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Show 1899.] OF THE SUBFAMILY PYRAUSTINJE. 251 Genus 147. PARATALANTA. Paratalanta Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 440. Palpi porrect, extending about the length of head, triangularly scaled; the 3rd joint hidden with hair; maxillary palpi almost filiform ; frons rounded; antennae of male ciliated ; mid tibiae dilated Avith a fold containing a tuft of long hair and a fringe of scales ; hind tibiae Avith the outer spurs half the length of inner. Fore wing of male very long and narrow, the outer margin oblique, a strong costal fold on basal half; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 separate; 7 curved and approximated to 8, 9. Hind wing of male with the outer margin somewhat excised from vein 3 to near anal angle, which is lobed ; the cell short; veins 3, 4, 5 from close to angle ; 6, 7 shortly stalked, 7 anastomosing with 8. Fig. 147. Paratalanta ussurialis, 3 • Type. PARATALANTA USSURIALIS Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 68, pi. 6. f. 6. Siberia ; China; Japan. Botys cultralis Staud. S. E. Z. 1867, p. 108. „ labutonalis Led. Hor. Ent. Boss. 1871, pi. ii. f. 9. „ amurensis Eom. Mem. iii. p. 32. Genus 148. APLECTROPUS. Aplectropus Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1896, p. 275. Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair ; maxillary palpi filiform; frons rounded; antennae ciliated; tibiae without spurs. Fore wing with veins 3, 4, 5 well separated at origin; 7 straight and well separated from 8, 9. Hind wing with veins 3,4, 5 well separated at origin ; 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing with 8 to near apex. Fig. 148. Aplectropus leucopis, 3 • e. f APLECTROPUS LEUCOPIS Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1896, p. 275, pi. 10. f. 10. Aden. |