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PTISCIANA; CLETTHARINA. By M. Gaede. 
scepiica. G. sceptica Swh. (31 c). Forewing greyish white, with a few black spots near the base. Median lin e 
blackish, notched. Black dots at the cross-vein and also close below it. Exterior line whitish, with black dots 
on both sides, with a dark shadow outside, outward as far as vein 6, inward below vein 4, excurved above the 
inner margin. Submarginal line black, undulate. Hindwing light brownish. 20—22 mm. India, Ceylon, Burma, 
Tonkin. 
torlricoides. G. tortricoides Wkr.{ = curvilinea Sn.) (36 i). Forewing brownish ochreous, with fine dark lines. Interior 
line straight, somewhat outward as far as the submedian fold, edged with grey outside. Median line excurved 
in the middle, vertical, slightly edged with grey inside. Exterior line black, punctiform, outward from the 
middle of the costal margin to vein 4, then inward, and vertical from vein 2, a black spot before it in the sub¬ 
median fold. Submarginal line indistinct, blackish, undulate. Hindwing somewhat lighter than the forewing. 
ura. — ura Strd. The forewing may also be blackish at the costal margin at the base. A blackish shadow in. the 
borneonis. submedian fold to the exterior line and from there obliquely to the apex. — borneonis Strd. On the other hand, 
the forewing may also be whitish except at the interior two thirds at the costal margin and a triangular marginal 
spot extending from the apex to vein 2. 20—22 mm. Ceylon, Borneo. 
punctata. G. punctata Luc. (36 i). Forewing dark greyish brown with obliquely placed black basal spots. Median 
line blackish, undulate. Dark brown behind it in the anterior part as far as the exterior line. The latter in¬ 
distinct, double, blackish, filled with grey, excurved below the costal margin, incurved below vein 4, the angle 
below the costal margin connected with the costal margin by a black streak; dark behind it in the middle and 
near the inner margin. 20—22 mm. India, Burma, Tonkin, Queensland. 
multipunc- G. multipunctata Swh. (= punctata Swh.) according to Hampson is identical with punctata Luc.; this 
tafa ' is contested by Swinhoe, without mentioning any reasons. 
venalis. G. venalis B.-Balc. (36 i). Forewing light brownish, whitish above the middle of the inner margin. In¬ 
terior line black, edged with white inside, vertical, notched. Exterior line white, edged with dark outside, intro- 
angular below the costal and inner margins, widely curved outward between them. Submarginal line white, 
edged with brown inside. Hindwing pale brown. 20 mm. New Guinea. 
nigrescens. G. nigrescens B.-Bak. (36 i) is one of the largest species. Fore wing greyish brown. Interior line some¬ 
what faded, black, notched, white outside, straight. Median line black, outward as far as the centre of the cell, 
then vertical, notched; an elliptical black spot behind it in the cell-end. The exterior line is a double row of 
dots excurved below the costal margin, straightly inward from vein 4. Submarginal line indistinct, pale, before 
it broadly faded brown. A blackish spot at the apex. 30 mm. 1 $ from New Guinea. — The original figure which 
we copy is imperfect. 
robusta. G. robusta Mr. (36 k). Pale reddish brown, a small black streak at the base. Interior line very fine, 
extra-angular below the costal margin, then almost vertical, notched. Behind it at vein 2 a black streak in 
dark surroundings. Exterior line black, double, widely excurved from the middle of the costal margin, straightly 
inward from vein 4. A dark triangle behind it at the costal margin, otherwise lighter as far as the inner margin. 
Submarginal line blackish, proceeding from a black spot at the costal margin. 26—28 mm. North India. 
18. Genus: I*tisciansi Wkr. 
Palpi thin and long. Antennae of long-tufted. Thorax with a tuft in front and behind. Anterior 
tibiae long-haired in front and behind. Forewing rounded, neuration normal. Hindwing: veins 4 + 5 on a 
short stalk, not 3 + 4 as in Giaura. Only 1 species. 
scminivca. P. seminivea Wkr. (- lilacina Mr.) (36 k). Body brownish. Forewing silvery white, the lines somewhat 
darker; interior line vertical at the costal margin, widely bent forward in the submedian fold, inward at the 
inner margin; exterior line obliquely outward as far as the middle of the cell, in the latter outward and back 
at vein 2, slightly inserted between, then notched, vertical to the inner margin. Submarginal line white, indistinct, 
in pale brown surroundings. Hindwing reddish brown. 28—30 mm. India, Ceylon, Tonkin, Borneo, Sumatra. 
19. Genus: Clettliariiia Hmps. 
The second palpal joint long, hairy at the end, the third short. Antennae of plain. Thorax without 
tufts. Neuration of forewing normal, also in the hindwing, though vein 8 is long fused with the cell. On the 
upper surface a large round androconial spot above the anal angle. Only 1 species. 
nitens. C. nitens Hmps. Forewing silvery grey, the cell and the submedian fold with a golden shine as far as 
the median line of black erect scales. A golden shine also behind the middle between veins 6 and 1. Interior 
line double, blackish, strongly incurved below the cell. Reniform macula edged with black. Traces of an undulate 
median line. Exterior line blackish, excurved between veins 6 and 4, then notched inward. Submarginal line 
indistinct, whitish. Hindwing silvery grey, the androconial spot chalky white. $ 30 mm. Burma. 
