NEOBLAVIA; SCOLIACMA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
219 
141. Genus: l^eoblavia Hmps. 
Proboscis developed, palpi straightly porrect, extending as far as the foreiiead; male antennae with 
ciliary bristles. Forewings narrow. Median veins petioled, the two lower radial veins absent; 1st radial petioled 
with the 3 lower subcostal veins, the two upper ones as in Blavia ; the $ with a large scent-scale spot in 
the cell; veins of the hindwings as in the preceding genus. 
N. scoteola Hmps. (14c) is blackish-brown; in the scent-scale spot of the forewing some interspersed scoteola. 
grey scales, the hindwing being more reddish-brown. Fringes yellowish, Sikkim. 
142. Genus: Scoliacma Mayr. 
Proboscis developed; the very short palpi do not extend beyond the smoothly scaled forehead. Abdomen 
roughly haired. Forewing narrow with a straight costal margin and an obliquely rounded border. 1st median 
and 3rd radial either parallel or petioled; 2nd radial absent ; the 1st mostly petioled with the 3 lower subcostal 
veins. On the hinclwing the 1st median is fused with the 3rd radial, 2nd radial absent, the 1st petioled or fused 
with the subcostal. 
S. orthotoma Meyr. Head and thorax dull brownish-yellow, abdomen yellowish; forewing dull brow- ortholuma. 
nish; beneath a blackish scent-scale spot. Hindwing yellow. Expanse of wings: 24 mm. Victoria (Melbourne). 
S. nephelozona Meyr. (14 a) is a larger, ochreous-yellow species with an orange-yllow head and thorax, nephelo- 
and a faded, dark postmedian band; hindwing lighter yellow. New Guinea. zonu 
S. bicolora Bsd. (= rubrata Tepp.) (14 b) is easily recognizable by the carmine, marginally black bicolora. 
wings. Costal margin and fringes red. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania. 
S. spilarcha Meyr. (14 b) has greyish-brown forewings with a white costal-marginal streak and dark spilarcha. 
postmedian dots. Fringes and hindwings ochreous-yellow. New South Wales (Sydney). 
S. khasiana Rothsch. Head creamy-white, antennae light brown; body drab, collar whitish. Forewings Jchasianu. 
creamy, dusted drab, with a dark, grey, median transverse line and a postcellular spot of the same colour; a 
roughly haired fold below the basal two thirds of the subcostal. Hindwings drab with lighter fringes. Length 
of forewings: 14 1 /, mm. Assam (Khasia Hills). 
S. fuliginosa Rothsch. Head, antennae and thorax sooty wood-brown; abdomen greyish-brown, fuliginosa. 
anal tuft lighter. Forewing sooty wood-brown, with darker median and postmedian transverse lines; margin 
likewise darker. Hindwing light wood-brown. Length of forewings: 13 mm. Angabunga River (British New 
Guinea). 
S. brunnescens Rothsch. Head, antennae, and thorax brown; abdomen wood-coloured grey with a brunncs- 
reddish-yellow anal tuft. Forewing reddish-brown; beneath in the middle a large, black scent-scale spot, towards 
the base of it a roughly scaled fold. Hindwing yellowish reddish-grey. The 2 has light, brownish wings with 
a darker transverse line through the middle, composed of small crossed striae. Length of forewings: $ 13, 
$ 12 1 /, mm. Angabunga River (British New Guinea). 
9 
S. bivittata Rothsch. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark purple grey, anal tuft yellowish. Forewing bivUiatu. 
whitish-grey, densely dusted purple brown; 2 postmedian transverse bands and the distal margin purple brown. 
Hindwing yellowish-grey. Length of forewings: 13 to 15 mm. Mount Goliath (Dutch New Guinea). 
S. brunnea Druce (14 b) is unicolorously purple brown; head, collar and base of shoulder-covers brunnca. 
orange-yellow. Hindwings darker brown. New Guinea. 
S. pactolias Meyr. (— acosina Trnr.) (14 b) differs by more ochreous-yellow forewings dusted with padoUas. 
brown, and ochreous-yellow hindwings. Queensland, Victoria. 
S. hampsoni B.-Bak. Head and thorax white, antennae light brown, abdomen grey. Wings in the hampsoni. 
white, a fold at the proximal margin yellow; beneath it shows a pencil of creamy hair beloAv the cell. Antennae 
combed. The $ is more greyish-white, with a finely dark costa. Expanse of wings: 24 mm. Dinawa, Aroa River. 
