778 OLIGOPHLEBTA; OLIGOPHLEBIELLA; ASCHISTOPHLEPS; HETEROSPHECIA. By M. Gaede. 
amalleuta. 0. anialleuta Meyr. is the smallest species. Antennae and body black. The margins on the 1st, 
2nd and 5th abdominal segments above are white, the apex also white, the whole abdomen beneath white. 
Legs mottled white. The bronze black forewing with a narrow hyaline band as in cristata (94 a). Hind¬ 
wing hyaline, fringe throughout grey, not white. 12 mm. Bengal. 
2. Genus: Oligoplilebiella Strd. 
The hair-tufts of the legs are much feebler than in Oligophlebia. Neuration of forewing not different. 
Veins 3 and 4 of hindwing distantly separated, vein 6 bent downward and arising on a short stalk from 7. 
polish-ana. 0. polishana Strd. (94a). Body and forewing blackish brown. Yellow are: the posterior edge of 
the head, the two first abdominal segments and the fifth segment; besides the abdomen beneath. Legs 
yellow with black longitudinal stripes. A few yellow scales in the cell of the forewing. 4 or 5 yellow post- 
cellular streaks at the veins, not cpiite to the margin. Hindwing hyaline, about 1% mm broad black at the 
apex, then very narrowly black. Fringes of both wings bronze brown. 2 21 mm. Formosa. Canton. 
3. Genus: Aschistophleps Hmps. 
Antennae of $ as in the preceding genera. Palpi thin, extending to beyond the frons. Middle tibia 
with a hair-tuft at the end. Hind tibia with 2 tufts, the first tarsal joint with long hair. All the veins 
of the forewing present, without any stalks. Veins 3 and 4 of hindwing arise from the same base. Type: 
Jampropoda Hmps. 
lampropo- A. lampfopoda Hmps. Body black. Hind tibia with yellow hair at the base, the rest and the first 
dn. tarsal joint with orange hair. Both wings yellowish hyaline. The veins and margins black. Forewing with 
a broad black streak at the cross-vein. The inner margin of the hindwing is orange. 20 mm. Assam, 
Tonkin, Siam. According to Meybick the abdomen is profusely scaled red. The hind wings of the resting 
insect are poirect far upward and sideways. 
metachry- A. metachryseis Hmps. Body blackish, palpi golden yellow, legs black with orange rings. Forewing 
seis ‘ blackish brown, hindwing golden yellow with a broad black margin and a black ray at the median vein. Both 
wings beneath orange with a black margin, and a black central spot on the forewing. 16 mm. Burma. 
ruficrista. A. ruficrista Rothsch. Body blackish-brown above, abdomen with extremely fine white segmental 
margins. Legs variegated. Front legs blackish-brown with white rings. Middle tarsi with one red and 
2 glistening blue bands, the rest blackish-brown. Hind tibiae and the first tarsal joint with a very large, 
lustrous red hair-tuft, with 2 black spots and a few blue ones. The rest of the tarsi with 3 glistening blue 
bands. Forewing blackish-brown, a hyaline streak in the cell. A postcellular hyaline spot with some blue 
scales. Hindwing hyaline. Distal margin blackish-brown, inner margin blue. $ 18 mm. Sarawak. 
4. Genus: Heterospliecia Le Cerf. 
Antennae of $ finely ciliated. Proboscis well developed. The long palpi rather hairy. Anal tuft absent. 
Middle and hind tibiae and first tarsal joint with long hair-tufts. Forewing with a very long cell, vein 7 ab¬ 
sent. Cell of hindwing also long. Veins 3 and 4 close together, 4 strongly bent. Vein 6 absent. Type: 
myticus Le Cerf. 
cruentaia. H. cruentata Swh. Palpi below white with a red tip. Antennae orange-red, black above. Body 
black above with a red margin at the collar, also laterally at the abdomen and at the anal end. Wings hyaline. 
Costal margin of forewing black, only the distal third of the hindwing black. Both wings with a black spot 
at the cross-vein and black fringes. Base and principal veins red. The whole inner margin of the hindwing 
as well as the inner side of the central spot red. Abdomen beneath with white bands. Hind legs red, 
with black bands on the tarsi. 9 L5 mm. Cherra Punji. 
haematocli- H. haematochrodes Le Cerf. Body black. Tegulae and patagia edged with red. Base of palpus white, 
md'.s. ki ac k a t the apex. Anterior tibia black, red outside, hind tibiae very long, black at the base as far as 
the first pair of spurs, then black outside and above, the rest with white scales and long red hair. Seg¬ 
mental margins of abdomen red. Forewing hyaline. The margins and veins black, also the very large spot 
at the cross-vein. A few red scales at the base of the wing. Hindwing similar. The large spot at the cross- 
vein is extended between veins 2 and 3. Inner margin, inner-marginal veins and anal angle red. Almost 
the whole marking of both wings beneath red. 9 15 mm. Tonkin. 
