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Show 1893.] ME. E. Y. WATSON ON THE HESPEEIID^. 113 end of cell; discocellulars suberect, the middle one considerably the longer ; vein 5 much nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 close to end of cell; vein 2 considerably nearer to base of wing than to end of cell. Hind wing: outer margin even ; vein 7 close to end of cell, more than twice as far from 8 as from 6 ; discocellulars and vein 5 very faint; vein 3 immediately before end of cell; vein 2 nearer to end of cell than to base of wing ; lower margin of cell inconspicuously angled at vein 2. Hind tibiae with two pairs of long spurs. curvifascia, Felder 1. restricta, Moore 2. [feisthamelii, Boisd 3. X alysos, Moore. * albifascia, Moore 4. * insulata, Butler 5. *proserpina, Butler 6. basifiava, de Niceville ... 7. And two unidentified species. The curvifascia of Felder has been identified by some authors as identical with alysos, Moore ; however, this does not seem to be the case, as in alysos there is an opaque white spot above the transparent white band on the underside of the fore wing, which is wanting in typical Chinese specimens of curvifascia. This latter species is therefore nearer to restricta, Moore, from which it m a y be distinguished by the lowest spot of the discal band being much indented ; this, however, may be simply varietal, as the true restricta also occurs in China, and the spot above referred to is frequently slightly indented in Indian specimens of that species. Alysos, Moore, must sink as a synonym of feisthamelii, Boisd., of which there are typical specimens in the British Museum which are absolutely inseparable from Indian specimens of alysos; this species can be readily identified by the costal opaque spot on the underside of the fore wing. i Ficulnea, Hew. = siynata, Druce, and tola, Hew., are superficially very like species of Notocrypta, but their neuration is entirely different, and, as already suggested by M r . de Niceville, they require a separate genus. Notocrypta is confined to Southern Asia. 37. Genus U D A S P E S. Udaspes, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. vol. i. p. 177 (1881). Type, folus, Cram. Antennae: club moderate, with a short terminal crook. Palpi: second and third joints porrect; third joint minute, bluntly conical. Fore wing: inner margin slightly longer than outer margin ; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa ; vein 12 reaching costa just before end of cell; discocellulars suberect, the middle one considerably the longer ; vein 5 much nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 close to end of cell; vein 2 considerably nearer to base of wing than to end of cell. Hind wing : outer margin even ; vein 7 immediately before end of cell; discocellulars and vein 5 very faint; vein 3 immediately before end of cell; vein 2 about twice as far from base of wing as from end of cell; lower margin of cell inconspicuously P E O C . Z O O L . Soc-1893, N o . VIII. 8 |
