90 pyralldjE. 



Genus PHYCITA. 



Phycita, Curt. Brit. Ent. vi, p. 233 (1840). 

 Dioryctria, Zell. Isis, 1846, p. 732. 

 Piesmopoda, Zell. Isis, 1848, p. 863. 

 Elasmopalpus, Blanch. Gay's Chili, vii, p. 104 (1852). 

 Guastica, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 80 (1863). 

 Calguia, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 83 (1863). 

 Volobilis, Wlk. Cat. xxvii, p. 111. 

 Magiria, Zell. Stettin, ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 392. 

 Cabragus, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 370 (1886). 

 Hydaspia, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 22 (1888). 

 Sigmartkria, Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 23. 

 Cavipalpia, Rag. Mon. Phyc. p. 154 (1894). 



Type, P. spissicella, Fabr., from Europe. 



Range. Universally distributed. 



Palpi upturned, tbe 2nd joint reaching vertex of head ; tibiae 

 thickly scaled, the outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. 

 Pore wing rather narrow ; the costa arched ; the apex rectangular ; 

 vein 3 from close to angle of cell ; 4, 5 approximated for a short 

 distance; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with the cell about one-third 

 length of wing ; vein 2 from well before angle ; 3 from angle - y 

 4, 5 on a long stalk ; 6, 7 stalked. 



Sect. I. Palpi of male with the second joint not hollowed out 

 to receive the maxillary palpi. 



A. Antennce of male iviih a large sinus at base of shaft, containing a 

 large hollow ed-out tuft of scales, the shaft then thickened and 

 flattened. 



a. (Piesmopoda). Maxillary palpi of male filiform ; fore iving with 



no ridge of hair on vein 1 below. 



4385. Phycita bipartella, n. sp. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and basal part of fore wing greyish 

 ochreous, slightly irrorated with fuscous ; metathorax with a small 

 rufous tuft. Pore wing with a slight rufous tinge at base, followed 

 by thicker fuscous irroration ; the pale basal area bounded by a 

 slightly sinuous rufous line ; the outer half of wing fuscous, 

 becoming grey towards the margin ; two black discocellular specks 

 and a slight ochreous lunule ; a marginal series of black specks. 

 Hind wing semihyaline white, with a marginal brown line, a line 

 through the cilia. 



Hob. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 20 inillim. Type in B. M. 



b. (Guastica). Maocillary palpi triangidarly scaled and, flattened 



against the frons ; fore wing with a ridge of long ochreous hair 

 covering a streak of blade membrane on vein 1 below. 



4386. Phycita semilutea, Wlk. Cat xxvii, p. 81. 



Piesmopoda aiiropurpurella, Rag. Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1889, p. ccxviii; 

 Mon. Phyc. p. 161, pi. vi, fig. 24. 



Head vinous red ; antennae with the tuft black, the shaft 



