridge of raised 



scales before the antemedial line. 18. 

 b 3 . Fore wing with no ridge of scales 

 before the antemedial line. 

 a 4 . Fore wing with veins 4, 5 

 approximated for a short dis- 

 tance or stalked ; hind wing 

 with veins 4, 5 well separated. 19. 

 6 4 . Fore wing with veins 4, 5 well 

 separated ; hind wing with 

 veins 4, 5 approximated for a 

 short distance 20. 



b. Palpi with the 3rd joint porrect 21. 



c. Palpi porrect 22. 



Phycita, p. 90. 

 Rhodoph^a, p. 98. 



[p. 101. 

 Spatulipalpia, 



Ceroprepes, p. 103. 



[p. 104. 

 Cryptoblabes, 



Thiallela, p. 106. 

 Tephris, p. 106. 

 Etiella, p. 108. 



Genus MIMISTIS, nov. 



Type, M. actiosoides, Hrnpsn. 



Range. Ceylon. 



Palpi upturned, long, and reaching well above vertex of head : 

 maxillary palpi filiform ; antennre ciliated. Fore wing with vein 2 

 absent ; 3 from angle of cell; 4, 5 on a long stalk ; 8, 9, 10 stalked. 

 Hind wing with the cell quite open ; veins 3 and 4 stalked, 2 and 

 5 absent ; 6, 7 long, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



4316. Mimistis actiosoides, n. sp. 



Head and thorax fuscous black ; palpi banded with grey ; legs- 

 banded grey and black ; abdomen fuscous and grey. Fore wing 



black-brown, with a pink irror- 

 ated white triangular patch on 

 costa before middle extending 

 down to vein 1 ; a similar large 

 postmedial patch embracing the 

 two prominent discocellular black 

 spots and not extending below 

 median nervure ; a minutely 

 dentate subrnarginal dark line defined by grey ; a marginal series 

 of black specks, and grey patch below apex. Hind wing pale 

 tinged with fuscous. 



Hah. Putlam, Ceylon {Pole). Exp. 16millim. Type in B. M. 



VOL. IV. F 



Fig. 43. — Mimistis actiosoides, $ . 



