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Genus ABAEATHA. 

 Abaratha, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. vol, i. j«. 1B1 (1881 1. 



This gcnuB differs from all those of the family which have been here previously enumerated hy having 

 the posterior wing* with the outer margin angularly produced near apex.* The anterior wings have the 

 costal margin moderately arched, the outer margin obliquely rounded, the inner margin nearly straight. 

 The first, second, third and fourth subcostal nervules are emitted at about equal distances apart, the Jifth 

 from upper nid of n-ll, diseo-rel hilar nervules oblupulv directed inwardly, the lowermost the longest, 

 second median uervule about twice as far apart from that of lower as from that of upper median uervnle. 

 Posterior wings Irregularly subovate, the costal margin obliquely convex, the outer margin sinuate and 

 angularly produced near apex and again more moderately so near centre ; subcostal nervules bifurcating 

 at about one- fourth before end of eel I, first and second median nervules emitted some what close together 

 near end of cell. Body moderately robust ; palpi laterally ^impressed, terminal joint short and conical; 

 posterior legs strongly pilose ;t antenna) with a short and thick curved or hooked club. 



The strength and geographical distributioi) of this genus cannot at present be Jixotl ; one 

 species is found in Ceylon, and two are at present recorded from the Malay Peninsula. 



1, Abaratha sura, (Tab, XXXIV,, fig. 16*.) 



Arkylodet Sutu, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G5 t p. 786. 



Ptenjftotyutw Udio*. Fold. Ud.se Nov. Lop. iii. p. mi n. itett, t. 73, f. 12, 18 (18(57), 



WingB above dull purplish ; anterior wings with an oblique blackish fascia (sometimes broken) crossing 

 wing before middle, a waved subminimal blackish fascia, margined interiorly with (.wo subapical white 

 spots, and with two others divided by tfae second median uervule, these white spots margined with blackish; 

 beyond the outermost fascia the colour is more or less bright castaueoua ; posterior wings with a sub- 

 basal greyish oblique liaear fascia, two subapical (the innermost very short) linear greyish fascial, and 

 two submargiiml serien of greyish spots, the lowermost with dark centres in th* untie, a. series of apical 

 marginal blackish spots and the basal greyish fascia in male also inwardly margined with blackish. 

 Anterior wings beneath much paler thau above; posterior wings beneath greyish-white with a subcostal 

 rounded blaekish spot near base, and the spots above darker and better defined beneath. Body above more 

 or less concolorous with wings, beneath with legs greyish, 



Exp. wings, 1J"> to 40 tnillim. 



IIafi.— Continental India; Bengal (Moore); Darjeeltng (Horsf. & Moore I). — Malay Peninsula ; Perak 

 (Kiinst.— Calc. Mus.; Town wend— eoll. Uodm. & Kalv.) ; Malacca (Biggs— coll. Dist). — Celebes (Felder). 



2, Abaratha pygela. (Tab. XXXIV., hV. In.) 



I'teryyosjtultra I'tffftfa, Hewitson, Doser. Uesp. p. 53, n. (i {\mSi Ex. Butt, v. I'Ur. t. 1, f. « iI87Sj, 

 Antiptiw* jtiftjelit, Draee, Proc. Zool. Hoe. 1878, p. 860, n, 1. 



Wings above ehocoJatu-brown, extreme basts narrowly greyish; anterior wings with a transverse 

 dark fascia margined with greyish near base, a waved irregular dark fascia inwardly more or lirss 



* Of course this is il stipe rfierol ami m»t a tiiu> structural Cymric character, but it in ««l" j,i'**nt it**- in aiKlimjuishiu-: 

 twlweeii the generu of n nmall (tmnii. us of the Malay Peninsula, utnl is skuplv used in the Synopsis" for llint purpose Tim 

 practice of foundiug gft&tttft npoa fhape of winy is even less frdLwetl than advocated'. 



! Mr. Moore describes the legs as linked, but I bftft specimens of the Ccyloneae A. ransauurti, l-Yld., th<> tvpe of ttfj 

 -inns, in which the pilosity of the posterior le«s is strongly developed. 

 J Cat. hep. Must. E. l.C\ vol. L p. 251 (1«J}7). 



