postcristata. 
ruficoUa- 
ris. 
xanthospi- 
la. 
varipes. 
cuprealis. 
cymbalistis. 
mesatma. 
radians. 
intervenata. 
ruficincta. 
fulvistriga. 
798 TINTHIA; TRICHOCEROTA. By M. Gaede.' 
41. Genus: Tintliia Wlcr. 
Antennae with two rows of long cilia. Palpi short, porrect. Anterior tibiae somewhat hairy. Middle 
tibiae and the first tarsal joint very hairy. Hind legs with 2 hair-tufts on the tibiae and one on the first 
tarsal joint. Abdomen with a lateral anal tuft. Forewing: veins 7 and 8 not stalked. Hindwing: Veins 
2 and 3 from the same base, also veins 6 and 7; 5 absent. Type: varipes Wlcr. 
T. postcristata limps. Body reddish-brown, anal tufts reddish and black. Legs with reddish and 
black hair. Wings yellowish hyaline. Margins red-brown, hind wing more narrowly margined. 16 mm. 
Bombay. 
T. ruficollaris Pagst. Antennae blackish. Thorax, anterior and middle legs orange red, hind tibiae 
whitish. Abdomen above bluish-black, anal tufts orange, whitish beneath. Fore wing densely scaled black 
with a greenish-blue gloss. Hindwing more scantily scaled. 15—20 mm. New Pomerania. 
T. xanthospila Hmps. Thorax blackish-brown with a green gloss, tegulae and shoulders orange, 
abdomen orange at the base. Legs orange and black. Forewing black with a green gloss, an elliptical orange 
spot behind the cell. Hindwing hyaline, somewhat black at the distal margin, orange at the base of the 
inner margin. J 1 20 mm. Queensland. 
T. varipes Wlcr. Metallic green. Thorax with brownish ochreous lateral stripes. Abdominal segments 
also margined with brownish ochre, under surface silvery white. Legs brownish ochreous with black and 
white places. Forewing not described. Hindwing hyaline, veins and margins metallic green. The margins 
of the abdominal segments may also be absent. Celebes. 
T. cuprealis Mr. Body black, collar and thoracal band yellow. Abdomen with 3 .yellow bands, 
2 of which are near the anal end. Anal end yellow beneath, the next 2 segments with white rings. Legs 
black above, white beneath. Forewing dark coppery. Hindwing hyaline, somewhat coppery at the distal 
margin. 25 mm. Shanghai. 
T. cymbalistis Meyr. Thorax dark blue, palpi white. Abdomen black, the 3 first segments some¬ 
what reddish-brown. Legs bluish-black. Forewing bluish-hyaline. Costal margin violettish-black fused with 
a triangular spot at the cross-vein, distal margin narrow black. Hindwing violettish-hyaline. 11—12 mm. 
India. The larva in species of Ficus. 
T. mesatma Meyr. Body black with reddish-brown scales. Reddish-brown central spots on the 3rd 
to 5th abdominal segments, anal tuft reddish-brown. Legs golden brown. Forewing dark brown in the anterior 
half, lighter at the inner margin. A faded whitish ochreous spot behind the cell, brownish hyaline behind it. 
Hind wing brownish hyaline, d 17 mm. India. 
42. Genus: Trielioeerota Hmps. 
Antennae of with long tufts. Palpi thin, porrect. All the veins of the forewing stalkle’ss, one vein 
absent Hindwing: veins 2 and 3 from the same base, 6 and 7 the same, 5 absent. Hind tibiae without hair. 
Type: ruficincta Hmps. 
T. radians Hmps. Thorax black; tegulae, patagia and end of thorax with whitish ochreous stripes. 
Abdomen black at the base, the second segment whitish ochreous, the following segments black, dusted with 
whitish ochre. Anal tuft whitish ochreous. Linder surface yellowish white with black segmental margins. 
Legs chiefly orange. Forewing black. A fine reddish-yellow streak below the costal margin as far as the cell- 
end. A yellowish-white band below the cell and behind the cell, the latter somewhat reddish-yellow. Hind¬ 
wing hyaline. $ 22 mm. Assam. 
T. intervenata Hmps. Body blackish-brown with a leaden gloss. Collar with a yellow ring. Abdomen 
with orange scales on the second segment and narrow orange bands on the 5th and 6th segments. Legs and 
underside of abdomen dark copper-brown, with a white spot on the 5th to 7th segments. Foiewing with semi- 
diaphanous brownish-white streaks between the veins and a small orange spot at the base at the costal margin. 
Veins and margins of both wings blackish-brown. <$ 16 mm. Assam. 
T. ruficincta Hmps. Body black, thorax with fine red streaks, abdomen with red bands on the 5th 
and 7th segments. Forewing dark reddish-brown with slight hyaline streaks in the cell and between veins 
2 and 4. Hindwing yellowish hyaline. $ 22 mm. Burma. 
T. fulvistriga Hmps. Thorax blackish-brown with a leaden gloss. The first 4 abdominal segments the 
same, an orange line at the base of the 4th segment. The 3 last segments are coarsely scaled greyish-brown, 
anal tuft red-brown. Abdomen beneath dark brown, with a white band on the 4th segment. Forewing blackish- 
brown. iBrownish-white diaphanous streaks in, below and behind the cell. Hindwing brownish hyaline, veins 
and margins blackish-brown, rf 24 mm. Assam. 
