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Show 82 ME. E. Y. WATSON ON THE HESPEEIID^E. [JaU. 17, of cell, about twice as far from 2 as from 4 ; vein 2 almost equidistant from end of cell and from base of wing. Hind wing evenly rounded ; vein 7 shortly before end of cell; discocellulars and vein 5 very indistinct; vein 3 shortly before end of cell, about twice as far from 2 as from 4 ; vein 2 considerably nearer to end of cell than to base of wing. Hind tibise with two pairs of spurs. atkinsoni, Moore L *subtestaceus, Moore ... 2. f vindhiana, Moore 3. X nilgiriana, Moore 4. In the males of atkinsoni and subtestaceus there is attached along the basal half of the inner margin of the fore wing a tuft of longish hairs which are turned up and spread out fanwise over the underside of the hind wing. "Isoteinon" khasianus, Moore, modesta, Moore, and microstictum, W.-M. and de Nicev., also probably belong to this genus, but there are no specimens available for examination. Confined to the Oriental region. 19. Genus HYAROTIS. Hyarotis, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. vol. i. p. 174 (1881). Type, adrastus, Cramer. Antennse long; club moderate, elongate, with a short recurved crook, tip acuminate. Palpi erect; third joint obtusely conical, short, almost entirely concealed in the clothing of the second joint. Fore wing : inner and outer margins subequal; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; vein 12 reaching costa before the end of cell; discocellulars inwardly oblique, the middle one the longer; vein 5 nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 very close to end of cell; vein 2 slightly nearer to base of wing than to end of cell. Hind wing rather elongate in male, more rounded in female, outer margin even; vein 7 well before the end of cell, only slightly nearer to 6 than to 8; discocellulars faint, outwardly concave : vein 5 not traceable; vein 3 immediately before end of cell; vein 2 considerably nearer to end of cell than to base of wing. Hind tibise with two pairs of spurs. I adrastus, Cram. i praba, Moore. I *phanicis, Hew. Allied to Isoteinon. Confined to Southern Asia. 20. Genus HYPOLEUCIS. Hypoleucis, Mab. C. R. Soc. Enl. Belg. vol. xxxv. p. lxix (1891). Type, tripunctata, Mab. Antennse : club slender, with a short terminal crook. Palpi: second joint densely scaled ; third joint minute, obtusely conical. Fore wing : inner and outer margins subequal; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; vein 5 slightly nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 immediately before end of cell; vein 2 almost equidistant from end |
