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griseotincla. Holotypecy, Formosa : Kanshirei, 1,000 ft., 20,29^.1906 (Wileman). 

 In the BM(NH). 



Other material. BM(NH). Formosa : 1 $, Central Formosa, 1959. India : 

 6 o*. Khasis, x.1895 (2 ex.). Museum Koenig, Bonn. China : 1 $, Kwangtung, 

 Linping, i.iv.1924 {Hone). 



PARALBARA gen. n. 



(PI. 1, figs. 294, 295, 298, 299 ; Text-figs. 8-20) 

 (Gender : feminine) 



Type-species Fascellina muscularia Walker, 1866 : 1554. 



cJ. Palp extends to just above labrum. Antenna bipectinate from base to about three- 

 quarters <>i its length. Upper surface of wings dull greyish brown or buff. Vein 7?i arises 

 from distal end of cell in fore wing and Rt from distal end "I areole. Fore wing with poorly 

 marked, lunulate antemedial and postmedial fasciae ; usually with ill-defined subterminal 

 fascia or spots ; and with spot, or group of spots or pit. ttes, al posterior angle of cell. In 

 hind wing Sc -\ Rj approximates to Rs for short distance distal to end of cell ; similar to fore 

 wing m pattern but with subterminal fascia very weakly marked. I'nder surface of wings 

 pale lustrous grey or greyish butt, with diffusely marked postmedial and subterminal fascia ; 

 wings darkest proximal to postmedial fascia. 



Thorax and abdomen similar in colour to adjacent surface of wings. Mesothoracic tibia 

 with one pair of spurs, metathorai u tibia with two pairs of spurs. 



<J genitalia : seventh abdominal sternum modified into two sclerites, asymmetric ; eighth 

 tergite tapered or truncate posteriorly ; eighth steimte narrow anteroposteriorly ; valve 

 small with large inwardly directed process at base ; sao as well-developed ; diaphragma with 

 medial scleroti/ation, very Btrongly developed in spicula ; uncus bifid, robust; aedeagus 

 sinuous. 



$. As for J but with weakly biserrate antennae and apex of fore win- more strongly pro- 

 duced. 



$ genitalia : seventh abdominal sternite emarginate posteromedially ; bin tlatrix 



with single ovate, concave signurn, or without signum ; ostium surrounded by nearly circular 

 plate ; eighth and ninth tergites moderately well si Unitized. 



Paralbara can be distinguished from its closest apparent relative, Albara Walker, 

 by the wing-pattern and by the genitalia of both sexes. 



I include in this genus two species transferred from Albara Walker and two new 

 species. 



Distribution. N. India, Sikkim, Bhutan, Burma, China {muscularia, pallidinota, 

 spicula) and Malaysia. (See Table 1.) 



Key to species. Both Sexes 



Single, large, pale, diffusely marked patch distal to end of cell on fore wing (PI. 1, 



fig. 295). $ genitalia as in Text-fig. 20 . . . . pallidinota (p. 24) 



Fore wing with pale patch absent distal to end of cell or if present then associated with 



other patches immediately posterior to it. $ genitalia not as in Text-fig. 20 . 2 



Collar and base of antenna orange-yellow ; anterior part of subterminal fascia on 



