POLYTRTJPTA. LEPYEODES. 367 



5067. Polythlipta euroalis, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 420, pi. 44, fig. 12. 

 Phalangiodes rivulalis, Snell. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 687, pi. 20, 



figs. 1, 1 a. 



Yellowish brown. Fore wing with dark-edged antemedial white 

 band from below costa to inner margin ; a spot in cell ; a disco- 

 cellular band forming with a mark below the cell a Y-shaped band 

 with its outer arm shortest ; a postmedial spot below costa ; a 

 sinuous spot between vein 3 and inner margin ; a band from costa 

 before apex to vein 5, with another below it nearer the margin 

 extending down to vein 3. Hind wing with diffused brown at 

 base, followed by a broad white band, its outer edge angled outwards 

 at vein 5 and with a dark-edged brown discocellular spot on it ; 

 the outer area yellowish brown, with black-edged sinuous white 

 submarginal band bent outwards between veins 5 and 2. 



Hah. Sikhim ; Assam ; Burma ; Sumatra ; Java. Exp. 30-34 

 millim. 



Sect. II. Fore tibiae and 1st tarsal joint in male not fringed 

 with hair. 



5068. Polythlipta inconspicua, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 220; C. # S. 



no. 4038. 



Greyish fuscous ; thorax marked with white ; abdomen ringed 

 with white. Fore wing with medial, postmedial, and subapical 

 white spots below costa ; a medial spot below vein 2. Hind wing 

 with the basal half white ; the base and a large discocellular spot 

 fuscous ; the outer half fuscous, with sinuous inner edge and with 

 white submarginal spots on vein 5 and near anal angle often present. 



Hob. Sikhim; Khasis. Exp. 38 millim. 



Genus LEPYRQDES. 



Lepyrodes, Guen. Belt. 8? Pyr. p. 277 (1854). 

 Phalangiodes, Guen. Delt. § Pyr. p. 278. 

 Nausinoe, Hilbn. Verz. p. 362 (? 1818), non descr. 



Type, L. geometralis, Guen. 



Range. W. Africa ; Oriental region ; IN". Australia. 



Palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint vei*y broadly scaled in 

 front, the 3rd porrect ; maxillary palpi filiform ; antennae longer than 

 the fore wing and almost simple ; legs long and slender, the outer 

 spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Pore wing with veins 

 3, 4, 5 normally from angle of cell ; 7 straight and well separated 

 from 8, 9, to which 10 is closely approximated. Hind wing with 

 the cell very short ; the discocellulars straight ; veins 3, 4, 5 normally 

 from angle of cell ; 6, 7 shortly stalked, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



Sect. I. (Plialangiodes). Pore legs of male with thick tufts of long 

 hair on the tibiae, the 1st joint of tarsus fringed with hair on 

 both sides ; mid and hind tibiae fringed on both sides with 



