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with segmental ochreous rings. Tore wing with obscure straight 

 antemedial ochreous line ; a dark spot in cell, with ochreous spot on 

 its inner side and quadrate spot beyond it ; a discocellular dark 

 lunule defined by an ochreous line on its outer side; a large 

 ochreous lunule with minutely dentate outer edge on the postmedial 

 line from costa to vein 5 and a spot on the sinus below vein 2 ; 

 cilia whitish towards outer angle. Hind wing with dark disco- 

 cellular spot ; the postmedial line with a large ochreous patch on 

 its outer side from costa to vein 2, and a narrowing band on the 

 retracted portion between vein 2 and inner margin ; cilia white 

 at tips. 



The Siberian, Japanese, and Chinese race zelleri has the mark- 

 ings whitish. 



Hab. Siberia; Japan; China; N.W. and E. Himalayas ; Anda- 

 mans ; Borneo. Exp. 22-30 millim. 



Genus LYGROPIA. 



Lygropia, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 381. 

 Haritala, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 311 (1886). 

 Pardomima, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) vi, p. 477 (1890). 

 Hvperthalia, Warr. A.M.N. H. (6) xvii, p. 134 (1896). 

 Metoeca, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvii, p. 145. 



Type, L. imicoloralis, Gruen., from S. America. 



Range. The tropical and w r armer temperate zones. 



Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint evenly fringed with scales in 

 front, the 3rd short, blunt, and naked ; maxillary palpi filiform ; 

 frons rounded ; antennae of male ciliated ; the outer medial spur 

 of hind tibise about half the length of inner. Fore wing short and 

 broad ; veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell ; 7 well separated from 8, 9, 

 to which 10 is closely approximated. Hind wing with the cell 

 short ; veins 3, 4, 5 from the angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 

 anastomosing with 8. 



Sect. I. {Hyperthalia). Hind wing of male with vesicular hollow 

 on inner area and tuft of long hair on inner margin. 



4996. Lygropia flavicaput, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvii, p. 134. 



S . Head yellow ; palpi with the 2nd joint fuscous ; thorax 

 pale brown ; abdomen whitish. Pore wing uniform pale red- 

 brown, with traces of a dark mark on costa beyond middle. Hind 

 wing whitish with slight fuscous suffusion. 



Hab. Khasis. Exp. 20 millim. 



Sect. II. {Lygropia). Hind wing of male without tuft and 

 vesicle on inner area. 



4997. Lygropia obrinusalis, Wll: Cat. xviii, p. 549 ; Hmpsn. Ill HeL 



viii, pi. 156, fig. 3 ; C. $ S. no. 4324. 

 Botys trigalis, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 375, pi. 10. fig. 18. 



