206 Tiisr^GEEiiD^;. 



deep blue-black hairs, some of tbem on the outside of tibia being 

 tipped with white ; whilst in the Sylhet specimen the hair on the 

 inside of the tibia is fuscous black. 



Hob. Sikhim; Assam; Sylhet. Exp. 46-51 millim. 



The following sjpecies formerly recorded as Indian are omitted. 



Thyris asiliformis, Fabr., C. & S. no. 205, is probably a W. 



Indian Zygamid. 

 Sura chalybea, But!., C. & S. no. 209, is from Singapore. 



Family TINvEGERIID^ *. 



Small day-flying moths, mostly with brilliant colours ; the an- 

 tennae thickly fringed Avith long scales along the whole or part of 

 their length ; palpi long, slender, and sickle-shaped. Wings long, 

 narrow, and pointed ; fore wing with vein 1 b slightly forked or 

 simple at the base, veins 7 and 8 stalked ; bind wing more or less 

 hyaline, three internal veins, vein 8 free from the root. Legs often 

 clothed with long scales above or on the spurs, which are long. 



Larvas (of known species) feeding in webs. 



Key to the Genera. 



a. Antennas fringed along whole upperside ; 



fore wing with vein 2 from end of cell. ... 1. Snellenia, p. 206. 



b. Antennas only fringed on median joints ; fore 



wing with vein 2 from before end of cell. 

 a'. Fore wiDg with vein 6 present; hindtibias [p. 207. 



with the spurs tufted 2. (Edematopoda, 



b'. Fore wing with vein 6 ahsent ; hind tibiae 



with the spurs not tufted 3. Eretmoceea, p. 208. 



Genus SNELLENIA. 

 Snellenia, Wlsm. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 13. 



Type, S. coccinea, Wlsm. 



Range. Japan ; Sikhim ; Australia. 



Antennae thickly fringed on the upperside. Palpi erect and 

 slender. Fore wings with vein 1 b forked at the base, 7 and 8 

 stalked. Hing wing with vein 1 a short, 1 b furcate at base, 3 and 

 4 stalked ; the end of cell square. Legs slightly tufted at base of 

 spurs. 



* This family is shown by Lord Walsinghani, in his Monograph. Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. 1889, to be allied to Tinthia in the Sesiidcs on the one hand, and on the 

 other to the subfamilies of Tineidce, the Gelechiince, Dasycerince, and Butalince. 



