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MELALEUCIA; DIALITHOPTERA; NEONOLA. By Dr. A. Seitz. 
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Z. hemiphaea Hmps. (13h). Head red-brown, vertex white; on forewing basal area white, the dividing hemiphaea. 
line running from l [ s of costa to middle of inner margin. Along costa a few grey striae. Marginal area 
silvery grey, delicately marked with reddish-brown; from apex to postmedian line a white bar. The white 
area bordered by a line of fulvous, slightly bent outwards on the submedian fold. The postmedian line indi¬ 
cated by small, black, pointed dots between veins 7 and 2. Subterminal line white, undulate, interrupted, 
preceded in the middle by a few black scales. Directly before the margin a row of silvery striae. Hind¬ 
wing pale brown. Java, Arjuno, 10 000 ft., discovered by Doherty. 20 mm. The figure was taken from the 
type in the British Museum. 
Z. acontioides Wkr. (1 3 f). As the name indicates, it resembles a small acontiana. Forewing white, acontioides. 
termen and basal half of inner margin vividly dark brown. Hindwings shaded with brownish distally. Ceylon 
and Borneo, also in Java near Buitenzorg. 
Z. laminata Hmp s. (cf = refuscens Hmps .) (13 f). Forewing has the basal half white, distal half of ? laminata. 
dark brown, of cf red-brown, marked grey and white. Hindwing of cf red-brown, of ? dark grey-brown. Disco¬ 
vered by Hampson in the Nilghiris; also from Burma. 
Z. ectrocta Hmps. (13h). cf: Head and thorax white, abdomen shaded with brown; forewings clear edrocta. 
white; towards the base a small black costal spot; in middle of costa a triangular black spot. Subterminal 
line whitish on a fulvous ground. Hindwing white, marginal area faintly brownish; occasionally the postmedian 
line on forewing more deeply angled inwards below vein 4. Ceylon. 
Z. lunisigna Hmps. (13 f). Forewings dirty yellow-grey with ill-defined, partially double, dentate trans- lunisigna. 
verse stripes behind base, before and beyond middle and upon a row of faint marginal spots. Hindwings 
and abdomen dark brown-grey. From the Khasia-Hills in Assam. 
Z. tactalis Wkr. (= horidella Wkr) (1 3i) may be easily recognized by its large size (twice that of tactalis. 
laminata ) and the projected hindwings. Forewings grey, suffused with fuscous at base of costa, laved with 
whitish beyond apex of cell. In the submedian space a long dark basal streak, margined with white below. 
From Sydney (Australia); apparently scarce. Figured from the type in the British Museum, which was erro¬ 
neously labelled ’ tactella e . 
6. Genus: Melaleucia Hmps. 
This genus is largely founded on the absence of vein 10 in forewing. Only one minute species 
from Ceylon. Tongue well developed; on forewing veins 8 and 9 arise on a common stalk before the end 
of cell. On hindwing 6 and 7 very long-stalked, 8 arising at middle of cell. In colouring and markings they 
remind one, like several species of the preceding genus, of certain small Noctuids near the Acontianae. 
M. obliquifasciata Hmps. (13 f), characterized, as the name indicates, by the oblique, slightly curved obliqui- 
median band traversing the forewing, brown on a silvery-white ground; forewing with brownish terminal fasciata. 
shading, and a fine, dot-like, black costal spot at the base. Ceylon, discovered by Green. 
7. Genus: IHalitlioptera Hmps. 
Based on certain anomalies in the neuration of the forewing (vein 7 arising from 8 before 10). The 
cf with a scent organ at the apex of the cell whose position without any doubt gives rise to the irregular 
neuration as well as the broadening of cell and whole forewing. Only one very small-sized species. 
D. gemmata Hmps. (13 g). Yellow-grey, forewings shaded dark grey-brown at outer margin and basal gemmata. 
portion of costa, this dark shading extending through the cell to the middle of the wing. Beyond this a trans¬ 
verse line laved with silvery-blue scales. Hindwings dark brown. From Sikkim. 
8. Genus: Xeonola Hmps. 
On the hinclwing vein 5 does not arise at the middle of the discocellular, but together with 4 at the 
lower end of the cell. The genus contains but one very small sized species, which seems, however, widely 
distributed throughout India. 
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