CHRYSOMESIA; NEPHELOMILTA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
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M. vagilinea Wkr. is one of the smallest, most insignificant species of an expanse of only 18 mm. vagilinea. 
The body is white, anteriorly spotted brownish, on the abdomen tinged brownish. The white forewings exhibit 
black dots at the base, besides 3 transverse lines, the middle one of which is connected in the cell with the 
proximal one; at the cell-end a black dot. The distal transverse line rises at the costal margin together 
with the median line, then it forms a large bow round the discocellular, and a sharp, proximal angle on the 
submedian fold; single antemarginal, black dots. — Borneo. 
M. proleuca Iimp-s. (18 e) is distinguished by the white forewings, exhibiting only a black transverse proleuca. 
line in the middle. -— Sikkim. 
M. germana Rothsch. £ very closely allied to spilosomoides Moore , but entirely orange-buff. It differs gcrmana. 
on the forewing by the median band being very distinct and by a curved postmedian band of 16 small spots, 
from which long streaks run almost as far as the border. Khasia Hills, February. 
M. dentata Wil. Head and thorax orange-red, abdomen blackish, anal tuft orange-red. Forewings dentaia. 
orange-red, costa and fringes black; antemedian line black, below the costa indented and angled, from there 
obliquely inward as far as the proximal margin; postmedian line black, sharply dentate, behind it a row of 
small black dots; median line black, almost straight. Hindwings crimson, at the border blackish-clouds; fringes 
black. Under surface similar to the upper, but the forewing has a black spot with a dot below it towards the 
apex, and the transverse lines are absent. 19 mm. Formosa. 
M. spilosomoides Moore (= indistincta Moore) (18 e) is a very large species with pale straw-coloured spilosomoi- 
wings exhibiting scanty black dots in the place of the transverse lines; also the base of the forewing and 
shoulder-covers are spotted black. — Sikkim, Assam. 
M. magna Hmps. (18 c) greatly resembles the preceding, but it is of a lighter sulphury-yellow tone, magna. 
the dots are reduced to a postdiscal row, also the base and shoulder-covers are unspotted. — Manipur, Burma. 
M. effasciata Fldr. (= cinnabarina Pag.) (18 e) is unicolorously orange, in the cell-spaces faintly effasciaia. 
striped carmine; the costal margin being brown. — From Amboina. 
M. perpallida Hmps. (= pallida Moore nec Brem.) (18 f). Ochreous-yellowish white, palpi black; perpallida. 
collar tinged orange; hindwings and abdomen white. — Sikkim. 
M. hololeuca Hmps. (18 f) differs from perpallida by its purely white forewings; the forelegs are striped hololeuca. 
blackish-brown; palpi and apical third of the antennae black. — Bhutan. 
30. Genus: Clirysomesia Hmps. 
Proboscis fully developed, palpi porrect, extending as far as the forehead; antennae ciliated, tibia! 
spurs medium strong. Cell of forewing very long and narrow; vein 2 rises before the middle of the cell, 3 
directly behind the middle, 5 considerably above the angle; 6, 7 petioled, 8, 9 and 10 being absent; 11 separate; 
above with a costal fold, which is covered with large scales, beneath with spatulate scales and hairs. Hindwing 
with a very long cell; vein 2 rises before the middle, 3 considerably before the angle, 5 from the angle of the 
discocellular; 6, 7 petioled, 8 from the middle of the cell; $ above at the middle of the costa with long hair. 
Type; C. barbicostata. — The beard on the hindwing recalls the genus Chamaita to which the only species known 
is allied. 
C. barbicostata Hmps. Head golden-yellow, thorax reddish-yellow, with a purple hue, tegulae golden- barbicosia- 
yellow; chest and abdomen ochreous, the latter above at the end yellowish-red. Forewings red-brown, with 
a purple hue, the central part of the hindwing golden yellow except the costal fold and fringes, the basal area 
defined by a black oblique line, the marginal area by a curved line. Hindwings light yellowish-red, the area 
below the costal fold whitish. 20 mm. New Guinea. 
31. Genus: l^epHielomilta Hmps. 
The only species is distinguished from Miltochrista by the absence of the proboscis, by still shorter 
palpi and shorter spurs. On the forewing the two lower radials are petioled, the upper radial coip.es from below 
the upper cell-angle. On the hindwing the upper median vein is petioled with the lower radial vein, the costal 
rises from the middle of the cell, all the rest like in the preceding genus. 
