46 A. WATSON 



Albara ' magnadiscata ' ; Warren, 1922 [English edition] : 468. [Incorrect original spelling 



(see above).] 

 Albara discispilaria macularis Bryk, 1943 : 18. [Good fig.] syn. n. 



The affinities of this species are doubtful, but similarities in the male genitalia 

 suggest that scabiosa and fuscilinea are its closest allies. The colour-pattern of 

 both sexes and the extremely large gnathus in the male genitalia are highly diagnostic. 



Seven of the twenty-five examined specimens of this species match the lectotype 

 of magnidiscata and the holotype of macularis in that the dark-edged grey patch at 

 the distal end of the cell on the fore wing is distinctly larger (about 2 mm. in diameter) 

 than in the neotype of discispilaria (just over 1 mm. in diameter). Where pin- 

 label data was available, it was found that the large-spotted specimens (these are 

 also lighter in coloration) were taken in April, whereas the small-spotted specimens 

 were taken in June, July or August. 



Wing. ^ 19-0-23-0 mm. (14) ; <j> 21-5-22-5 mm. (6). 



Distribution. N.E. India, Sikkim, and Thailand (1 $ in the B.M.(NH)). 



Material examined. Types, discispilaria. The male type material of disci- 

 spilaria cited originally as from ' Bengal, in Coll. A. E. Russell ' is apparently lost, 

 together with the rest of the Russell collection (see Horn and Kahle, 1937 : 380). 

 No trace of this material can be found in the BM(NH) nor in several other European 

 Museums which have been consulted. I therefore select as NEOTYPE a $ in the 

 BM(NH) labelled : 7.86 Darjeeling. H. J. E. ; Coll. H. J. Elwes ; Albara 

 discispilaria <$ Moore ; Rothschild Bequest B. M. 1939-1. 



usta. LECTOTYPE $, in the BM(NH), here selected labelled : Darjiling 79.57 

 [ex Lidderdale coll.] ; Agnidra usta Butler. 



magnidiscata. LECTOTYPE <$, in the BM(NH), here selected, labelled : 

 Darjeeling (Pilcher) ; 18.3.89 ; Albara magnidiscata Type J Warr. [in Warren's 

 handwriting] ; Rothschild Bequest B. M. 1939-1 ; Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 728. 



macularis. Holotype <$> N.E. Burma, Kambaiti, 7000 ft. ; Drepanidae genitalia 

 slide No. 727 ; in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. 



Other material. BM(NH). India : 4 <$, 1 $, Darjeeling (Moller, Lidderdale) ; 

 1 (J, 2 $, Darjeeling, Gopaldhara, 4720 ft., 3440-5800 ft., vii.1918 (Stevens) ; 1 $, 

 Khasis, ii.1896 (Nat. Coll.). Sikkim : 10 <$, 6 $, 6.vi.i888, 14.iv.-14.viii. 1889, 

 vi-viii.1909 (Pilcher, Moller). Thailand : 1 $, Chiengmai Mt., 5800 ft., 19.iii.1928 

 (McKean). 



BET ALBARA Matsumura 

 (Pis. 2, 3, figs. 312-319 ; Text-figs. 72-117) 



Betalbara Matsumura, 1927 : 47. Type-species Drepana manleyi Leech, 1898 : 366, by original 



designation. 

 Betalbara Matsumura ; Inoue, 1962 : 23. 

 Microblepsis Warren, 1922 : 461. Type-species Problepsis cupreogrisea Hampson, 1895 : 288, 



by monotypy. syn. n. 



<J. Palp extends to just above labrum. Antenna strongly bipectinate in most species but 

 weakly bipectinate in acuminata and robusta and lamellate in manleyi. 



