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MAHASENA; CHALIA. By M. Gaede. 
goniains. 
uniformis. 
hockingi. 
gramino- 
vora . 
andamana. 
taprobana. 
thcivora. 
poliolri- 
cha. 
corbetti. 
double day i. 
javana. 
Xarminati. 
riemsdylci. 
P. goniatus Hm'ps. (91 a). Unicoloured dark brown. Both wings rather pointed apically. The larval 
case is spindle-shaped, c? 12 mm. Ceylon. According to the original figure, veins 8 and 9 are not stalked, but 
this figure may be wrong. Hindwing without vein 6. 
P. uniformis limps. (91 a). Colour and size exactly like that of goniatus , but the wings are not so pointed, 
especially the hindwing is more rounded. 8 and 9 of forewing stalked, vein 6 of hindwing present. The short 
broad sac is constructed like that of the well-known Amicta quadrangularis. A 12 mm. Ceylon. 
7. Genus: Maltasena Mr. 
Regarding this genus we refer to Vol. II, p. 364. 
M. hockingi Mr. (Vol. II, pi. 55 b), from Kangra, thus from the border-land of the palaearctic and 
Indian faunae, has already been dealt with in Vol. II, p. 364. 
M. graminovora Hmps. differs from hockingi in the apex of the forewing being rectangular, not pointedly 
projected. Distal margin straight, not oblique as in hockingi. Larva destructive to grass. 30 mm. Calcutta. 
M. andamana Mr. is smaller than hockingi (Vol. II, pi. 55 b), otherwise similar. Body blackish-brown, 
wings smoky brown, darker at the base. Neuration different from that of hockingi. The vein parting the cell 
is longforked in both wings, veins 4 and 5 of hindwing not stalked. 26 mm. Andamans. 
M. taprobana Hmps. Veins 8 + 9 of forewing on a very short stalk. Uniformly red-brown mixed wdth 
some grey hairs. The larval sac is covered witli short pieces of twigs in a spiral order. 20 mm. Ceylon. 
M. theivora Dudg. Veins 4 and 5 arise from the same base in both wings. Uniformly blackish-brown, 
only the tarsi white. The soft larval sac is covered with pieces of leaves of the tea-plant. + 30—32 mm. Sikkim. 
M. poliotricha Hmps. Veins 4 and 5 of forewing from the angle of the cell. Thorax silky whitish-grey 
mixed with dark brown hairs. Abdomen blackish-brown, whitish-grey beneath. Wings dark greyish-brown, 
fringe white. The larval sac is clad with short pieces of grass in a spiral order. $ 30 mm. Kangra. 
M. corbetti Tams. Body brownish ochreous. Forewing dark brown, hindwing blackish-brown. Hind¬ 
wing beneath coloured like forewing. $ 25—30 mm. Malacca. 
8. Genus: Clialia Mr. 
Anterior tibia with a long spine. Antennae strongly pectinated, the dents decreasing towards the 
apex. Wings broad and round. Eorewing: veins 4+5 and 7+8+9 stalked. The hindwing lacks veins 
5 and 8. 
Ch. doubledayi Wesiw. (91 a). The whole body is greyish-brown. Both wings quite hyaline. The 
larval case is covered with small thin sprigs in a longitudinal direction. 17 mm. Ceylon. 
Ch. javana Heyl. Body and wings blackish-brown, thorax grey. Eorewing oblong, with a pointed 
apex and 11 veins, veins 6 + 7 + 8 on a long stalk, no partition-vein in the cell. Of the 4 white spots the 
first, diaphanous spot is in cell 3, the second is lustrous white in the centre of cell 4, the third smaller 
one is near the distal margin in cell 7, and a very small dingy white one in cell 6. The interior part of the 
hindwing is without scales. Veins 3+4 are stalked here. Vein 8 and the long-stalked 6+7 proceed from an 
areole. The principal cell is without a partition-vein. The sac is 25—30 mm long, 8 mm thick, constructed 
in the shape of winding stairs. $ 23 mm. Batavia. 
Ch. larminati Heyl. (90h). The genus Acanthoecia was established by Joannis for this species. Body 
white-haired, darker beneath. The white forewing is broad, rounded, with a very large blackish-brown 
central spot and a similar apical area and fringe. Veins 4+5 and 7 + 8 on short stalks, discal cell broad, 
not parted. The broad hindwing is also white inclusive of the fringe, but the costal margin is broadly 
blackish-brown. Vein 5 absent, the cell is short in front, long behind, partition vein present. <§ 21 mm. 
Tonkin. The sacs are 25—40 mm long and only 3 mm thick, they are used as branches by the species of 
Glania, e. g. variegata, in covering their sacs. 
Ch. riemsdyki Heyl. (90 k). Head reddish-yellow, body brown above. Eorewing somewhat oblong, 
blackish-brown with an orange band beginning below the centre of the costal margin, turning obliquely 
inwards and growing broader. Hindwing of the same colour, only at the costal margin from the base to the 
centre orange, and so almost as far as the inner margin. Under surface the same. Forewing: veins 4 and 5 
on a short stalk, 7 and 8 arise from the same base. Hindwing very pointed at the apex, veins 6 + 7 on 
a short stalk, discal cell very large. The sac is about 16 mm long, cylindrical, irregularly covered with 
sand and parts of plants. 12—15 mm. Sumatra, 
