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DEC I A; M EKLA; PORTHETES; PTILOMACRA. By M. Gaede. 
in in. 
obmnira. 
rmparala. 
dc/icii'Hn. 
ci/rlozonii. 
sciic.v. 
antique!. 
1 he (brewing. Tin: row of streaks of sumairensis is more concentrated into a submarginal row of spots, and 
besides there is a spot at the base of vein 2 and above and below the upper inner-marginal vein. Very 
pale somewhat larger specimens without markings originate from another habitat in Formosa. No $$ are 
before me of any of these forms. longivilla Candeze, from Tonkin, is only a somewhat larger hansi and 
scarcely deserves a special name. lata Sn. (93 k), from Sumatra, is rather light yellowish-brown, without 
any markings. The dark scales near the anal angle mentioned in the original description are very insigni¬ 
ficant. The dark marginal dots resemble sordida. lata can probably be regarded as the (formerly described) 
V of sordida. The shape of the wings in the two types of lata is rather broad, but this may occur also else¬ 
where, for instance in the type of sacharum Mr. Wileman has described 3 “species” from Formosa: fusca 
seems to be identical with lata tin., cinnamomea with, sumalrensis Sn., obscura Wilem. may be a distinct form. 
It resembles sordida Sn. (93 k), though of the spots at the cell-margin only two at the cell-end are present, 
the lower one being distinct, the upper one only fine. 32—37 mm. 
I*hr. cajmcina Wllgr., from Sydney, is not to be recognized from the description, it is probably a 
Psych id form: Mel. elongala Sa/und., p. 738. Phrag. impedita Wllgr. is not from Sydney but from South 
America and identical with Xyl. slrigillala JHdr. 
15. Conus: Wlcr. 
Antennae as in Xyleules, neuration similar to Cossus, but veins 8 + 9 of forewing are stalked. Palpi 
very small. Hind tibiae with 2 pair of spurs. Forewing narrow, distal margin very oblique. 
D. Imparata Wlcr. Dingy white. Abdomen of <$ with long hair. Forewing with fine black streaks which 
are partly interrupted. 10'". Sarawak. 
Hi. Genus: iVlckla Swh. 
Similar to begin, but veins 9 -|- 10 stalked on the forewing, instead of 8 + 9. Antennae of pectinate 
almost to the tips. 
M. dcficiens Wlcr. Very similar to imparata, but separated from it by the antennae. Dingy white. 
Abdomen long-haired. Fore wing with blackish-brown transverse lines which are more or less interrupted. 
12 It'”. Sarawak. 
17. Genus: 3*ortlietes West. 
Palpi short. % of the antennae pectinate, serrate at the tips. Forewing with a forked partition- 
vein in the cell, terminating between veins 5 and 6. Vein 2 far before the lower cell-angle, 3 nearer to it, 
4 | 5 stalked from the angle, 0 from below the upper cell-angle, 7 and 8 from the angle, 9+10 stalked, 11 
separated. No areole. Ilindwing: partition-vein the same, vein 6 above the centre of the cross-vein, all the 
veins free. 
P. cyrtozona West. The whole body is blackish-brown, somewhat pinkish-brown on the abdomen. Fore¬ 
wing pinkish brown, blackish- brown at the costal margin, striated blackish-brown in the distal third. With 
3 radial stripes, the first from the upper cell-angle to the margin, one from the centre of the cell to the 
margin, the last below the cell from near the base to near the distal margin, slightly curved. Hindwing 
pinkish-brown, suffused with dark brown. <$ 24 mm. Mindanao. 
18. Genus: l*iiloin;tcra Wlcr. 
Palpi as long as I lie head. Antennae of $ +j of the length of the costal margin, somewhat shorter in 
the + (lie pectinations of the antennae of an almost improbable length, shorter in the $. Veins 2—6 at 
about equal distances from each other. 7, 8, 9 from the apex of the long narrow areole, 10 a; little more 
basad. All the veins of the hindwing well separated, vein 8 behind the cell very near to 7. The typical 
species seiie.c- Wlcr. looks much rather like a Lasiocampida. 
Pt. senex 117/.'. (longieornis Wlcr., thoracicus IHdr.) (99 b). Thorax and forewing dark red-brown, thorax 
with white lateral stripes. Forewing with interspersed white scales and a median and distal band almost 
parallel to the distal margin; indistinct dark places inside before them. Abdomen and hindwing somewhat 
lighter red-brown. Fringes of both wings very long. 58—85 mm. New South Wales, Tasmania. 
Pt. antiqua 117,r. $ blackish brown. Thorax with white lateral stripes. Forewing densely and irre¬ 
gularly spotted whitish. I lindwing and abdomen rusty brown. Wings pale brown beneath. Australia. 
We append lien' two genera- slightly resembling Notodontidae. 
