328 PYRALID^. 



Genus PRORODES. 

 Prorodes, Sioinh. A.M.N. H. (6) xiv, p. 205 (1894). 



Type, P. mimica, Swinh. 



Range. N.E. India; Burma. 



Palpi upturned, the 2nd and 3rd joints conically scaled in 

 female, the 3rd in male broad, hollowed out, and enclosing a tuft of 

 hair; maxillary palpi dilated with scales ; frons rounded ; antennae 

 of male with the base of shaft excised, then toothed ; tibiae with 

 the outer spurs about half the length of ianer. Pore wing with 

 veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 7 curved and approximated to 8, 9. 

 Hind wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 6, 7 from upper 

 angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



4954. Prorodes mimica, Sioinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xiv, p. 205. 

 Notarcha triparalis, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvii, p. 102. 



6. Fuscous brown, irrorated with brownish-ochreous scales. 

 Pore wing with indistinct curved antemedial series of dark specks ; 



a white speck in cell and 

 small spots on discocel- 

 lulars and below end of 

 cell ; a postmedial series 

 of white specks, the three 

 below costa small dentate 

 marks, the small specks 

 between veins 5 and 2 

 Fig. 187. — Prorodes mimica, tf . \. nearer the margin, and the 



two above inner margin 

 retracted to below angle of cell. Hind wing with pale discocellular 

 speck ; a pale maculate postmedial line, highly bent outwards 

 between veins 5 and 2 and ending near anal angle ; a fine pale 

 line at base of cilia. Underside suffused with grey. 

 Hah. Khasis ; JSagas ; Tenasserim. Exp. 34 millim. 



Genus SYLEPTA. 



Sylepta Hiibn. Verz. p. 356 (? 1818). 

 Notarcha, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 310 (praeocc). 

 Patania, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 209 (1888). 

 Praniadea, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 211. 

 Pleuroptva, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 443. 

 Loxoscia, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) vi, p. 476 (1890). 

 Haritalodes, Warr. A.M.N. H. (6) vi, p. 476. 

 Pardornima, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) vi, p. 477. 



Type, S. amando, Cram., from S. America. 



Range. The tropical and warmer temperate zones. 



Palpi upturned aud reaching vertex of head, the 2nd joint 

 moderately and evenly scaled in front, the 3rd short, naked, and 

 blunt ; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons rounded ; antennae of 

 male ciliated ; tibiae smoothly scaled, with the outer spurs about 



