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Show 232 BIR G. F. HAMPSON-REVISION OF MOTHS [Feb. 21, Genus 139. EXERISTIS. Exeristis Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 266. Palpi porrect, triangularly and roughly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden ; maxillary palpi dilated Avith scales ; frons with rounded prominence ; antennae ciliated and annulated ; hind tibiae with the outer medial spur minute in both sexes. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 7 straight and well separated from 8, 9. Hind wing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell. Fig. 139. Exeristis asyphela, 3 • SECT. I. Hind wing with veins 6, 7 stalked ; 7 anastomosing with 8 to near apex. Type. (l)fExERisTis ASYPHELA Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 266. Tonga. SECT. II. Hind wing with veins 6, 7 from angle of cell; 7 anastomosing with 8 to two-thirds of wing. (2)fEXERISTIS XANTHOTA Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 267. Fiji. Genus 140. MONOCONA. Monocona Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 173 (1892). Palpi porrect, clothed with very long hair below, the 3rd joint hidden ; maxillary palpi dilated with hair; frons with long corneous Fig. 140. Monocona rubralis, 3. \. prominence with vertical edge excised in front; antennae cilliated tibiae roughly scaled, the spurs moderate. Fore wing with veins |