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Show 1899.] OF THE SUBFAMILY PYRAUSTIN^E. 191 Genus 103. CROCIDOPHORA.. Crocidophora Led. Wien. Eut. Mon. 1863, p. 386. Stenophyes Led. Wien. Ent. Mon. 1863, p. 388. Circoboii/s Butl. 111. Het. iii. p. 77 (1879). Cliobera Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 219 (1888). Tanaophysa Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 389 (1892). Mimocomma Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvi. p. 473 (1895). Monocrocis, Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvi. p. 475. Polychorista Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xviii. p. 109 (1896). Palpi porrect and triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons flat and oblique ; antennae of male nearly as long as the fore wing and minutely ciliated ; hind tibiae Avith the outer spurs minute ; abdomen of male long, the claspers and anal tuft large. Fore Aving more or less produced at apex, the outer margin oblique; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 7 straight and well separated from 8, 9. Hind wing with the cell short; veins 4, 5 approximated for a short distance; 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing strongly Avith 8. Fig. 103. Crocidophora ptyophora, rf. \. (From Moths Ind. vol. iv.) SECT. I. (Polychorista). Antennae of male with a curved tooth scales from basal joint, the basal part of shaft slightly thickened and contorted; hind wing with the base of costa expanded into a large folded lobe. (l)fCROCiDOPHORA CALVATALIS Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 275. Burma. SECT. II. Antennae of male slightly knotted and contorted at one-fifth from base. (2)fCROCiDOPHORA EPICROCALIS Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. .1890, p. 275. S. India ; Burma. fCircobotys marginalis Hmpsn. 111. Het. viii. p. 133, pi. 155. f. 1(6). SECT. III. (Mimocomma). Antennae of male with the base of shaft excised and a tuft of hair beyond the excision. (3) CROCIDOPHORA FULVIMARGO Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xvi. p. 473. N.E. India ; Burma. |
