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41. Masca abactalis, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xvi. 9.
Fam. HYPENIDAE, _Herr.-Schaeffer_.
Gen. HYPENA, _Schranck_.
42. Hypena ruralis, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xvi. 65.
Inhabits also Ceylon.
Gen. MACNA, _Walk._
43. Macna pomalis, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xvi. 78.
Fam. MARGARODIDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. MARGARODES, _Guenee_.
44. Margarodes Amphitritalis, _Guen. Delt. et Pyral._ 307, 327.
Inhabits also Hindostan.
Gen. NEURINA, _Guenee_.
45. Neurina Procopialis, _Cram. Pap. Exot._ iv. 152, pl. 368. f. E.
(Phalaena Pyralis Procopia.)
Inhabits also Hindostan and Java.
Fam. ENNOMIDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. BULONGA, n. g.
_Corpus_ gracile. _Proboscis_ brevissima. _Palpi_ breves, porrecti,
angulati. _Antennae_ simplices. _Abdomen_ conicum. _Pedes_ graciles,
nudi, calcaribus non longis, tibiis anticis brevissimis. _Alae_ sat latae;
anticae acutae, margine exteriore sat obliquo; posticae abdomen superantes.
Body slender. Proboscis very short. Palpi as long as the breadth of the
head; second joint obliquely ascending; third porrect, rather shorter
than the second, with which it forms an obtuse angle. Antennae simply
filiform. Abdomen conical. Legs slender, bare; spurs rather short; fore
tibiae very short. Wings rather broad; fore wings rectangular at the
tips; costa hardly convex; exterior border rather oblique. Hind wings
with the interior angle prominent, acute.
46. BULONGA SCHISTACEARIA, n. s. _Foem._ Glauco-cinerea, alis
nitentibus, linea marginali nigra fimbria interlineata, anticis fusco
quadrilineatis, posticis trilineatis.
_Female._ Glaucous-cinereous, paler beneath. Head and palpi reddish.
Wings shining; marginal line black; fringe pale cinereous, including a
darker line. Fore wings with four straight oblique brown lines; second
line broader than the first, apparent also on the hind wings; third
narrower and darker than the others, blackish, and still more distinct
on the hind wings, where it is bordered with whitish on the outer side;
fourth more indistinct than the others, still more indistinct on the
hind wings. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.
Fam. AMPHIDASYDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. DARISTANE, n. g.
_Mas._ _Corpus_ robustum. _Proboscis_ brevissima. _Palpi_ validi, breves
obtusi, oblique ascendentes; articulus tertius minimus. _Antennae_
setaceae, simplices. _Abdomen_ conicum, alas posticas non superans.
_Pedes_ validi, breviusculi; tibiae anticae brevissimae, posteriores
latissimae, calcaribus longis. _Alae_ breviusculae, sat latae; anticae
acutae.
_Male._ Body robust. Proboscis very short. Palpi short, stout, obtuse,
obliquely ascending; third joint very small. Antennae setaceous, simple.
Abdomen conical, not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, rather
short; tibiae pilose; fore tibiae very short; posterior tibiae very broad,
especially the middle pair. Wings rather short, moderately broad. Fore
wings straight along the costa, acutely rectangular at the tips;
exterior border rather oblique.
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