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CHARACTRRS OF SEVENTY-SIX UNDESCRIBED SrECIES

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FROM CONGO, WEST AFRICA.

WITH THREE PLATES.

BY

FRANCIS WALKER, F.L.S.

T)i& Specimens were Exhihited at a Meeting of the NattirnI History
Society of Glasgov; April 27th, 1860, and arc in the possession of
Thomas Chapman, Glasgow.

Tribe. SPHINGITES.
Family. Smerinthid^.
Genus. Smeriiithus, Latr.
S. subjectus.

Genus. Ambulyx, Boisd.

A. constrigilis.

Genus. Basiana, Walk.

B. suffusa.

Tribe. BOMBYCITES.

Family. Agaristid.e.
Genus. Eusemia, Dalm.
E. pardalina.

Family. Nyctemerid^.
Genus. Nyctemera, Hubn.
N. simplex.
N. decisa.

Family. Zyg^nid^.
Genus. Balacra, WalTc.
B. ochracea.

Family. Melamerid.e.
Genus. Leucopsumis, Hubn.
L. cryptochroma.

Family. Pericopid^:.

Genus. Aletis, Hubn.

A. postica.

Genus. Phasgorista, Boisd.
P. similis.

Family. Hypsid^.
Genus. Surina, n.
S. liypsoides.

Genus. Hypsa, Hubn.
H. dissociata.

Genus. Zaracha, n.
Z. extranea.

Family. Lithosud^.
Genus. Soloe, Walk.
S. quadriguttata.

Genus. Barsine, Walk.

B. indecisa.

Family. Arctiid.e.
Genus. Spilosoraa, Steph.
S. ramivitta.

Genus. Sciatta, n.
S. inconcisa.

Family. Liparid.i-:.
Genus. Artaxa, Walk.
A. squamiplaga.

Genus. Zarfa, n.
Z. luuifera.

Genus. Sizalisca, n.
S. graminosa.

Genus. Yiana, n.
V. velutina.

Family. Siculodidje.
Genus. Vaena, n.
V. eacleoides.

Family. Bombycid^.
Genus. Poecilocampa, Steph
P. sublineata.

Family. LiMACODiDiE.
Genus. Nyssia, Herr-Scli.
N. rudis.

Genus. Zinara, n.
Z. nervosa.

Family. Saturniid/r.
Genus. Antheraga, Hubn.
A. rbodophila.
A. intermiscens.

Tribe. NOGTUITES.
Family. Bryophilid^.
Genus. Tachosa, n.
T. acronyctoides.
T. metaplisearia.

Family. Glottulid.e.
Genus. Tuerta, n.
T. chrysoclilora.

Genus. Petrinia, n.
P. lignosa.

Family. Nootuid^.
Genus. Agrotis, Oclts.
A. hemileuca.
A. eaten ifera.

Family. AcoNTiDiE.
Genus. Tavila, n.
T. indeterminata.

Family. Erastrid^e.
Genus. Erastria, Ochs.
E. decora.

Family. Anthophilid^.
Genus. Hydrelia, Guen.
H. terminata.

Genus. Micra, Guen.
]\I. convergens.
M. intricata.

Family. Eurhipid.^.
Genus. Eutelia, Huhn.
E. quadriliturata.

Family. Hemicerid^.
Genus. Nedroma, n.
N. ferruginea.

Family. Hypogrammid^.
Genus. Stridova, n.
S, albigutta.

Genus. Briarda, Walk.
B. conturbata.

Family. Erebid^.
Genus. Tolna, n.
T. versicolor.

Family. Ophiderid.^5.
Genus. Ophideres, Boisd.
0. divitiosa.

Family. Ophiusid^.
Genus. Achsea, Huhn.
A. ophismoides.
A. partita.

Genus. Hypajtra, Gum.
H. atriplaga.
H. biangulata.
H.(?) nana.

Genus. Athyrma, Iluhn.
A. albicincta.

Genus. Ophiusa, Ochs.
O. subaincscens.

Genus. Grammodes, Guen.
G. curvilinea.

Genus. Obba, n.
O. prompta.

Family. PoAPHiLiDiE.
Genus. Zirona, ii.
Z. marginata.

Family. Amphigonidje.
Genus. AmpLigonia, Guen.
A. fumosa.

Family. Thermesid^.
Genus. Thermesia, Hubn.
T. (?) sejuncta.

Genus. Capnodes, Gum.
C. trinotata.

Genus. Ricla, n.
R. expandens.

Genus. Raclia, n.
R. cervina.

Tribe. DELTOIDITES.
Family. Herminid^.
Genus. Orixa, n.
O. filifera.

Tribe. PYRALITES.

Family. Pyralid^.
Genus. Pyralis, Linn.
P. (?) crassalis.

Family. Asopid^.
Genus. Samea, Guhi.
S. figuralis.

Family. Botyd^e.
Genus. Vatica, n.
V. rutilalis.

Genus. Botys, Latr.
B. interfixalis.

Genus. Xacca, n.
X. trigonalis.

Genus. Opula, n.
O. impletalis.

Tribe. GEOMETRITES.

Family. Geometridje.
Genus. Geometra, Treit.
G. congrua.

Family. Palyad.e.
Genus. Traina, n.
T. stramineata.

Genus. Timana, n.
T. costalis.

Family. Boarmid.e.
Genus. Boarmia, Treit.
B. abruptaria.

Genus. Tephrosia, Boisd.
T. diffusa.

Family. Acidalidj^.
Genus. Acidalia, Treit.
A. latifera.

Genus. Nebessa, n.
N. clialyboeata.

Family. Fidonid^.
Genus. Scodiona, Boisd.
S. ceplialotes.

Family. Micronidj?.
Genus. Micronia, Guen.
M. tenella.

Tribe. PHYCITES.

Family. Phycid.e.
Genus. Subrita, Walk.
S. luctuosa.

1. Smerinthus subjectus. Mas. Cinereorufus; palpis porrectis
crassis ol^tusis pilosissimis caput paullo superantibus; antennis sub-
pectinatis; al)domine alas posticas longe superante; alls anticis
latusculis acutis purpurascente subtinctis, fasciis tribus obliquis
viriditestaceis, P, antemedia angulosa niarginata; 2% postraedia
fusco iiitus marginata; 3% submarginali interrupta informi, reni-
furnii viriditestaceo marginata longiuscula, linea obscura trans-
versa subarcuata punctisque duobus nigris basim versus, puncto
iiigro antemedio subcostali, margine exteriore integro vix arcuato;
alls posticis rufocinereis, lineis duabus ferrugineis undulatis.

31ale. Cinereous red. Palpi porrect, thick, obtuse, very pilose,
extending a little beyond the head. Antennae slightly pectinated;
branches densely setose. Abdomen extending much beyond the
hind wings. Legs stout; femora and tibia3 pilose; hind tibin? with
four long spurs. Wings rather broad. Fore wings acute, with a
slight purplish bloom; three olilique testaceous bands; 1st band
antemcdial, zig-zag, bordered by two darker lines, a transverse
slightly curved darker line nearer the base, two black points still
nearer the base, and a black subcostal antemedial point; 2nd band
postmedial, concisely bordered on the inner side by a straight
brown line; 3rd band subuiarginal, interrupted, very irregular;
reniform mark greenish testaceous with a darker border, rather
long and narrow; exterior Ijorder modei'ately oblique, hardly
curved; under side with one line corresponding to the straight
line before mentioned. Hind wings reddish cinereous, with two
undulating ferruginous lines; these lines are more conspicuous on
tlie under side, where the second one is dentate; exterior border
entire, rounded. Length of the body 1 1 lines; of the fore wings
2C) lines.

2. AlVlBULYX CONSTRIGILIS. Mas. Ochraceo-sdridis; subtus pallide
ocliracea; antennis serratis; abdomine pallide ochraceo; alis fusco
transverse conspersis; alis anticis acutis subfalcatis, lineis quatuor
fuscis transversis ind(^terminatis postice approximatis, plagis
duabus lunulacjue exteriore costalibus albidis, margine exteriore
subexcavato; alis posticis plaga basili nigricante, lineis tribus
discoidalibus rufescentibus obli(|uis arcuatis.

Male. Ochraceous green, pale dull ochraceous beneath. Pro-
boscis very short. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, closely applied
to the head, not rising higlicr than tlie vertex; 3rd joint very

sliort. Antennae serrated. Abdomo]! pale ocliraceous, lanceolate,
extending for more than half its length beyond the hind wings;
apical tnft very small. Wings long, narrow, transversely speckled
with brown. Fore wings acute, subfalcate, with four transverse
irregular brown lines, which converge towards the interior border,
two whitish costal patches, and an exterior Avhitish costal lunulc,
the 2nd patch much smaller than tlie 1st; exterior border slightly
excavated. Hind wings ochraceous, with a blackish patch at
the base, and with three oblique curved reddish lines in the disk;
middle line much shorter than the others; speckles about the
lines reddish. Wings beneath with nearly similar markings.
Length of the body 20 lines; of the Avings 48 lines.

3. Basiana SUFFUSA. Fcem. Cervina; antennis serratis; pedibus
nigro spinlulosis; alis lineis duabus fuscis postmediis obliquis
angidosis indeterminatis; alis anticis falcatis cinereo suftusis,
annulo discoidali fusco indeterminato.

Female. Fawn colour. Proboscis very short. Palj^i very broad
and short, obliquely ascending, 3rd joint very minute. Antennae
serrated. Abdomen extending much beyond the hiiul wings.
Legs beset with minute l:»lack spines; fore tibia3 slightly dilated,
excavated beneath; hind tibia^. with four slender spines. Wings
with two brown postmedial oblique indistinct zig-zag lines. Fore
Avings falcate, partly suffused with cinereous; an indistinct brown
ringlet at the end of the areolet. Length of the body 1 2 lines;
of the wings 33 lines.

Nearly allied to B. submarginalis.

4. Eusemia PARDALINA. Mas. Nigra; capite palpis thorace pedi-
busque albo punctatis, abdominis segmentis tarsisque luteo
fasciatis; alis anticis luteo pallido sexmaculatis atomis chalybceis
acervatim conspersis, fimbria apiculi alba; alis posticis luteis nigro
late marginatis, fimbria apicali pallide lutea.

3Iale. Black. Head, palpi, and thorax witli some white points.
Abdomen with a lutcous band on the hind ])ord('r of each seg-
ment, and with a luteous apical tuft. Femora, tibiiu and joints of the
tarsi with white tips; tarsi with a broad luteous band. Von) wings
with six large pale luteous spots, of Avhich the sixth is transverse
and nearer the tip, and much longer than tlie otliers; a few small
clusters of chalybeous speckles between the spots; fringe wliite

Jibout the tij); under side witli the 1st spot connected with tlie
2ud, and the .3rd with the 4th. Hind wings luteous, with a broad
black border, wliieh is undulating on its inner side; fringe pale
luteous at the tip, white at the tip on the under side, where there
is a little luteous streak in the hind part of the black border.
Length of the body 8 lines; of the fore wings 25 lines. See
Plate V, Fig. 1.

5. Nyctemera simplex. Fiem. Alba, gracilis, capite nigro albo-
univittato; palpis nigricantil^us porrectis articulo 3° lineari;
antennis nigris setulosis; thorace margine antico luteo plagis
quatuor vittaque postica nigris; abdomine guttis dorsalibus nigris,
apice luteo; alis semihyalinis fusco marginatis; alis anticis mar-
gine fusco lato antice valde dilutato; alis posticis margine fusco sat
angusto antice latiore postice intus latiore.

Female. White, slender. Head black, with a white stripe.
Proboscis tawny. Palpi blackish, porrect, slender, extending
somewhat beyond the head; 3rd joint linear, a little shoi'ter than
the 2nd. Antenna? black, slender, minutely setulose. Thorax
Avith a luteous fore border; discs of the four tegulse black; a black
stripe on the hind pai't. Abdomen not extending beyond the
land wings, with a dorsal row of black dots; tip luteous. Legs
smooth, very slender; spurs very short. Wings semihyaline,
bordered with Ijrown along the exterior border. Fore wings with
the brown hue occupying more than one-third of the surface,
much dilated in front. Hind wings with the brown hue much
narrower, broadest in front, undulating along the inner side of
its hind part. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

G. Nyctemera decisa. Mas. Nigra; capite plaga antica alba;
palpis porrectis subtus ochraceis articuh), 3° parvo acuto; antennis
pectinatis apice serratis; thorace et abdomine nigricante cinereis,
illius margine antico ochraceo; pectore ochraceo bivittato; ventre
A'ittis dual)us macularibus albis; alis anticis striga longitudinali
latissima strigaque exteriorc; lata ol)li(|ua alibis; alis posticis albis
margine lato strigaque lauceolata apud augulum intoriorum nigris,
fimbria apice alba.

Male. Black. Head with a white patch on the front. Proboscis
piceous. Palpi porrect, ochraceous beneath, extending a little
beyond the head; 3d joint acute, miiuite. Antennte moderately

pectinated, serrated at tlie tips. Tliorax and abdomen Idaokish
cinereous, the former bordered with oehraceous in front. Pectus
with two oehraceous stri})es. Abdomen a Uttle shorter than the
interior border of the hind wings; under side witli two macular
white strij)es. Femora sti-iped with white. Wings elongate,
hardly broad. Fore wings with a very broad white streak, which
occupies nearly half the length from the Ijase, and from two-thirds
to four-fifths of the breadth from the interior border; a broad
exterior oblique white streak in the disc. Hind wings white, bor-
dered with black along the costa, and much more broadly so
aboiit the tips and along the exterior border; the white hue exca-
vated, and receiving a black lanceolate streak near the interior
angle ; fringe white at the tip ; under side with an elongated white
apical spot. Length of the body 7^- lines; of the wings 24 lines.
See PLite V, Fig. 2.

7. Balacra OCHRACEA. Mas. Ochracea; capite pedibusque
rufis ; autennis nigris subserratis ; abdomine alas posticae long-
issime superante ; pedibus breviusculis, tibiis ecalcaratis, tarsis
nigricantibus ; alis anticis basi rufo bistrigatis; alis posticis
brevissimis apice oblique truncatis.

Male. Oehraceous. Head and legs bright red. Antenme
black, stout, very minutely serrated. Abdomen extending for
much more than half its length beyond the hind wings. Legs
stout, rather short; tibiae without spurs; tarsi l)lackish. Fore
wings long, slightly rounded at the tips, with two bright red
streaks which proceed from the base, and diverge from each other;
exterior border rounded, extremely oblique. Hind wings ol^licpiely
truncated, not more than one-third of the length of the fore wings.
Length of the body 9 lines; of the fore wings 24 lines.

The genus Balacra has been previously included in the Arctiida',
but it rather belongs to the Zygaenidai. These two families are
nearly alHed, and their close affinity has been remarked by Dr
Herrich-Schaeifer.

8. Leucopsumis CRYi'TOCHROMA. 3L(s. Nigra; capite subtus
pectore ventreque luteis, vertice argenteoalbo; palpis oblique
ascendentibus verticem non superantibus, articulo .3° lineari 2^
dimidio Ijreviore; autennis pectinatis apice setulosis; pedibus
subtus argenteis; alis anticis striga postmedia lata obli(jua alba

diaphana; alls posticis vitta di.scoidali cyanea, subtus luteis nigro
marginatis.

Male. Black, rather stout. Head luteous beneath; vertex
silvery white. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than
the vertex, 3rd joint linear, much more slender than the 2nd, and
less than half its length. Antennae moderately pectinated, setu-
lose towards the tips. Pectus luteous. Abdomen extending rather
beyond the hind wings; under side luteous, with incomplete black
spots on each side; apical tuft very small, very pale testaceous
beneath. Legs silvery beneath. Fore wings with a broad white
hyaline oblique streak in the exterior pait of the disk. Hind
wings with an abbreviated metallic blue stripe in the disk; under
side luteous, black about the tips, and along the exterior border.
Length of the body 8 lines; of the fore wings 21 lines. See
Plate V, Fig. 3.

9. Alexis postica. Mas. Ochracea; corpore nigro; capite
pal})is pectoreque albis, vertice nigro albo-bivittato; thorace albo
maculate et bifasciato ochraceo-unifasciato; abdomine vittis tribus
macularibus ventre pedibusque albis; alls anticis dimidio exteriore
nigro plagam magnam transversam maculasque duas posteriores
albas includente; alis posticis macula discoidali f<xsciaque lata
marginali strigas sex albas lanceolatas includente nigris.

Male. Ochraceous. Body black. Head white; vertex black,
with two white stripes. Proboscis pale testaceous. Palpi white.
Antennse pectinated, white above; branches short. Thorax with
some Avhite spots in front, with two white bands behind, and with
a broad intermediate ochraceous band. Abdomen with three
rows of white spots; under side, pectus, and legs white. Fore
wings with somewhat less than half of the exterior surface black,
including a large transverse white patch, and two posterior white
spots. Hind wings with a black spot in the disk, and with a
broad marginal black band, which includes six lanceolate white
streaks. Length of the body 8 lines; of the fore wings 2 lines.
See Plate V, Fig. 4.

10. PiiiEGORiSTA STMiLis. Mas. Ochracea; capite thoraceque
atris albo notatis; capite subtus palpisque ochraceis, his apice
albis; al)dt)mine fusco basi ochraceo segmentis albo fasciatis;
p(!dibus fuscis albo vittatis; alis anticis costa linea subcostali dinii-

(lioque exteriore strigani latam guttaui posticani gnttasque margi-
iiales albas incliulente nigris; ali.s posticis margine lato iiigao allio-
guttato.

Male. Ocliraceous. Head, proboscis, antcnnai, and tliorax deep
black. Head white along the eyes beneath, with a white dot on
each side of the front, and with an anterior white band; under
side ochraceons. Palpi ochraceous, rising higher than the vertex.
3d joint deep black, linear, as long as the 2d. Antcnnce modcsrately
pectinated. Thorax with four white; dots, and with six posterior
white stripes. Alxlomen brown, ochraceous at the base; a white
band on the hind border of each segment; apical tuft very small.
Legs brown, striped with Avhite. Fore wings with a black costa
and a black subcostal line; almost half the exterior surface black,
including a broad oljlique white streak in the disk, a white dot
near the interior angle, and wliite marginal dots. Hind wings
with a broad black border, and with marginal dots like those of
the fore wings. Length of the Ijody 9^ lines; of the fore wings
32 lines. See Plate V, Fig. 5.

Gen. SURINA.
Fwm. Corpus robustum, lajve. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles,
hmgissimi, verticera valde superantes; articulus 3"^ subclavatus, 2°
longior. Antennro validie, subtillissime pubescentes. Thorax
squamosus. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes
robusti, liBves; calcaria valida. Ala? anticaa longffi, angust^e, sub-
fusiformes, costa perparum rotundata, margine exteriore perobliquo.

Female. Body stout, smooth. Proboscis short. Pal})i smootli,
slender, very long, rising very high above tlie vertex; 3rd joijit
subclavate, longer than the 2nd. Antennrc stout, extremely
minutely pubescent. Thorax squamous. Abdomen extending a
little beyond the hind Avings. Legs stout, smooth; hind til)i;e
with four stout spurs, one in each pair much longer than tlic
other. AVings long. Fore wings narrow, sul)fusiform, roundcMl
at the tips; costa very slightly rounded; exterior border rounded,
extremely oblique.

The greater length of tlie 3rd joint of the pal[)i, and the
rounded 1)asal part of the costa of the fore wing, distinguisli this
genus from llijpsa.

11. SurJXA IIYI'SdlDES. Foiii. Pallide cincrca, subtus lutea;

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capite nigr()-l)ii:;iittato, palpis antcniiisque nigricantibus; thoracc
iiigro (inadri-guttati); alis anticis basi nigro guttatis, linoa flavo-
all)a basi Jibitata apicem versus dentata ct arcuata, vitta pos-
tcriorc argonteo all)a, spatio costali fusca, liiu^i transversa post-
media e guttis nigris; alis posticis luteis, triente apicali fusca
plagam apicalem albam includcnte.

Feni'ile. Palo cinereous, luteous beneath. Head witli two black
dots between the antenna\ Proboscis testaceous. Palpi and
antennre blackish. Tliorax with two black dots on each of the
fore tegula?, and with two on each of the hind tegulae. Abdomen
luteous, with three rows of black dots. Legs luteous. Fore wings
with some black dots near the base, a yellowish white line extend-
ing from the base of the costa, where it is dilated, slightly dentate
and curved in its exterior part, and ending near the tip of the
wing; space between the line and the costa brown; a silwry white
stripe bordering the antemedial hind side of the above line; a
l)lack guttular postmedial line extending from the end of the stripe
to the inteiior border; under side with the exterior half, brown.
Hind wings luteous; apical third part brown, including an apical
white })atch. Length of the body 12 lines; of the fore wings 35
lint'S.

12. IIypsa dissooiata. F<f)ii. Fusca; capite albo nigro quadri-
maculato; thorace fasciis tribus macularibus maculisquo quatuor
posterioribus nigris, abdimiinc ochraceo, vitta interrupta nigra; alis
anticis atomis plaga costali lineacpie exteriore transversa angulosa
all)is, linciis tribus transversis e guttis nigris; alis posticis ochraccis
fascia lata marginali cinereofusca.

Female. Brown. Head and thorax white. Head with four
black spots, one on each side of the vertex, and one on each side
of the front; frontal tuft black beneath. Ivostrum testaceous.
Antenna) black, smooth. Thorax with three black bands, and
with four posterior black spots, two of the latter on each side;
1st band interrupted in the middle; 2nd c(tmposed of two trans-
verse streaks, and of two intermediate; spots; 3rd of four black
spots. Pectus cinereous. Abdomen ochraceous, extending rather
Iieyond the hind wings, witli a black stri})e, which is interrupted
on the hind border of each segment, and is dilat(>d at the tip.
Legs bhickish; femora and tibia; fringed; tarsi Avith white dots.
Wings long, narrow, fring('(l with whitish niarks. Fore wings

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louiKlcd at the tips, with wliitc speckles, with a white costal patcli
at a little Ijeyoiid tlic middle, and with a sliglit transverse zig-zag-
white line near the exterior border; some black dots on tlie veins
forming three irregular transverse lines — 1st very near tlie base;
2nd antemedial; 3rd ol^lique, postmedial; under side cinereous-
brown, witli a l)road ocln-aceous streak along the basal part of the
interior Ijorder; exterior border slightly rounded, very ol)]i(pU'.
Hind wings ochraceous, with a broad marginal cinereous Ijrown
baud, which cxti-nds along the exterior ))order, and is broadest
at tlie tip. Length of tlie body 0 lines; of the wings 28 lines.

Gen. Zauaciia.
Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi robusti, por-
recti; caput vix superantcs; articulus ;>"Miiinimus. Antciiiue sub-
serratic, triente basali subincrassatie et late pectinatie. Abdomen
alas posticas longe supcirans, jjiles longissimis vestitum; fasciculu.s.
apicalis minimus. PcmIcs sat validi; femora et tibiai subfimliriata;
calcaria brevia. Alui longa;, angustai; anticie apicc rotundataj,
margine cxtcriore convexo perobliquo.

3L(Ie. B;)dy stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi stout, porrect
hardly extending beyond the heail; 3rd joint extremely minute
Anteniuii minutely serrateil, slightly incrustateil, and broadly
pectinated ftn- oiU!-third of the length from the bas(!. Abdomen
clothed with long hairs, extending much beyond tiie liind wings;
apical tuft very small. L('g^ rather stout; femora and tibi;e
slightly fringed; spurs short. Wings long, narrow. Fore wings
rounded at the tips; exterior border rounded, cixtremely oblique;
anal vein united with the subanal vein at a short distance from
the base.

13. Zaracha EXTRANEA. Mas. Fusca, capite fi-onti', albo,
vcrtice palpis antennis que nigris; thorace margine antico oehraceo,
tegulis anticis albis nigro unimaculatis; pectore abthjmineijue
ochraceis, hoc vitta dorsali fusca interrupta; pedibus nigris, femo-
ribus ochraceo pilosis; alis anticis venis basalibus iasciaciue obli(pia
abbreviata albis; alis posticis ochraceis gutta discoidali nigra,
fascia marginal! lata fusca.

Male. Brown. Head wliite above; vertex, palpi, and antenna'
black. TlKH'ax bordered with ochraceous in IVoiit; fore tcguhe
Avhite, each inchuling a l>lack s[)ot. Pectus and abdiimcu oclira-

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ceous, the latter with an interrupted Ijrown dorsal stripe. Legs
black; lemora with ochraceous hairs. Fore wings with the veins
white at the base; an abbreviated oblique white baud at three-
fourths of the length, dUated in front. Hind wings ocliraceous,
with a black dot in tlie disk, and with a broad brown marginal
band. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 21 lines.

14. SOLOE QUADRIGUTTATA. 3Tas. Ocliracea, gracilis; palpis
latissirais erectis verticem paullo superantibus articulo 3° minimo;
abdomine alas posticas longe superante, basi cervino, fasciculo
apiculi longo nigricante; tibiis tarsisque anticis nigricantibus; alis
macula discoidali nigra; alis anticis cervinis; alis posticis albidis,
plaga apicali fusca.

3Itde. Ochraceous, slender. Proboscis moderately long. Pal})i
very broad, erect, rising a little higher than the vertex; 3rd joint
extremely small. Abdomen fawn coLjur towards the base, ex-
tending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft blackish, elon-
gated. Legs long, smooth, slender; spurs long, slender; fore
tibiae and fore tarsi blackish. Wings with a black discoidal spot.
Fore wings fawn colour, slightly acute; exterior border rounded,
very obli(|ue. Hind wings whitish, Avith a brown apical patch;
discoidal spot smaller than that of the fore wings. Length of the
body 7 lines; of the wings IG lines.

15. Barsine indecisa. Mas. Ocliracea, subtus pallide lutea;
palpis porrectis brevissimis gracillimis; antennis serratis; abdomine
alas posticas non superante, sexualibus longis; alis anticis apice
rotundatis, fasciis quatuor aut quinque obliquis macularibus pur-
pureo rufis, disco subtus })urpurasc(nite; alis posticis Mavis.

Male. Ochraceous; under side and abdomen pale luteous. Pro-
boscis slender. Palpi porrect, very short and slender, not extend-
ing to the front of the head. Anteniia3 serrated, setulose. Abdo-
men not extending beyond the hind wings; apical appendages
long. Legs smooth, rather stout; hind tibiaj with four short
slender spurs. Fore wings rounded at the tips, with four or five
obli({ue indistinct macular purplish re(l bands; exterior border
rcnnided, very oblique; under side with a })urplish disk. Ilind
wings yellow. Length of the body 3 lines; of the Avings 9^ lines.

IC. Si'iLOSOMA itAMiviTTA. JiL/^. Alba; palpis uigris l)asi alius;

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auteiiJiis iiigris sat late pectinatis; thorace nigro-sexmaculato;
abdoniine dorso ocliraceo vittis tribus giittularil:>us nigris, seg-
raento I'' albotriuotato, liiicis cluabus veutralibiis punctularibu.s
nigris; pedibus liitco iiigroque variis; alis anticis vitta media
fusca ramos emittente albo maculata et guttata; alis posticis
macula subcostal! maculisque tribus sulimarginalibus fuscis.

Male. White. Palpi porrect, black except at the base, extend-
ing somewhat beyond the head; .3rd joint conical, less tlian one-
fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antenna) black, rather Ijroadly
pectinated. Thorax with six black spots, one in the fore part,
and one in the hind part of the disk, and one on each of the four
teguUi!. Abdomen extending ratlier beyond the hind wings,
ochraceous above, with three stripes of black dots; 1st segment
Avhite on each side, and with a white longitudinal middle streak;
under side with two lines of black points. Legs partly tinged
with luteous; tarsi and four anterior tibiai black; hind tiljiai with
a black subapical streak. Wings elongate. Fore wings rounded
at the tips, with a l^rown middle stripe, which emits branches to
the costa and to the interior border, and is dilated along its
exterior part, and there contains some white spots and dots, and
emits streaks to the exterior border. Hind wings with a brown
subcostal spot, and with three l)rown spots near the exterior
border. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

Gen. SciATTA.
Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Caput subproductum, antice rotun-
datum. Proboscis subobsoleta. Palpi porrecti, sat graciles, caput
non superantes; articulus 3"' parvus, acutus. Antenna) breves,
valida^ serratre. Abdomen alas posticas sat superans, sexualiljus
magnis. Pedes breves, tibiis breviter calcaratis. Al;e longa»,
angusta); antica? apice rotundata; margine exteriore subconvexo
perobli(|UO.

Male. Body rather stout. Head prominent and rounded in
front. Prolioscis rudimentary. Palpi porrect, rather slender, not
extending beyond the head; 3rd joint acute, not more than one-
fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antenna) short, st(jut, serrated.
Abdomen extending somewhat bi'yon<l the hind wings; a liooke I
appendage above, and two lateral valves at the tip. Legs short,
moderately stout, spurs short. Wings long, narrow. Fore wings
rounded at the tins; cxtrrior Itorder sli!_'htlv rounded, vri'v

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oblique; 2nd inferior vein a little nearer to the 1st than to
the 3rd,

17. SciATTA INCONCISA. Mas. Alha; thorace antice ochraceo-
fasciato; abdomine ochraceo vittis tribus macularibus nigris; alis
anticis macula basali fascia antemedia plagisque exterioribus
ochraceis; alis posticis fascia margiuali ochi-acea informi valde
iiiterrupta.

Male. White. Thorax with a narrow ochraceous band on the
fore tegula3. Abdomen ochraceous, with three stripes of black
spots. Tarsi with black bands. Fore wings with an ochraceous
spot at the base, witli an ochraceous antemedial band, which is
much dilated towards the interior border, and with some ochra-
ceous exterior patches, of whicii the largest is costal. Hind wings
with an irregular and much interrupted ochraceous marginal
band. Length of the body G lines; of the wings 17i lines.

18. Artaxa SQUAiAiiPLAGA. Mas. Pallide ochracea; palpis por-
rectis caput longe superantibus; antennis sat late i:)ectinatis;
thorace pilis longis vestito; alis anticis lineis duabus transversis
obliquis undulatis saturate ochraceis, plaga diffusa e squamis
atris.

Male. Pale ochraceous. Palpi slender, porrect, extending much
beyond the head; 3rd joint conical, not more than one sixth of
the length of the 2nd. Antenna? short, rather broadly pecti-
nated. Thorax clothed with long hairs. Abdomen a little
shorter than the interior border of the hind wings; apical tuft
rather large. Fore wings with two deep ochraceous transverse
oblique undulating lines, a diffuse jxitch of deep black speckles
between the lines, and a few speckles of the same hue beyond the
2nd line. Length of tlie body 5 lines; of the wings 15 lines.

Gen. Zaiifa.
3Ias. Corpus rolnistum. Caput bifasciculatum. Palpi graciles,
porrecti, caput paullo superantes; articulus 3'" lancolatus. An-
tenn.'e late pectinata\ thorace l)reviores. Alxlomen basi fascicu-
latum, alas posticas non superans; fasciculus apicalis brevis. Pedes
l)reves, fnu1)riati. Al;c antica? longiuscuhe, sat angustae, apice
valde rotundatiu, margine exteriore convexo perol>li(iUo.

]}Ia/i'. Hody stout. Ib'ad witli a tuft on eacli side at the l)ase

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of the antenna}. P;ilpi slender, porrcct, extending a little beyond
the liead; 3rd joint lanceolate, more slend(!r than the 2nd, and
not more than one fourth of its length. Antennre broadly pecti-
nated, shorter than the thorax. Abdomen tufted above at tlu^
base, not extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft sliovt.
Legs short; femora and til)ia3 fringed. Fore wings rather long
and narrow, mucli rounded at tlie tips; exterior border rounded,
very oblique.

19. Zarfa LUNTFERA. JA/.s\ Al])o, capite apud oeulos ochracco;
antennarum ramis fulvis thorace abdominis quo crista pallidc
lutescentibus; tarsis nigro fasciatis; alis anticis testaceo albis,
margine lunula que fusco marginata nigro biguttata pallide luteis,
punctis discoidalibus nigris, linea marginali interrupta argeuteo
alba.

Male. White. Head ochraceous along the eye on the outer
sitle. Antenna} with tawny branches. Thorax, except in front
and crest of the al)domen, \dt\\ a pale luteous tinge. Tarsi with
black bands. Fore wings testaceous white, bordered Avith pale
luteous; a pale luteous broA\ai bordered lunule across the tip of
the areolet, with a black dot at each end; some black points on
the median vein; an interrupted silvery white line along the
exterior border. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings
23 lines.

Gen. SiZALTSOA.
71/a.?. Corpus crassum. Proboscis nulla. Paljti porrecti, dense
pilosi, caput vix superantes; articulus 3'" brevissimus. Antennae
l)rcves, late pectinata?, apice serratai. Abdomen alas posticas sat
superans; fasciculus apicalis longus. Pedes breves, fimbriati;
tibiae posticse calcaribus duol)us parvis apicalibus. Ala3 antica}
longa}, apice rotundata3, margine exteriore convexo perobliquo.

Male. Body thick. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi porrect, densely
clothed with short hairs, hardly extending beyond the head;
3rd joint extremely short. Antenme short, broadly pectinated to
four fifths of the length, miiuitely serrated from thence to the
tii)S. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings;
apical tuft elongate. Legs short; femora and til)ia! fringed; liind
tiliiae with two sliort apical spurs. AVings elongate. Fore wings
I'ounded at tlie tips; exterior border rounded, very oblicpic.

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20. SiZATJSCA GRAMINOSA. Mas. Herljida, subtus cinereo fulva;
palpis nigris apice pallide cinereis; antcnnis cinereis fernigineo
ramosis; abdomine cinereo cervino vitta lata fasciculo que apicali
viridilius; alis anticis nigro conspersis, liiieis quatuor transversis
aiigulosis liturisque marginalibus nigais, plaga discoiJali fusca; alis
posticis cinereo-cervinis.

Male. Grass green, cinereous fawn colour beneath. Palpi black,
pale cinereous towards the tips. Antennte cinereous, with ferru-
ginous branches. Abdomen cinereous fawn colour, with a broad
green stripe; apical tuft wholly green. Femora and tibiae thickly
clothed with green hairs. Fore wings thickly and minutely black
speckled; two antemedial and two postmedial zig-zag transverse
l)lack lines; an intermediate brown patch in the disk; a row of
irregular black marginal marks; fringe cinereous, with black spots.
nind wings cinereous fawn colour. Length of the body 10^
lines; of the wings 27 lines.

Gen. ViANA.
Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Caput sat magnum, thorace arete
insertum. Pi-oboscis nulla. Palpi validi, porrecti, subpilosi,
ca})ut paullo superantes ; articulus 3"' acutus, brevissimus.
Antennse breviusculse, late pectinatn3. Abdomen breve; fasciculus
apicalus longus, subcompressus. Pedes breves, gi'aciles, femoribus
tibiis que subfimbriatis, tibiis posticis apice bicalcaratis. Alas
anticaj latse, apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore convexo sub-
obliquo, areola discoidali brevi. Alse posticje abdomen longa^
superantes, margine exteriore subangulato.

Male. Body rather slender. Head rather large, deeply insertt'<l
in the thorax. Proboscis ol)solete. Palpi stout, porrect, clothed
with short hairs, extending a little beyond the head; 3rd joint
acute, very short. Antennco rather short, ])roadly pectinatt'd;
joints very short. Abdomen much shorter than the interior
l)order of the hind wings; apical tuft elongate, slightly compressed.
Legs short, slender; femora and tibia3 thinly fringed; hind tibiae
with two long slender apical spurs. Wings broad. Fore Aving.s
more thickly clothed at the bas(^, slightly rounded at tlu^ tips;
extcnior border rounded, slightly oblicjue; discoidal arcolct near
the costa, extending to somewhat beyond one-third of the length;
2iid median nervuh; very slightly more remote from the 3rd than

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from the 1st. Hind wings most thickly clothed along the interior
border; exterior border slightly angular in the middlf.

21. VlAXA VELUTINA. j\[(i>i. Cervina; corpore subtus pal])is
subtus pedibusque albido testaceis; alis anticis linea postniedia
nigricante obliqua fere recta intus concisa extus diffusa; alis
posticis ochraceis, linea transversa arcuata fuscescente extus dif-
fusa, spatio exteriore margineque interiore cervinis.

Male. Fawn colour. Body, palpi beneath, and legs whitish
testaceous. Fore wings with a ))lackish oblique nearly straight
postmedial line, which is concise on the inner side, and diffuse on
the outer side. Hind wings ochraceous, except along the interior
border, for full two thirds of the length from the base, tliis line
bounded by a curved brownish line, which is diffuse on the outer
side. Length of the body 6^ lines, of the fore wings 21 lines.

Gen. Vaena.

Fa'm. Corpus sat robustum. Caput parvuni, thorace arete
insertum; frons plana. Proboscis brevissima, gracillima. Palpi
porrecti, brevissimi, gracillimi, caput non superantes; articulus
3"' minimus. Antennse glabra). Abdomen alas posticas paullo
superans. Pedes laeves, breves, graciles; femora sulcata; calcaria
parva. Alse, anticse longse, acutae, costa perparum convexa, mar-
gine exteriore angulato autice recto subobliquo postice excavato
perobliquo. AlcB postiese apice fere rectangulatix".

Femnle. Body rather stout. Head small, deeply inserted in
the thorax ; front flat. Proboscis very short and slender. Pal])i
porrect, very short and slender, not extending l)eyond the liead ;
3rd joint extremely minute. Antennae sniootli. Abdomen ex-
tending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, short,
slender; femora grooved; hin<l til)ia^ with four short spurs.
Wings moderately broad. Fore wings long, acute ; costa very
slightly rounded; exterior border angular in the middle, its fore
half straight and slightly oblique, its hind half conca\(! and veiy
oblique. Hind wings nearly rectangular at the tips ; intt-rior
border receding from the abdomen.

22. Yaexa EACLEOIDES. Firm. Lutea; thorace purpureo-rufo ;
alis gutta discoidali nigra, atomis iasciis(|ue tribus obli((uis inde-

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t«rmiuatis purpiu'eo rufis; alis anticis fasciis V et 2'' confusis;
alls posticis fescia S'' marginali valde interrupta.

Femide. Luteous. Eyes Ijlack. Thorax purplish red. Win<:,s
with a hhick diseoidal dot, with pnri)li.sh red speckles, and witli
two ol)li(|ue, very irregidar purplish red hands, which are confused
together in the fore wdngs ; a third exterior and more oblique
purplish red band, which is marginal and much interrupted in its
liind wings. Fore wings with the ?>rd band apparent on the
underside. Hind wings Avith the 2nd band visible beneath.
Length of the body 5 lines; of the fore wings 15 lines.

23. PcECiLOCAJMPA SUBLINEATA. Fceni. Ferrugineo rufa, sub-
tus cinereo rufa; capite antice fasciculato; palpis porrectis brevis-
simis; antennis serratis; abdomine alas posticas paullo superante ;
pedibus brevibus, gracilibus, femoribus tibiis que pilosis; alis fascia
obliqua nigricante; alis anticis a})ice rotundatis, gutta discoidali
antemedia alba, fascia media oldiqua nigricante.

Feiiiii/c. Ferruginous red, cinereous red lieneath. Body densely
pilose. Head deeply inserted in the thorax, tufted in front.
Palpi porrect, hardly extending beyond the hairs; 3rd joint
lanceolate. Antenna serrated. Abdomen extending a little
beyond the hind mngs. Legs shoi't, slender; femora and tibiae
})ilos('; spurs slender. Wings with an oblique blackish band
which extends from near tlie tijjs of the fore wings to the outer
part of the interior border of the hind . wings. Fore wings
rounded at the tips, with an ol)li(pie blackish middle 1)and, and
with an antemedial discoidal whitt; dot; 3rd inferior vein, or
median nervule, very remote from the 2nd; exterior border
roumk'd, slightly oblique. Length of the body 6 lines; of the
Avings ]S lines.

24. Nyssia IIUDLS. Jlf'i-'^ et Fcein. Ochracea, crassa, capite
su])ra thorat'e abdomiiiecjue basi viridibus; alis anticis nigro con-
spersis, fascia viridi informi ol)liqua antice dilatata. Mas. Antennis
suiiserratis basi ])c(tinatis.

.l////(' and Fein lie. Ocliraceous, veiy stout. Head above, thorax
and base of tlie abdomcui grass green. Antennje of the male
slightly serrated, moderately pectinated from the base to one-
tliird of tlie length. , Alxlonicn of the nude extending somewliat

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beyond tlie hind wings. Legs veiy hairy. Vowi wings with
hlaek speckh's, and with an iiTcgulai' ubli(|iu' grass green hand,
wliieh is dilated on its anterior half, and extends from one-tlurd
of the length of the interior border to somewhat beyond the
middle of the costa; exterior Ijorder sliglitly rounded, veiy
obli([ue. Length of the l)ody 9-11 linens; of tlie wings I'T-oO lines.

(!en. ZlNARA.
3fas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi validi, vix
ascendentes, caput paullo superautes; articuhis .')"" lancciolatus.
AntenuiB bi'eves, late pectinatce, apice versus simplices. Tliorax
Sf{uamosus. Al)donien alas postieas perpaullo superans; fasciculus
apicalis sj)issus, vix productus. Pedes validi; calcaria longa. Alte
auticae apice rotundatai, niargine exteriore convexo peroljliquo.

31ale. Body stout. Prc^ljoseis obsolete. Palpi stout, hardly
ascending, extending a little beyond tlie head; .3rd joint lanceo-
late, not more than one-fourth of tlie length of the 2nd. Antenn;e
short, broadly pectinated to beyond half the length. Thorax
squamous. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind
whigs; apical tuft compact, slightly elongate. Legs stout; spurs
long. Wings moderately hroad. Fore wings roiindeil at the
tips; exterior border rounded, very obli(|ue.

2.'). ZiNARA NERVOSA. J/^^/x. FeiTUgiiiea, subtus ciiu'rea; alis
auticis atomis striga basili transversa arcuata })lagaipie antemedia
cinereo submarginata nigris, linea postmedia transversa venis(iiie"
exterioribus cinereis; alis posticis cinereis.

Male. Ferruginous, cinereous beneath. Thorax mostly bhickisli.
Fore wings irregularly black-speckleil, with a cur\('d transverse
black streak near the base; an antemedial black patch near th(^
interior border, broadly and irregularly bordered with pale
cinereous on the outer side; a po.stmcdial transverse! [)altMinereous
line which does not extend to the costa; exterior veins pale
cinereous; under side mostly blackish in front. Hind \\ ings
cinereous; under side with some l)lack s[)e<-klrs in front. Lmgtli
of the body 3i liiu^s; of the wings 10 lines.

26. AnT1IER.^5;A RHODOPIIILA. Favit. Feirugineo fiisca; corjjore
subro.seo, capite thoracisque tegulis anti.is roseis; antcnnis nigris
subserratis; alis basi roseis, lineis iluabus ol)li(|ui.N alliidis, 2'

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fiisco inarginata, alis antieis subfalcatis linea F angulosa purpur-
ascente sutfusa, striga costali lata al1)ida, macula discoidali aiigu-
lata vitrea, alis posticis ocello magno ocliraceo nigro ruseo alboque
mai^ginato guttam vitream aiigulatam includente, margine ex-
teriore .subangulato.

Female. Ferruginous l^rown. Body dull rose colour. Head
and fore tegulae of the thorax brown, the latter bordered in front
and behind with rose colour. Antennae l^lack, minutely serrated.
Abdomen somewhat more than half the length of the interior
border of the hind wings. Tibioe and tarsi black. Wings with a
rosy tinge at the base, Avitli an antemedial oblique whitish line,
and with a postmedial more o1)lique Avhitish line, which is
bordered with brown on the outer side; these markings are
indistinct on the under side. Fore wings rounded at the tijDS,
hardly falcate, with a broad whitish streak which extends along
the costa from the inner side of the postmedial line; antemedial
line zig-zag, witli a purplish tinge; an angular moderately large
vitreous spot in the disk. Hind wings with a large ochraceous
ocellus in the disk; this ocellus includes an angular vitreous dot,
and is bordered with black, then with rose cohjur, and lastly Avith
white; exterior border sliglitly angular in the middle. Length of
the body 11 lines; of the wings 54 lines.

27. Anther.^^:a intermiscrns. Foem. Lutescente viridis;
thoracis tegulis alljido marginatis; abdomine cinereo; alis lineis
duabus obliquis nigricantibus fasciis c{ue duabus latis indeter-
minatus purpureo alljidis, linea 2° all)ido marginata; alis antieis
vise falcatis macula discoidali vitrea angulata, alis posticis ocello
saturate ocliraceo guttam vitream includente atro viridescente et
purpureo albo-marginato, margine exteriore subcouvexo.

Female. Dull luteous green. Tegula3 of the thorax with whitish
borders. Alxlomen with cinereous hairs, much shorter than the
interior border of tlu^ hind wings. Wings with two oblique
l>]ac,kish lines, each liaving along its outer side a broad irregular
})uiplish whitisli band; 2ud line narrowly bordered with whitish
on its inner side; under side A'cry l)i"()adly cinereous towards the
base, and witli an exterior dentate ol>li(pie cinereous band, which
is macular in the foi'e wings. Fore wings very slightly acute,
liai'dly falcate, with an angular vitreous spot ))et\veen the lines,
wliich ai-e iieai-Iy straiglit. Hind wings with the lines undulating,

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the outer one contiguous to a large intermeiUate deep oehraceous
ocellus, which includes a vitreous dot, and is bordered with deep
black, and with pair dull green, and lastly witli pur[)lish wliite;
exterior border slightly rounded. Length of the body 1(U lines;
of the wings 62 lines. See Plate VI, Fig. (5.

Gen. T.\C'iio,SA.
J\[ns ct i^(KW. Corpus robustum. Caput t'asciculo frontali
bre\dssimo. Proboscis valida. Pal})i rolnisti, erecti, verticeni
perpauUo superantes; articulus 3"" linearis, graciles, 2' diniidio
T)revior. Pedes vix roljusti; femora subhnibriata; calcaria longa,
gracilia. Ala) anticse sat angusta?, apice subrotundataj, margine
exteriore convexo subobliquo. Mas. Antennae setosa?, apices
versus glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans; fasciculus
apicalis longus, compressus. Ficm. Antennae glabnu. Abdomen
non elongatum.

3TaIe and Female. Body stout. Head with a very short fnmtal
tuft. Eyes large, prominent. Proboscis robust, moderately long.
Palpi stout, ei-ect, rising very little higher than tlu; vertex; ord
joint linear, rounded at tlie tip, much mcjre slender than the 2nd,
and about one-third of its length. Antennae slender, setose for
two-thirds of the length in the male, smooth in the female.
Abdomen tapering, extending very much beyond the hind Avings
in the male, shorter in the female; apical tuft of the male long,
compressed. Legs hardly stout; femora slightly fringed; s})urs
long, slender. AVings ratlier narrow. Fore wings slightly
rounded at the tips; exterior l)order rounded, slightly ol)li(]Ue;
1st, 2nd, and 3rd inferior veins ajiproximate at the base;
4th remote.

28. Tachosa ACRONYOTOIDES. 3f((S et Fa'tn. Cana capite
fusco fasciato; palpis fusco fasciatis; thorace fascia antica fusca;
abdtjuiine cinei'eo pilis basaliltas longis; alis anticis nigro con-
spersis, fusco nebulosis, lineis tril»us nigris angulosis, l'' abreviata,
2"' ranmm emittente, 3'' albo submarginata, punctis marginalibus
nigris, alis posticis fuscis, b;isi cinercis et subhyalinis.

Male and Feiiide. Iloary, cinereous beneath. Head with a
narrow brown band on t\w vertex. 2nd ami 3rd joints of the
palpi brown, hoary at the l)ase and at the tip. 'Hmrax with a
In-nwn l>and on the fore teguke. Abdomen cinereous, with long

hciirs at the base. Fore wings black speckled, clouded with
brown; three irregular zig-zag black lines; 1st line very near the
base, not extending to the interior border; 2nd antemedial,
emitting an oblique branch to the 3rd, which is postraedial, and
partly white bordered; marginal points black. Hind wings
brown, cinereous and slightly hyaline towards the base. Length
of the body 8-9 lines; of the wings 1 8 lines.

29. Tachosa METArH.35ARiA. Fcein Cinerea, subtus cervina;
palpis nigris oblique ascendentibus verticem non superautibus,
articulo 3° lineari basi apice que albo, thorace fusco-quadrimacu-
lato tegulis anticis nigricante marginatis, abdomine absque
posticis cervinis, alls anticis striga transversa basali annulo inter-
rupta linea antemedia transversa un<lulata maculis tribus lineaque
exteriore transversa angulosa fuscis, linea postmedia angulosa
palide fusca, guttis apud lineam exteriorem guttisque margin-
alibus nigris, spatiaj marginali pallidc fusco lineam albidam traus-
versam angulosam includente.

Female. Cinereous, fawn colour l»eueatli. Palpi Idack, smooth,
moderately stout, obli(piely ascending, not rising higher than the
vertex; 2n(l joint white at the tip; 3rd linear, white at the base
and at the tip, less than half the length of the 2nd. Antennae
slender. Fore tegulse of the thorax narrowly bordered with
blackish in front; two brown spots on each of the hind tegulas.
Al)domen and hind wings fawn colour, the former hardly extend-
ing beyond tlie latter. Legs cinereous, stout; femora and til)iie
fringed; tips of the latter and of the joints of the tarsi whitish;
s])urs long, slender. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips; a
dark Itrown transverse streak near the base, joining an inconq)lete
dark brown ringlet in the disk; an anti'inedial transv^'rse undu-
lating 1)ro\vu line accom}»anied by two dark brown sjxits, one
costal, the other discoidal; a zig-zag pale brown sliglitly post-
medial transverse line, with a dark brown discoidal spot on its
inner side; an exterior transverse zigzag ln'own line acconq)anied
l)y black dots; space from tlience to the. extei'ior Ijorder pale
blown, including a zig-zag ti'ansverse white line; marginal dots
black, l^ength of the l)ody (J lines; of the wings 17^ lines.

(_;en. TiiKin'A. ■ ■ -""'^
Mcs. Corpus (•) lindricum, sat valideni. Caput et thorax dense

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si[nain(is<»-pil(is;i. Proboscis lUfdiocris. Pal[)i rolmsti, s(|naino.so
liirti, suberecti, verticcm iioii .siiperaiite.s; articulu.s 3'" couiciis.
Auteinife robustjB, glal)rce. Abdo'meu alas posticas pauUo siiperans;
(lorsiun cristatmii; fascicubis apicalis spi.ssus, elongatus. Pedes
finibriati, sat graciles; calcaria gracilia. Alae antic;e longre, apice
subrotundatse, margine exteriore rotundo sat obh(|U().

MdJc. Body eyliudrical, moilciatcly stmit. Head and tliorax
thickly clothiMl with .squamous hairs. Proboscis moderately long.
Palpi stout, thickly clothed with s<iuamous hairs, nearly erect,
ai)plied to the head, not rising higher than the vertex; ."b'd joint
conical, not more than one sixth of the length of the 2nd.
AutenniE stout, smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond the
hind wings, with dorsal crests, and with a large; elongate apical
tuft. Piegs rather slender; femora and tibiie fringed; s[)urs
slender, moderately long. Wings elongate. Pore wings slightly
rounded at the tips; exterior border rounded, rather obli(pi(';
Uli inferior vein remote from the other three, which are approxi-
mate to each other.

30. Tlterta chkvsochlora. Mas. Obscure ferrugineo fusca,
subtus ochracea; antcnniis nigris; abdomine ochraceo nigro-cristato;
alis anticis cinereo conspersis phiga maxima pallide viridi; alls
posticis ochraceis fusco late marginatis fimbria ])alli(h' cinerea.

Mule. Dark ferruginous brown, ochraceous beneath. AntenniB
black. Abdomen ochraceous, with small black crests. Fore
wings cinereous-speckh'd, with a very large pale green patch,
which extends along the costa from the base to three-fourths of
the length, and is Avidest beyond its middle, wliere it occu[)ii's
three-fourths of the l)reailth of tlie wing. Hind wings ochraceous,
with a broad l>rown bord(>r; fringe pale cinereous. Jjcngth of the
body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines. See Plate VI, Fig. 7.

Ocn. Pctrinfa.
F'jeiit. Corpus rol)us(uin. Trolxtscis mediocris. Palpi sat
graciles, oblique ascendentes, veiticem ntm supci'antes; articulus
3'" lanceolatus 2' diniidio brevior. Antenuce graciles. Abdomen
alas posticas })aullo su])crans. Pedes sat validi; calcaria longa,
gracilia. Ala; antica; aj)ice rotundataj, margine exteriore convexo
perobli([Uo.

FiUHilr. Body -^tout. Prolioscis moderately long. Palpi rather

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slender, ohliquely ascending, not rising luglier than tlie vertex;
3rd joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the 2nd. Antenna
slender. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings.
Legs rather stout; spurs long, slender. Wings moderately broad.
Fore wings rounded at the tips; exterior border rounded, its hind
part very oblique; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd inferior veins approximate
at the base; 4th remote.

31. Petrinia lignosa. Fuem. Cervina, subtus cinerea, thorace
fusco-trifasciato, alis anticis margine costali fasciis duabus angu-
losis lineaque submarginali fracta atro marginata pallide testaceis,
fascia 1° informi apud medium dilatata, 2° lineam angulatam
emittente, atomis non nullis subcostalibus guttaque discoidali
atris; alis posticis cinereo-fuscis.

Female. Fawn colour, cinereous beneath. Thorax with three
dark brown bands. Fore wings pale testaceous along the costa
at the l)ase, and with two pale testaceous zig-zag bands; 1st band
antemedial, very irregular, dilated in the middle; 2nd postmedial,
emitting from its inner side an angular line Avliich proceeds
towards the costa; a submarginal dislocated pale testaceous line
irregularly bordered with deep black; a testaceous marginal
festoon; some deep black subcostal speckles, and a deep black
discoidal dot. Hind wings cinereous brown; fringe pale cinereous.
Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 1 6 lines.

32. AfJROTis HEJIILEUCA. Mas. Fusca, subtus sordide alba;
palpis robustis perparum ascendentibus caput superantibus, arti-
culo 2° extus nigricante, 3° conico; antennis sat late pectinatis
apice simplicibus; thorace nigro unifasciato; abdomine sordide
albo alas posticas sat superante fasciculo apicali fulvo; alis anticis
lineis tril)us nigris transversis angulosis, fiiscia diifusa striga
longitudinali interrupta guttiscpie marginalibus nigricantibus,
orbiculari et reniformi nigro marginatis; alis posticis niveis.

Male. Ferruginous brown, dingy white beneath. Palpi stout,
very slightly ascending, extending somewhat beyond the head;
2nd joint l)lackish on the outer side; 3rd conical, not more than
one-fourth of the length of the 2ud. Antenme rather broadly
pectinated, except near the tips. Thorax with a black band on
the fore tegulog. Abdomen dingy white, extending rather beyond
the hind wings; apical tuft tawny. Legs brown; tips of the

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tarsal joints wliite. Fore wings with three zig-zag transverse
black lines, and Avith a diffuse l)lackisli band between the 2nd
and 3rd lines; a blackish longitudinal streak between the 2nd and
3rd lines, interru})ted by the black-l^ordered orbicular and reni-
forni marks which have the usual form; three Avhitish costal
points near the tip; marginal dots blackish. Hind wings pure
Avhite. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings IG lines.

33. Agrotis catenifera. Fccm. Fusca, subtus cineroa; palpis
oblique ascendentibus verticem non superantibus, articulo 3°
conico, abdomine cinereo alas posticas sat superante; alis anticis
linea basali dimidio exteriore dilatata punctis que submarginalibus
et marginalibus nigris, striga discoidali interrupta nigricante,
orbiculari et reniformi magnis nigro inarginatis hujus disco
nigricante cinereo; alis posticis ciuereis l^asi albidis.

Female. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending,
not rising higher tlian the vertex; 3rd joint conical, about one-
sixth of the length of the 2nd. Abdomen cinereous, extending
rather beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with a black line
which extends from the l)ase, and is dilated along its outer half,
and terminates Ixihind the orljicular mark; a blackish streak in
the disk interrupted by the orbicular and reniform marks, wliich
are large and black bordered, and of the usual form; disk of the
reniform blackish cinereous; a transverse line of black points
nearer to the exterior border than to tlie reniform; marginal
points black. Hind wings cinereous, whitish towards the l)ase.
Length of tlie body 9 lines; of the wings 19 lines.

Gen. Tavila.
Ma>i. Corpus breve, sat robustum. Prol)oscis mediocris. Palpi
graciles, erecti, verticem paullo superantes; articulus 3"" lanceo-
latus, 2° duplo brevior. Antenna3 setulosa?. Thoraceis tegulaj
antiese breves. Abdomen alas posticas sat supei'ans; fasciculus
apicalis parvus, suljcompressus. Pedes In'eves, graciles; calcaria
longa, gracilia. AIjb antica3 latai, apice subrotundata\ plaga subtus
basali S(piamosa glabra, costa apud medium subdilatata.

Male. Body smooth, moderately stout. Proboscis of the usual
length. Palpi slender, erect, rising a little higher than tlie
vertex; 3rd joint lanceolate, about half the length of the 2nd.
Antennte minutely setulose. Fore tegulai of the thorax short.

D

2G

Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; apical
tuft small, slightly compressed. Legs smooth, slender; spurs
long, slender. Wings broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at
the tips; costa slightly dilated in the middle; exterior border
slightly rounded and oblirjue; under side witli a smooth squamous
patch in the disk near the base; 2nd inferior vein equally remote
from the 1st and from the 3rd; 3rd thrice further from the 4th
than from the 2nd.

34. Tavila indeterminata. Mas. Pallide straminea, pal-
porum articulo 2° nigro-vittato, antennis fulvis, thoraceis tegulis
anticis ochraceis, alls anticls postice pallidissime cervinis, lineis
duabus transversis connexis pallide fuscis, 1° angulosa, 2° valde
flexa.

Mdle. Pale straw colour. Second joint of the palpi with a black
stripe along the outer side. Antennae tawny. Fore tegulae of
the thorax ochraceous. Fore wings with two pale brown trans-
verse lines; 1st line antemedial, zig-zag, connected on the costa
with the 2nd, which is much bent outward; hind half very pale
fawn colour. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 1 1 lines.

35. Erastria decora. Mas. Cinerea; corpore subtus, palpis
subtus pedibusque argenteo all)is; palpis oblique ascendentibus,
articulo 2° squaraoso fimbriato, 3° lanceolato; thorace pallide
roseo, tegulis anticis cinereis, alls anticis lineis transversis nigris
undulatis albo marginatis, macula basali fasciaque media antice
inordinatim dilatata maculanKjue nigram costalem includente,
linea postmiMlia transversa alba angulosa, maculisqne tribus
exteriorilnis ])n,llide roseis, strigis exterioribus nigris; alls posticis
apud niarginem interiorcm lituratis.

Male. Cinereous. Body beneath, palpi beneath, and legs silvery
white. Palpi ol)liquely asccjnding; 2nd joint with a short squam-
ous fringe; 3i-d lanceolate, more than lialf the length of the 2nd.
Antennte smooth, stout. Thorax pale rose colour; fore tegula3
cinereous. Fore wings with a few lilack undulating transverse
white-b()r(I<'i"e(l lines; a pale rose coloured spot near thi; base, and
a pale rosy middle band, which is excessively dilattnl in front,
and includes a bhick costal spot; an exteiior zig-zag white line,
which is accompanied by tliri'c pale rosy sjiots, and by some more
exteiior black str(>aks. Hind wiiii!s with markings near the

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interior Lordcr, like those of the fore wiiig.s. Length of tlie bt)ily
.'U lines; of the fore wings 10 lines.

3G. Hydkelia tekminata. Fann. Cinerea, palpis squanioso
iimbriatis oljliijui; aseendentibus verticem nou siii)eraiitil-)us, aiti-
culo 3° lanceolato; abdomine alas posticas paullo superante; alis
anticis purpurascente chal}'b;eo et viridescente subtinctis apiee
subrotundatis, fascia marginali fusca intus valide rotundata; alis
posticis pallide fuscis.

Female. Cinereous, rather stout. Proboscis long, stout. Pal])!
slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vi'rtt'X,
with a squamous fringe; 3rd joint lanceolate, more than half the
length of the 2nd. Anteinice slender. A1)domen extending a
little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings slightly rounded at the
tips, with an indistinct })urplish and c]ialy])eous and pale grecuisli
tinge; a brown marginal band, which is mucli dilated and rounded
on the inner side; exterior border slightly rounded, hardly obli(jue.
Hind wings pale brown above. Wings beneath with a brown
discoidal dot, and a l)rown marginal festoon. Length of the body
4^ lines; of the fore wuigs 11 lines.

37. MlCRA CONVEKCENS. Mas. rallidissinie testaciBa sul)tus
albida; palpis porrectis cajiut longe su})erantibus, articulo 3°
lanceolato; alis anticis acutis, apud mai'ginem exteriorem fusco
])allido nebulosis, lineis (juatuor obli.juis fuseis, 3^ et 4° versus
marginem exteriorem testaceo pallido marginatis; alis posticis
all)idis.

Mule. Very pale testaceous, whitish beneath. Palpi slench r,
porrect, extending much beyond the head; 3rd joint lanceolate,
nearly half the length of the 2nd. Fore wings acute, clouded
towards the exterior border with pale brown, adorned with four
oblique tawny lines; 1st line extendiug from near the base t(» the
costa at half the length; 2nd, ."h-d, and -llli converging slightly
towards the costa, (»n ap[)roaciiing whicii tlicy are reti-acted; 3rd
and 4th ni(»st]y in tlic lirownish part, wlici'e tiiey are bordered
with pale testaceous on tlie outer side; a sulnaarginal ]>ale
testaceous festoon, bordered with dariv liidwu on the outer side.
Hind wings whitish. Length of the l»od_y l'-' hues; of the wings
S lines.

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38. MiCRA INTRIGATA. Fcem. Albida, jialpis porrectis caput
sat superantibus articulo 3^ lanceolatse; alis aiiticis cerviiiis linea
antemedia alba arcuata antice furcata plagamque fuscam iuclu-
dente, plaga fusca majore subapicali albo interlineata et mar-
ginata.

Female. AVhitish, slender. Palpi porrect, smooth, slender,
extending somewhat beyond the head; 3rd joint lanceolate, about
half the length of the 2nd. Abdomen lanceolate, not extending
beyond the hind wings. Fore wings fawn colour, acute, mode-
rately broad; an antemedial curved white line, which is forked in
front, and there includes a costal brown patch; a larger costal
brown patch near the tip, interhned with Avhite, and bordered
by two white lines which are partly connected; exterior border
slightly rounded, moderately oblique. Length of the body 3
lines; of the wings 8 lines.

39. EuTELiA QUAURILITURATA. F(mi. Fusca, crassa; palpis
validis erectis verticem sat superantibus, articulo 3° lineari 2°
paullo breviore; thorace antice cinereo-biguttato; alis anticis
strigis duabus albis, !"■ furcata maculaque exteriore cinerea
ctuniexis, lineis duabus exterioribus albis transversis angulosis
uigro niarginatis 2'' suljmarginali ex parte duplicata, lunulis mar-
ginalibus nigris alljido niarginatis; alis posticis macula apud
anguluin interiorem alba.

Female. Brown, very stout, cinereous-brown beneath. Paljii
stout, erect, rising somewhat higher than the vertex; 3rd joint
linear, rounded at the ti}), a little sliorter than the 2nd. Antennaj
stout. Thorax witli a cinereous dot on each side in front. Al)d(j-
men paler brown, extending ratlier Ijeyond the hind wings. Legs
stout; femora fringed; spurs whitish; tarsi with whitish bands.
Fore Avings rounded at the tips, with two white streaks; 1st streak
forked, proceeding from a little l^efore the middle of the costa to
the disk, adjoining a cinereous spot on its outer side; 2nd pro-
ceeding obliquely ii'oiu a little beyond the middle of the interior
border to the disk; two exterior transverse zig-zag black-bordered
white lines, the 1st incomplete, tlie 2ud subnuirginal, and partly
(h)uble; marginal lunules black, wliitisli-))or(lei'ed; fringe with
whitish dots. Hind wings with a whiter spot near the interior
angle, and with a cinereous marginal festoon. Wings l)eneath
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numerous on the liind witigs. Length of the body 5 lines; of the
wings 12 lines.

Gen. Nedroma.
3Ias. Corpus robustuni. Caput fasciculo frontali munitum.
Proboscis elongata. Palpi validi, breves, oblicpie ascendentes,
verticem superantes; articulus 3"" gracilis, linearis, 2° breviore.
Thorace autice carinatus. Abdomen alas posticas paullcj supcnans;
fasciculus apicalis subcompressus. Pedes finibriati, sat robusti;
calcaria longa, gracilia. Alse anticas latos, vix acutaj, costa basi
subrutundata, margine interiore excavato.

Male. Body stout. Head with a frontal tuft, which forms a
ridge above, and extends somewhat beyond the face. Proboscis
long. Palpi stout, smooth, obli(piely ascending, rising higher
than the vertex; .3rd joint linear, I'ounded at the tip, rather
.shorter and much more slender than the 2nd. Fore tegula) of the
thorax forming a ridge. Abdomen extending a little beyond the
hind wings; apical tuft moderately large; slightly compressed.
Legs rather stout; femora and fore tibiae fringed; sjjurs long,
slender. Wings broad. Fore wings hardly acute; costa slightly
rounded near the base; exterior border rounded, not oblicpu^;
interior border excavated beyond the middle; 1st, 2nd, and Srd
inferior veins approximate at the base; 4th remote.

40. Nedroma FERRUGINEA. Alas. Ferruginea, subtus ferru-
gineo ciuerea; alls anticis transverse nigro-conspersis; alis po.sticis
fernigineo fuscis subtus transverse fuseo subconsjiersis.

Male. Ferruginous, ferruginous-cinereous beneath. Fore wings
above transversely black-speckled. Hind wings ferruginous-
brown; under side transvei'sely and .slightly brown speckled.
Length of the body 7i lines; of tlie wings 18 lines.

Gen. Stridova.
Fcem. Corpus la^ve, rol)ustum. Caput latiusculum. Proboscis
brevis. Palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem superantes; articulus
2'"* brevi fimbriatus; 3"" linearis, 2" paullo Ijrevior. Antennoi
glabrpe, graciles. Thorax squamosus. A1j(h)meu alas i)osticas vix
superans. Pedes breves, robusti vix pilosi. Al;c antica^ breves,
lata^, apice rectangulat;c, margine exteriore subconvexo vix o1)Ii(pio.

Feijiah'. Lody .smooth, .stout. Head rather hi'nad. Prolxi.sci.s

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short. Palpi obliquely iiscending, rising higher than the vertex;
2ncl joint with a short fringe; 3rd linear, a little shorter than the
2nd. Antennae smooth, slender. Thorax squamous. Abdomen
hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs short, stout,
hardly pilose; hind tibiae with four long spines, one in each pair
longer than the other. Wings broad, short. Fore Avings rect-
angular at tlie tii:)s; exterior border slightly rounded, hardly
oblique; 4th inferior vein, or median nervule, not very remote
from the other three which are contiguous at the base.

The short wings and the structure of the veins chiefly distin-
guish tliis genus from the other Ilyjiogmmmidie.

41. Stpjdova albigutta. Foem. Murina, siibtus argenteo
cinerea; capite albo-fasciato; alis anticis atomis lineis duabus trans-
versis undulatis indeterminatis macula discoidali punctis paucis
costalibus punctisque marginaliljus nigricante notatis albis; alis
posticis subtus cinereis puncto discoidali atomisque fuscis.

. Female. Mouse colour; under side silvery cinereous. Head
with a white band between the eyes. Wings with a cinereous
fringe, Avhich is interlined with brown. Fore wings with a few
white speckles; two indeterminate undulating transverse white
lines; a few costal white points, an<l a row of marginal white
blackish-marked points; a white discoidal spot. Hind wings
beneath cinereous, thickly speckled with browii; a brown point
in the disk. Length of the Ijody 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines.

42. BiiiARDA CONTURBATA. Fieiii. Fusca; i)alpis oblique ascen-
dentibus verticem sat superantibus articulo 3° lineari, 2" duplo
breviore; abdomine nigi'ocante-bicristato, alas posticas paullo
superante; alis anticis cinen^o-fuscis, plaga magna postica ante-
media pallide cinerea striga basali fascia informi lineis triljus
exterioribus transversis angulosis cinereo marginatis striga trans-
versa postmedia strigaque subapicali obscure fuscis; alis posticis
fuscis, striga basali plagaque disc(»idali cinereis semiliyalinis.

Female. Ihown. Paljii rather slender, oblicpiely ascending,
rising somewliat liiglier tlian tlie vertex; ."Jrd joint linear, rounded
at the tip, aljout half tlii' length of the "iiid. Pectus cinereous,
tliickly clothed with long hairs. Abdomen extending a little
lieyond the hind wings, with two l)lackish crests, one on the 1st
.segment, the other on the 3rd segment; under side ])ale peailv

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cinereous. Fore wings cinereous-broAvn, sliglitly rounded ,it the
tips; a large pale cinereous antemedial patcli near tlie interior
border, contiguous to a dark l)rt)\vn streak, which proceeds from
the base, and is bounded on the outer side by an irregular dark
brown ])and, which is broadest towards the costa; three exterior
transverse indistinct zig zag dark brown cineredus l)ordered Hues;
a broad trajisverse dark In-own strt>ak between tiie 2nd and
3rd lines, and a little longitudinal subcostal subapical dark
brown streak; exterior border rounch'd, rather ol»li((ue. llin<l
wings brown, witli a cinereous semi-hyaline streak proceeding
from the l)ase, and with a patch of tlie same hue in the disk.
Length of the l»ody 7 lines, of tlie wings 17 lines*

Gen. TOLNA.
Mas. Corpus rol)ustum, scjuamosum. Caput magnum; frons
lata. Palpi validi, fere erecti, verticem paullo superantes; articulus
2"^ latus; 3"^ lanceolatus, 2' dimidio brevior. Antennae subtilissime
setulosse. Abdomen alas posticas non superans; fasciculus apicalis
longiusculus, subcompressus. Pedes validi, femoribus tibiisque
dense pilosis. Al?e anticaj lata), acutae, margine exteriore vix con-
vexo. Alae posticae margine exteriore subangulatse valde rotun-
dato.

Male. Body stout, squamous. Head large, front broad. Pro-
boscis moderately long. Palpi stout, nearly erect, rising a little
higher than the vertex; 2nd joint broad; 3rd lanceolate, less than
half the length of the 2nd. Antenna; nearly imperceptibly setu-
lose. Abdomen tapering from the base to the tip, not extending
beyond the hind wings; apical tuft elongated, slightly compressed.
Legs stout; femora and til)i£e densely clothed; spurs long, slen-
der. Wings broad, not long. Fore wings acute; interior border
hardly curved, moderately obliijue; 4th inferior vein v<'ry remote
from the other three. Hind wings, with the exterior l)order
much rounded, indistinctly angular in tlu; middle.

It may be distinguished from the genus Tav'ta by the nuich
shorter third joint of the palpi.

43. ToiiNA VERSICOLOR. Mas. Fusca; capite thoraceque
cinereo con.spersis; alis anticis viridi cieruleo puri)ureo(|ue con-
spersis, lineis sex transversis angulosis non conspersis, fascia all)a
nlilicjua postnie(li;i, reuiformi aiigusta e atomis viridilms, plaga

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cnstali suliapicali magna ferruginea albu marginata, punctis mar-
ginalibus albis; alls posticis striga apicali alba.

Male. Brown. Head and thorax minutely speckled with
cinereous. Palpi testaceous on the inner side. Abdomen pale
cinereous beneath at the tip. Joints of the tarsi and spurs with
pale cinereous tips. Fore wings flecked -with green, with pale blue,
and with pale purple scales; six zig-zag transverse lines of the
ground hue, but without speckles, these lines are distinguished
liy the clustering speckles with Avhich they are irregularly
bordered; the 4th, 5th, and Gth lines are pai'tly included in an
oblique white band, which extends from beyond the middle of
the costa to the hinder part of the exterior border; reniform
mark narr(^w, formed by green speckles; a large ferruginous
costal patch between the band and the tip, bordered with
white on the hind side, and including three white costal
points; marginal festoon black, including white points, bordered
with testaceous on the outer side; fringe with elongated cinereous
dots; under side with a white band, with exterior pale testaceous
costal points, and with l)lack white-marked points along the
exterior border. Hind wings with a white apical streak, and
Avith a black line along the exterior border; this line is bordered
with pale testaceous on the outer side, and includes four white
points; under side thinly speckled with white, with marginal
points like those of the fore wings, with a transverse streak in the
disk, and with two exterior bands, which are unspeckled, and a
little darker than the ground hue. Length of the body 12 lines;
of the fore wings 30 Hues. See Plate VH, Fig. 10.

44. OriiiDERES DIVITIOSA. Foem. Ferruginea subtus fusca;
abdomine ochraceo fusco-vittato; alis anticis purpureo suffusis,
fasciis duabus antemediis lineis que duabus obliquis, linea exteriors
perobliqua subundulata, strigis duabus transversis adhuc exterio-
ribus lineaque intermedia transversa fuscis, plaga basali fasciaque
postmcKlia viridibus, rcniformi sordide viridi fusco marginata; alis
posticis luteis, basi fuscis, margine lato purpureo fusco, maculis
marginalibus albidis.

Female. Ferruginous, brown l)eneath. Abdomen ochraceous,
with a brown stripe which occupies tlu^ whole of the tip, and
is attenuat(!d and abbreviated towards the base above, l)ut is
In-oad and entire beneath. Fore wings acute, purple-tinged, with

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two oblique antemcdial brown bands, and with two oblique brown
lines; 1st line between tlie l)a.se and tlie 1st band; 2nd between
the bands; an exterior very obhtjue slightly undulating brown
line, which approaches the costa at four-fifths of its length, and is
very near the 2nd band on the interior border, and is irregularly
bordered by a grass-green band on the outer side; a slight grass-
green patch near the base; reniforui mark dark dull green, brown
bordered, transverse, irregularly oval ; an exterior transverse
brown streak, and a more exterior angular Ijrown line, which
borders the fore part of tiie outer side of the green l)and; a sub-
marginal transverse l)rown streak; underside with an irregular
transverse luteous streak in the disk. Hind wings luteous, brown
at the base, with a broad purplish brown border, an<l with whitish
marginal spots. Length of the body 13i lines, of t!ie wings 41
lines. SeePlateVlCFig.il.

45. ACHJA OPHISMOIDES. Frjeni. Ferrugiuea; palpis erectis
verticem sat superantibus, articulo 3° lineari 'r triplo breviore;
alis anticis fiiscia media glauco-alba nigro marginata antice dila-
tata extus angulosa, striga a})icali obliqua nigricante, punctis sub-
marginalibus nigris; alis posticis fuscis, fascia nigricante postmedia
diffusa latissnna, maculis duabus magnis albis T' apicali '!'' uuir-
ginali.

Fenvde. Ferruginous. Body cinereous beneath. Palpi erect,
rising somewhat higher than the vertex; 3rd joint Ihiear, much
more slender than the 2nd, and about one-third of its length.
Abdomen not extending l)eyond the hind wings; apical tuft
slightly compressed. Tarsi spinulose. Fore wings broad, slightly
rounded at the tips, with a broad glaucous white middle band,
which is narrowly black bordered on eacli side;, and is dilated
towards the costa, and is oblique and zig-zag on its outer side,
and contains three black points, one indicating the orbicular
mark, and two the reniform; a blackish streak extending oli-
liquely from the tip to the disk; a x-ow of submarginal black
points; fringe blackish, ])ordered with cinereous; under side with
a white band, Avhich is not dilated in front, and does not extend
to the costa. Hind wings brown, Avith a diffuse postmedial very
broad blackish band; two large white spots, the 1st apical, the
2nd on the exterior border, and near the 1st: underside pale
cinereous brown, with an nntemedial brown lunule. and two

F.

exterior transverse brown lines. Length of the body 11 lines;
of the wings 28 lines.

4G. AcH.EA PARTITA. Fccm. Fusca; palpis fere erectis verti-
cem superantibiis, articulo .3° sublanceolato 2' dimidio breviore;
alls anticis nigrofuscis fascia media lata cervina fusco nebulosa
nigro bipunctata antice dilatata, linea exteriore nigra angulosa,
linea adhuc exteriore nigricante obliqua vix undulata cervine
submarginata, fascia postmedia strigarpie exteriore subtus albis;
alls posticis plagis duabus marginalibus liturisque nonnullis apud
angulum interiorem albis.

Female. Brown. Body cinereous beneath. Head and thorax
rather darker than the abdomen. Palpi smooth, nearly erect,
rising higher than the vertex; .3rd joint nearly lanceolate, more
slender than the 2nd, and aliout one-third of its length. Fore
wings blackish brown, with a broad fiiwn-coloured middle band,
which is much dilated in front, is concise and hardly oblique on
the inner side, and is mostly limited on the outer side by a zig-zag
black line; it is partly and slightly clouded Avith brown, and
includes two black points, which represent the reniform mark;
an oblique hardly undulating blackish line beyond the zig-zag
line, partly bordered with fawn colour on its outer side; submar-
ginal points black; under side with a white postmedial band, and
Avith a white streak along the fore part of the exterior border.
Hind wings with two white patches, one at the tip of the costa,
the other on the fore part of the exterior boi^der; some small
white marks near the interior angle; under side Avhitish from the
base to beyond the middle, including two brown bands; an
exterior slender dentate white band. Length of the body 9 lines;
of the wings 22 lines. See Plate VI, Fig. 8.

47. Hyp^tra atriplaga. Mas. Ferruginea; capitis vertice
thoraceque antico atris; palpis ol)lique ascendentibus verticem non
superantil)us, articulo 2° nigricante notato, 3° lineari brevi; alls
anticis nigro conspersis, plagis duabus magnis guttacpie inter-
media atris cinereo marginatis, plaga l" basali postice attenuata
lineam subarcuatam emittente, 2-' discoidali lineam arcuatam
lineamcpic r(!ctam emittente, linea exteriore cinerea transversa
brevi undulata nigricante-marginata, jtuncto basili punctisque
marginalibus nigris; alls posticis nigricantibus, basi cinereis,
fii)d)ria palliile testacea.

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Male. Ferruginous, cinereous beneath. Vertex of the head and
forepart of the thorax deep bhick. Palpi stout, obliquely ascend-
ing, not rising higher than the vertex; 2nd joint blackish in the
middle on the outer side; 3rd, linear, rounded at the tip, not more
than one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae slender,
minutely setose. Abdomen not extending lieyond the hind wings;
apical tuft very small. Legs blackish, stout; tibiie sliglitly fringud;
tarsi with cinereous bands. Fore A^ngs moderately broad, min-
utely black speckled, roundccl at the ti2)s; two large patches and
an intermediate dot, deep black, cinereous bordered ; 1st patch
near the base, attenuated hindward, and extending to the interior
border, and emitting a slightly curved line to the costa; 2nd patch
in the disk, in a longitudinal line with the dot, emitting a curved
line to the interior border, and a straight line to the hind end of
an exterior short transverse undulating cinereous blackish-bordered
line; a basal point and marginal points black; a blackish line along
the exterior part of the costa, including three testaceous points.
Hind wings blackish, cinereous towards the base; fringe pale tes-
taceous. Wings beneath with a blackish discoidal sj^ot (which
is lunate in the fore wings), with an exterior incomplete undulat-
ing lilackish line, and with a very broad marginal blackish band.
Length of the body G^ lines; of the wings 18 lines.

48. Hyp.etra biangulata. Mas. Cervina, capite postice
nigricante; palpis oblique ascendentibus verticem non superantibus,
articulo 3° conico; thorax antico nigricante; alis anticis sul)-
falcatis, fascia ol)liqua nigricante postice biangulata et i)allide
marginata, sputio exteriore fusco-nebuloso, striga costali antemedia
fusca brevissima; alis j)osticis pallide fuscis apud costam cinereis.

Male. Fawn colour, paler l)eneath. Head blackish along the
hind border. Pal[)i stout, o1^1i(pu'ly lounding, imt lisiiig higlier
than tlie vertex; 3rd joint conical, not more than one-eiglith of
the length of the 2nd. Antennae minutely serrated. Fore tegula3
of the thorax blackish. Abdomen a little shorter tlian the int<'rior
liorder of the hind wings; apical tuft very small. Fore wings
broad acute, subfalcate, with a blackish straight band, A\liich
extends from near the base of the interior border to neai- the tijis
of the costa, and forms on its hind side two large angles, Avhich
have pale borders, the space beyond being mostly clouded with
brown; marginal festoon T)lackish. very slender; a dark brown

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oblique very sliort costal antemedial streak. Hind wings pale
brown, cinereous along the costa. Length of the body 7 lines;
of the wings 20 lines.

49. Hyp.etra{1) nana. Fann. Ferruginea; palpis cinereis
oblique ascendentibus verticem paullo superantibus, articulo 2°
extus fusco, 3° lanceolate; alls anticis lineis duabis transversis
fuscis Y abbreviata obliqua 2'' valde arenata, linea subiuarginali
fuscescente ungulosa vix consijicua, striga antica transversa lata
utra, reniformi fusco marginata; alls posticis fuscis.

Female. Ferruginous, cinereous l^eneath. Palpi cinereous, rather
slender, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex;
2nd joint mostly dark brown on the outer side; 3rd, lanceolate,
much shorter tlian the 2nd. Abdomen extending a little beyond
the hind wings. Legs smooth, moderately stout. Fore wings
with two transverse brown lines; 1st line antemedial, oblique,
extending from the disk to the interior border; 2nd, postmedial,
much curved outward; a brownish, zig-zag, very indistinct submar-
ginal line; a broad, deep black streak extending from the costa to
the disk, notched on the outer side, hiding part of the reniform
mark; the latter large, l)rown bordered, of the usual form; under-
side without markings. Hind wings Ijrown. Length of the body
4A lines; of the wings 11 lines.

50. Athyrma albicincta. Fwin. Ferruginea; capite fascia
guttisque duiibus anterioribus albis; palpis fere erectis, verticem
multo su})erantibus articulo 3*^ lineari longo; thorace albo bifasciato;
ubdomine fuscescente cinereo, macula basali terruginea; alis anticis
purpurascente ferrugineis, plaga postica maxima nigricante albo-
marginata, lineis duabus anticis transversis fuscis angulosis; alis
posticis fuscis antice cinereis.

Feinnle. Ferruginous, smooth, testaceous -cinereous beneath.
Head with a sh'nder white band on the vertex, and with a white
dot on each side of the front. Palpi nearly erect, rising very
much higher than the vertex; 3rd joint linear, slightly acute, rather
sliorter than the 2nd. Thorax with two slender Avhite bands
bordering the tegulce. Abdomen brownish cinereous, not extend-
ing beyond the hind wings, Avith a ferruginous spot at the base.
Fore wings purplish ferruginous, aciitc; a \'ery large blackish
patch resting on the interior l)order and bordered with wliite in

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front; two brown zig-zag lines extending from tlie costa to tlie
patch; fringe cinereous, interlined with blackish. Hind wings
brown, cinereous in front. Length of the body Gh lines; of the
wings 17 lines.

51. Ophiusa sub.enescens. Mas. Cinerco fusca; palpis fere
erectis verticem paullo superantibus, articulo 3° longi conico; alis
anticis nigro conspersis, fasciis duabus atris fusco extus late mar-
ginatis, T' apud niargineni interioi*em producta, 2" anticc dilatata
tlexa et fere iiitcrrupta, fascia marginali aljbreviata obscure fusca,
liueis quatuor fuscis transversis undulatis, renifornii fusco aut
nigro Tnarginata; alis posticis lineis tribus fuscis transversis
subangulosis.

il/rt/e. Cinereous brown, rather slender, cinereous beneath. Palpi
stout, nearly erect, rising a little higher than the vertex; 3rd joint
elongate, conical, not more than one-fourth of the Icngtli of the
2nd. Antennie slender, minutely setulose. Abdomen hai'dly
extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very small. Tjcgs
slender; femora and tibite fringed. Fore wings acute, minutely
black-speckled, with two deep black Ijands; a brown space along
the outer side of each band; 1st band prolonged outward along
the interior border; 2nd widened in front, where it is bent out-
ward, and nearly interrupted; a dark brown marginal band,
which is abbreviated at each end; two transverse undulating
brown lines near tlie base, and two more between the bands, the
latter lines between tlie interior border and the renifcjrni mark,
which is bordered with brown or with l^lack; under side with a
broad abbreviated dark l)rown subniargiiial band, iliiid wings
with three brown transverse postmedial slightly zig zag lines.
Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 22 lines. See Plate VI,
Fig. 9.

52. GiiAJViMODES CUIIVILINEA. Foem. Fusca; corporc absque
sulitus facieque albidis; palpis oblique ascendentibus subtus limbri-
atis; alis fascia antemcdia alba recta; alis anticis fascia postmedia
tenui alba angulata biarcuata extus corvino marginata, fasciis
subtus duabus fuscis l" furcata; alis posticis maculo subniarginali
alba, fasciis subtus tribus fuscis 3" latissima niaculas albas inclu-
dente.

Female. Brown. Face, palpi beneath and body beneath whitish.

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Palpi oblicjuely ascending, fringed beneath; 3rd joint linear, about
half the length of the 2nd. Abdomen cinereous brown. Legs
mostly Avhite. Wings with a Avhite straight antemedial band.
Fore wings with a postmedial slender white band, Avhich has two
curves, and is bordered with fawn colour on the outer side, and
forms an acute inward angle in the middle; under side whitish,
with two brown bands; 1st band in the middle, forked in front,
much broader than the 2nd, which is nearer the exterior border,
and is dilated near the costa. Hind wings with a white spot near
the exterior border; under side white, with three brown bands;
1st and 2nd bands slender, dentate; 3rd very broad, including
some white spots. Length of the body 6 lines; of the fore wings
IG lines.

Clen. Obba.
Mas. Corpus robustum. Caput jDlanum; fasciculus frontalis
brevis. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi validi, fere erecti, verticem
sat superantes; articulus 3"^ lanceolatus, 2° duplo brevior. An-
tennre setosa?. Abdomen alas posticas non sujieraus; fasciculus
apicalis mediocris, subcompressus. Pedes sat graciles, late fim-
briati; calcaria longa, gi'acilia. Aloe anticae latae, subacutse, basi
lanuginosa?, costse dimidio basali late fimbriato, inargine exteriore
rotundato.

M((h\ Body stout. Head flat aljove, with a sliort frontal tuft.
Proboscis moderately long. Pal})i stout, nearly erect, rising
somewhat higher than the vertex; 3rd joint lanceolate, about half
the length of the 2nd. Antenna? setose; the bristles slightly
decreasing in length from the base to the tips. Abdomen taper-
ing, not extending beyond tlie hind wings; apical tuft moderately
long, slightly compressed. Legs rather slender; femora and tibiae
broadly fringed; spurs long, slender. Wings broad. Fore wings
slightly acute; woolly at the base; costa straight, witii a broad
flat smooth softened fringe along half the length i'rom the Ijase;
exterior liorder rounded, moderately obli(pie.

.^):!. OiU'.A I'lidMi'TA. Mas. Fulva; alis nigro conspersis, linea
oljli(pia nigra recta, linea exteriore nigricante angulosa, punctis
submarginalibus nigris; alis anticis linea l'' rufesceute marginata.

Male. Tawny, a little paler ben(;ath. Wings thinly and
minutely black speckled, with a straight black line, which extends

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from the tips of the fore -wings to a little beyond the middle of
tlie interior border of the hind wings, and i.s reddishd)ordered on
the onter side in tlie fore wings; an exterior zig-zag blackish line,
and a row of submarginal black points; fringe blackish lieneath.
Length of the body 5h lines; of the wings 21 lines.

Gen. ZirioNA.
Foem. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis breviuscula. Palpi
porrecti, squamosi, sat gracilcs; vix ascendentes, caput longe
superantes; articulus 3"* lanccolatus, 2° brevior. Antennoe graciles,
glal)ra3. Abdomen Ijreviuscuhun. Pedes graciles, la^ves; calcaria
longa, gracilia. Alse antica? latae, acuta3, margine exteriore rotun-
dato subobliquo.

Female. Body hardly stout. Proboscis rather short. Palpi
porrect, scpiamous, hardly ascending, rather slender, extending
much beyond the hc^ad; 3rd joint lanceolate, much moi^e than
half the length of the 2nd. Antennae slender, smooth. A])dom('n
rather shorter than the interior border of the hind wings. Legs
slender, smooth; spurs long, slender. Wings broad. Fore wings
acute; exterior border rounded, slightly oblique; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
inferior veins approximate at the base; 4th moderately remote.

The structure of the palpi distinguishes this genus from the
other Ponpliilidce.

c 54. ZiRONA MARGINATA. Fosm. Cinereo fusca; alls fascia mar-
ginal! pallidiore cinereo undulatim marginata, linea media trans-
versa indistincta undulata obscure fusca; alls anticis linea ante-
media fusca undulata valde indistincta, gutta discoidali cinerea.

Female. Cinereous broAvn. Wings with a paler marginal band,
which is divided from the darker hue by a cinereous undulating
line; a dark brown indistinct undulating niiddh^ line; fringe
brown, cinereous at the base; under side without markings. Fore
wings Avith a line like the one before mentioned, but more indis-
tinct, and nearer the base; a cinereous dot in the disk between
tlie lines. Length of the body G lines; of tlie wings 18 lines.

55. Amphigonia fu.mosa. Mas. Ferrugineo cinerea; fixsciculo
frontali porrecto, palpis oblicpie ascendentibus articulo 2° late fim-
briatis; antennis setosis; abdomine alas posticas vix superante
fasciculo apicali parvo; pedil)us tindtriatis; alis obscure cinereis,

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fasciis tribiis clifFusis ferrugiueis, lineis tluabis transversis angulosis
ol3scure fuscis; alls anticis lunula interrupta punctoque costali
albis, margine exteriore subangulato; alis posticis margine exte-
riore subangulato.

Male. Ferruginous cinereous, paler beneath. Frontal tuft por-
rect, acute. Palpi obliquely ascending; 2ncl joint thickly fringed
in front. Antenna minutely setose. Abdomen hardly extending
beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs slender; femora
and tibiae fringed; tarsi with white dots above. Wings elongate,
dark cinereous, with three diffuse ferruginous bands, and with two
zig-zag dark brown lines; 1st line between the 1st and 2nd bands;
2nd, between the 2nd and 3rd bands; markings less distinct
beneath. Fore wings acute, witli an interrupted white lunule in
the 2nd band, and with an elongated wliite costal point in front
of the 3rd band; exterior border slightly angular. Hind Avings
with the exterior border more angular. Length of the body 7
lines; of the wings 19 lines.

5G. Thermesia (]) SEJUNCTA. Fi.em. Fusca, robusta; vei'tice,
thoracis margine antico plagisque duabus rufis; palpis oblique
ascendentibus verticem longe superantibus, articulo 2° fimbriato,
3^ subclavato apice alljido; alis latis, fasciis tribus flavis rufo con-
spersis valde indeterminatis et interruptis, linea submarginali
undulata nigricante, puncto discoidali punctisque marginalibus
nigris; alis anticis acutis, margine exteriore convexo subobliquo.

Female. Brown, stout, cinereous testaceous beneath. Vertex
of the head, fore border of the thorax, and a patch on each of the
hind tcguls) liright red. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising much
higher than the vertex; 2nd joint fringed above; 3rd subclavate,
whitish at the tip, much more slender tlian the 2nd, and a little
more than half its length. Abdomen brownish-cinereous, not
extending beyond the hind wings. I-^egs smooth, lather slender.
Wings broad, with three very in-egular and much interrupted
yellow bands, which are speckled with bright red; an undulating
irregular blackish line near the exterior border; a discoidal point,
and marginal points and niarginal festoon l)lackish; under side
witliout markings. Fore wings acute; bands brighter and more
distinct tlian those of the liind wings; exterior border rounded,
slightly oblique. Length of the body 7h lines; of the wings 20
lines.

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57. CapxodesC?) trinotata. Fann. Fcrrut^incD mta, ri)l)iista;
abdomine cinereo-rufo; pedibus fimbriatis; abs Litis, ni^io sub-
conspersis, Huea postinedia transversa e i)Uii('tis ;dl»is, puiictis
inarginabbus iiigris; abs auticis acutis, strii;is tribus costablms
iiiveis, margine exteriove subooiivexo subobbcjuo.

Fi'iiiale. Ferruginous re(l, stout, jtalcr and witb a cuicreous
tinge beneatb. Antenna:^ sb'n(b'r. Al)donifii eincreous red,
•shorter tlian tlie interior l)or(b'r of tlie bind wings. Legs stout;
femora and tibite fringeil; spui's slender, ^■ery long. Wings broad,
thinly and minutely black -speckled, witb a i)osttuedial transverse
line of -white points, and with marginal black points. Fort; wings
acute, with three pure white irregular streaks extending I'roni the
costa to the disk; 1st streak near tlu^ 1)ase; 3rd on the iinicr side
of tlie row of wbite ])oints; four exterior wliitish eloiigatiid costal
points; exterior border slightly rounded and obli([ue. Length of
the body 7i lines; of the wings 20 lines.

The palpi are destroyed in tlu^ specimen described, it may be
distinguislied from C. sexmiimhifn by baving no transverse blackish
lines on tlie iove wings.

Oen. RioLA.
Fwm. Corpus sat rol)ustum. Caput fasciculo frontali longo
peracuto. Palpi graciles, la3ves, oblicpie asceiidentes, verticem
valde superantes; articulus S'"" linearis, apicem versus subdilatatus,
2^ multo brevior. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes
graciles fimbriati; calcaria longa, gracilia. Abe antica? longir;, apico
rectangulatae, costa vix convexa, margine exteriore angulato.

Female. Body moderately stout. Frontal tuft elongate, very
acute. Paljoi slender, smootb, obli(piely ascending, rising very
much liigber tban tlie vertex; 3rd joint mucb sborter than the
2nd, linear, slightly dilated towards the tip, which is truncated.
Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs slender;
ftnnora and ti])ia; fringed; spurs long, slender. Wings elongate.
Fore wings rectangular at the tips; costa hardly rounded; exterior
border forming an obtuse angle in the middle; 2nd inferior vein
as near to the 3rd as to the 1st; 4th veiy rt'mott?.

58. RiCLA EXi'ANDEXS. Fo'iii. Feri'iiginca, fasciculo frontali
albo marginato, pal))oi'um articulo 3^^ cano nigro-coiis[)erso; alls
anticis linea media transversa alba arcuata nigro marginata, fascia

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exteriore indeterminata albido flava, spatio adhuc exteriore pallide
piirpurasceute ferrngineo guttas quatuor fuscas cinereo marginatas
includente, linea postica cinerea arcuata fusco margiiiata apud
niargineni exteriorem dilatata, linea basali fu.sca aiigulo.sa, gutta
discuidali nigTa; alis posticis cinereo fuscis.

Female. Ferruginous, cinereous l)eneat]i. Frontal tuft bordered
with white. Third joint of the palpi hoary, hlack-speckled, wholly-
black towards the tip, wliich is hoary. Abdomen cinereous.
Fore wings with a white transverse middle inward-curved line,
which is black bordered on its inner side, and is accompanied on the
outer side by a wiiitish yellow incompleti^ irregular band; exterior
space pale purplish feriaiginous, with f(jur 1)rown partly cinereous-
bordered dots, which form a transverse undulatiiig line in front of
a cinereous curved line; the latter is brown-bordered on both
sides, and extends from the a])ical })art of the interioi' l)ord('r
towards the hind part of the exterior border, where it terminates
in a ])rown patch ; a zig zag transverse brown line near the base,
and an antemedial black dot in the disk. Hind wings cinereous
brown; fringe cinereous. Lengtii of tlie body ti^ lines; of tin;

wings 18 lines.

Clen. Kaclia.

Fcem. Corpus keve, sat validum. Caput fasciculo fi-ontali por-
recto longissinio acuto. Proboscis breviuscula. Palpi graciles, loeves,
oblique ascendentes, verticem longe superantes; articulus 3"' line-
aris, 2" pauUo longior. Antenna' sat robustfe. Abdomen alas posti-
cas sat superanos. Pedes heves, graciles, ti])iis anticis fasciculatis,
calcaribus longissimis gracillimis. Ala? anticfe acut:«, vix fjilcatre,
costa peri)arum convexa margine exteriore postico rotundato
obli(|uo.

Female. Body smooth, moderately stout. Fi'ontal tuft pornsct,
acute, extending much l)eyond the head. Proboscis rather short.
Pal]»i slender, smooth, ol)li(picly ascending, rising nnich higher
than the vertex; 3rd joint linear, rounded at the ti]), a little
longer than the 2nd. Antenna^ ratlusr stout. Abdomen extend-
ing somewhat beyond the liiud wings. TiCgs smooth, slendei-;
fore le^s short, their tibiio tufted; sjjurs very long and slender.
Wings moderately broad. Fore wings acute, hardly falcate; costa
very slightly rounded; hind part of tlus exterior border rounded
and obli(|ue; 2nd inferior vein nntch nearer to the 3rd than to
the Ist; 1th remote.

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59. Raclia CERVINA. Faun. Pallitle cervina, suhtus jKillidc
testacea; alis anticis fusco pallido transverse strigatis, liueis tril»us
transvorsis pallide cinereis fusco pallido marginatis, P et 2'' antice
approximatis, 2* et 3* subangulosis, puucto discoidali guttis
(luabus subinarginalibus punctis(|ue niarginalibus fuscis ; alis
posticis fuscis, apud costain albidis.

Fcnuilc. Pale fawn cdliiui', pale testac(!ous ben(>atb. Fore wings
transversely and indistinctly streaked with pale brown; tiiree
transverse pale cinereous lines, which are sliglitly bordered with
pale brown; 1st and 2nd converging much from the interior
border to the costa; 2nd antl 3rd slightly zig-zag; 3rd diverging
landward from the 2nd; a brown point in the disk between t\w
1st and 2nd lines; two small brown dots beyond the 3rd line and
brown marginal })oints; under side reddish fawn colour in tlie
disk, speckled Avith limwn along the costa, whitish along the
interior border. Hind Avings aljove broAvn, whitish along tlu;
costa. Length of the body G lines; of the wings 15 lines.

Gen. Orixa.
Mat^. Corpus gracile. Caput fasciculo frontali brevi. Palpi
graciles, arcuati, utrinque fimlniati, verticem valde superantes;
articulus 3"'' acutus, 2'^ paullo brevior. Antennje graciles, setu-
losse. Abdomen alas posticus paullo superans; fasciculus apicalis
parvus. Pedes gracil(!s, breves; tibiae postica' limbriata:'; calcaria
longa, gracilia. Alie anticje latte, apice subrectangulatie, costa
perparum convexa, margine exteriore rotundato vi.x oblitjuo.

Male. Body slender. Frontal tuft short. Pal[)i sh'udei', curved,
fi'inged on both sides, longer than the bri'a<lth of the liead, rising-
very much higher than the vertex; 3rd joint acute, a little shorter
than the 2nd. Antenme .slender, minutely setulose. Abdomen
extending a little beyond the liind wings; ajjical tuft small. L(gs
slender, smo(jth; liind til)ia^ with a sliort thick fringe; spurs long,
slender. Wings broad. Fore wings hardly acute, nearly rectan-
gular at the tips; costa very slightly rounded; exterior bonier
rounded, hardly oblique; veins with the usual structure.

GO. Orixa filifera. Mn.'^. Saturate ferrugineo fusca; capite
fascia alba angulata; alis anticis lineis dual)is ti'ansversis [)uncto
que discoidali intprmcdio cjialybii'is nigio marginal is.

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Male. Dark ferruginous brown. Head witli a wliitc angular
l)an(l on tlie front. Pectus cinereous. Abdomen dark brown;
under side whitish, except at the tip. Legs beneath and tarsi
wholly pale cinereous. Fore Avings with two transverse slightly
black-bordered chalybeous blue lines, and with an intermediate
discoidal point of the same hue; 1st line near the base, more
olilicjue than t!ie 2nd. Hind wings «lark l)ro\vn. Length of the
body 7 lines; of the wings 17 lines.

Gl. Pyralis (?) CKA.SSALIS. Fuem. Argenteo cinerea, rol)asta;
rapite sulttus pectore pedil)US(|ue argenteo albis; fasciculo frontali
acuto; pal})is porrectis late iimbriatis caput sat superantibus,
articulo 3° mininio; abdomine alas posticas paullo superante; alls
atomis noiniullis fasciisijue duabus undulatis indeterminatis nigri-
cantibus, punctis nuirginalibus nigris; alls anticis fascia P apud
costam attenuata 2'' fiavescente marginata; alis posticis fascia
2''' fiavescente intus late marginata.

Feriude. Silvery cinereous, stout. Head beneath, })ectus and
legs silvery white. Head rather large; frontal tuft acute. Palpi
porrect, lu'oadly fringed beneath, extending somewhat l)eyond tiie
head; 3rd j(jint very minute. Antenna^ smooth, slender. Abdo-
men extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth,
slender; hind til)ire with four long slender s})urs. Wings witli
some lilackish s})eckles, and with two irregular undulating blackish
])anils; marginal points black; under side with a black discoidal
dot, and with two incomplete blackish bands. Fore wings acute;
1st 1)and attenuated towards the costa; 2nd bordered on the
inner side by a yellowish line; exterior border rounded, slightly
oblique. Hind wings with the 2nd 1)aiid liordere(l on the inner
side by a yellowish band, which is dilatetl in the mitldle. Ticngth
of the body 4^ lines; of tlie fore wings Hli lines.

()2. Samka FRiUKAlJS. F>rm. (Jervina, subttis a11)a; abdomine
fusco segmentis alI)o uiaiginatis; alis fasciis duabus oblicpiis alhis
diaphanis nigro nuirginatis; alis anticis fascia 2" fur cata lineam
nigram undulatum indudcnte.

FeiiKile. Fawn coloiii-, white beneath. Alidomen lnown; hind
borders of the segments white. Legs white, long, smooth, slender.
Wings with two ])elhicid iridescent oblicpu' white black bordered

l»;ni<ls, which are irregulai' in the fore vviii^s; 1st band antemeilial.

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extending to tlie base in tlu; hind wings; 2d, pustniedial, forked
in the fore wings, inchiding a bhiek unduhiting line; marginal fes-
toon black; fringe white; under side with the i)elluL-id bauds
broadly and irregularly blackish-bordered. Length of the l»(idy
3|- lines; of the fore wings 10 lines.

CJen. Vatic A.

F(eiii. Corpus gracile. Oculi niagni, i)rouiinuli. Proboscis valida;
palpi ascendeutes; articulus 2'"' late hnilniatus; ;V" brevissimus.
Thoracis teguht nostic;e longie. Al)douien alas p(jsticas longe
superans. Pedes \xxes, graciles; femora postica fimbriata; tibia;
posticse brevissimae. Aire antie^y amphe, subacutse, margine
(ixteriore convexo. Aire posticse fasciculo longo apud marginem
interiorem.

Ft'intlc. Body slender. Eyes large, prominent. Prol)()sri,s
stout. Palpi ascending, applied to the head; 2nd joint broadly
fringed; 3rd very short. Hind tegulse of the thorax long. Abdo-
men extending nmch beyond tiie hind wings. Legs smooth,
slender; hind femora fringed; fore tibiae very short; iiind til)ia5
with one s})ur in each pair extremely long. Wings am[»le. Fore
wings slightly acute; exterior border rounded, moderately oblique.
Hind wings with an elongate tuft in tlie disk near the interior
border, which is broadly fringed.

The tuft on the hind wings distinguishes this genus IVoni Bafi/-^;
to which it is closely allied.

63. Vatica ul riLALLS. F(jeiii. Ochracea; corpore subtus pedi-
buscpie argenteo all)is; femorilnis anticis extus nigricantibus, tibiis
anticis apice nigris; alis anticis vittis ditfusis spatioque exteriorc
rufis, liuea transversa postmedia arcuata costa Hmljriaque nigris;
alis p<;sticis nigro late marginatis.

Female. Ochraceous. l>ody beneath and legs silvery white.
Proboscis testaceous. Fctre femora blackish on the inner side;
fore tibiae with black tips. Fore wings with ditfuse red stri])es,
which extend to a black curved transverse postmedial line, ))eyond
which the wings are red; costa and fringe black; under side witli
tlie apical part corresponding to the red pai't aljovc blackisii.
Hind wings with a l)road black bortler. Length of the body G
lines; of tlif f'ric wings 11 lines.

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04. BoTYS INTERFIXALIS. Fvein. Pallide flava, suljtus albida,
abdomine alas posticas longe superante, alis liiieis duabus fuscis
transversis obliquis, fascia marginali lata pallide ajuea; alis anticis
l)unctis costalibus nigricautibus, liiiea V apud costaui retraeta,
2' interrupta et abbreviata, liiiea exteriore fusca fasciam mar-
ginaliiu attingente.

Female. Pale yellow, slender, iridescent, whitish beneath. ■ Abdo-
men extending much beyond the hind wings. Wings with two
transverse oblique brown lines, and with a lu'oad pale aeneous
marginal baml. Fore wings acute, with several blackish costal
points; 1st line retracted near the costa; 2nd interrupted in the
disk, abbreviated near the costa; a 3rd exterior brown line, which
joins the hind part of the marginal band. Length of the body
3 lines; of the wings 7 lines.

Nearly allied to 11 ri/lijts.iJis and to li. Xeoclis ili.'^.

Gen. Xacca.
F<ieiii. Corpus robustum, breve, squamosum. Caput inter
antennas ct)rnubus duolnis })orrectis lanceolatis. Proboscis medio-
cris. Palpi graciles, lasves, oblicpie ascendentes, verticem sat
superantes; articulus 3"" lineai'is, 2' diniidio brevior. Antennas
validio, breviuscuhB. Al>domen lanceolatum, alas posticas longe
.su[)erans; latera ftisciculata. Pedes sat validi; eoxa3 anticge longje,
clavatai, apice fasciculatae; calcaria longa, gracilia. Ala' anticai
acuta?, margine exteriore subconvex'o.

Feiii/i/e. Body stout, smonth, s((uamous. Hea<l in front witli
two poi'rect lanceolate a{)pendag('S between the antenme. Pro-
boscis moderately long. Palpi slender, smooth, obliquely ascend-
ing, rising somcnvhat higher than the vertex; 3i-d joint linear,
rounded at the tip, less than half the length of the 2nd. Antenna?
stout, ratlier short. Abdoni(^n lanceolate, with small tufts along
each side, extending mucli beyond the hind wings. Legs rather
stout; fore coxa? long, elavate, densely tufted towards the tips;
spurs long, slender. Wings moderately broad. Fori; wings acute;
extciior Ixtrder slightly rounded, modei'ately obli(|ue; 2nd inferior
vein more than twice further from the ."b'd than from the 1st;
4th emitted near the base of tiu^ wing.

<)5. Xacca 'I'lvKidNALis. Fa^ji. Cupi-eo pur[»ureo, capitc; [)alpis
thoraceiiiic aiitico oi hraceis; coxis anticis luteis pui[»ureo fasci-

cuhitis, tiliiis (|ii;itu(»r jxistciioi-ibtis lutcis imi'purcM l)ifa8ri:iti.s; alls
aiiticis striga basali iiiacula(HU' magna tiigoiia costali oclirarcis.

Female. Cupreous pui'i)!!'. Head, })ali»i, and fore jtart of the
thorax ocliraceous. Pi-ol)os('is tawny. Pectus pearly wliite.
Ab(hjmen lieneath pale testaceous, except towards the tij). Fon^
cox;e luteous, with purple tut'ts; four ])osterior tihia; luteous,
l)urple at the base and at the tips; tarsi luteous. Fore wings
with a transverse ochraceous streak at the base, and with a large
ocliraceous costal triangular spot at a little before half tlu; length.
Length of the body 5^ lines; of the wings 11 lin(\s.

Gen. OPULA.
Fcem. Corpus crassuni. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles,
arcuati, obliipu^ ascendentes, verticem non superantes; articulus
3"" linearis, vix acutus, 2° duplo brevior. Antenna^ rol)usta',
glabra*. Abdomen alas posticas sat superans. Pedes validi,
heves; calcaria longa, gracilia. Ala? anticte longissima?, acuta',
margine exteriore convexo perolili(pio.

Female. Body thick. Proboscis sluu't. Pali)i slender, curved,
obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; ;3rd joint
linear, hardly acute, about half the length of the 2nd. Antennye
stout, smooth. Abdomen extending somewhat l)eyond the hind
wings. Legs stout, smooth; spurs long, slender. Wings very
long, moderately broad. Fore wings acute; exterior border
rounded, very obliqu(>; 4th inferior vein very remote f)-om
the 3rd.

OG. Opula impletalis. Fcem. Cervina, alis fasciis quatuor
obliquis macularibus indeterniinatis pallide tiavescentibus cerviuo
sublineatis.

Female. Fawn-colour. Wings with four obli([ue macular and
very irregular pale yellowish bands, which are slightly and irregu-
larly interlined with the ground hue; under sid(> like; the upper
surface. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings IS lines.

07. Okometma fONcnuJA. Mto^. Viridis; capite ])alpis antennis
pectore abdomint; pedibusque albis; palpis jxu'rectis caput sat
su])erantibus, articulo 2" parvo acuto; antennis sat late ])ectinatis;
alis latis albo conspersis. ])un(to discoidali iiigio, liinlu'ia pallidis-

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sime viridi; alis anticis subacutis inargiue exteriore fere recto; alls
posticis margine exteriore subangulato.

Mule. Grass green. Head, pal})!, anteniije, pectus, abdomen,
and legs white. Palpi smooth, slender, porn-ct, extending rather
])eyond the head; 3rd joint acute, less than one-fourth of tlie
length of the 2nd. Antenufe rather broadly pectinated. Abdo-
men much shorter than tlie interior border of the hind wings.
Legs smooth, slender; hind ti1)iiV! with four rather short spurs.
Wings broad, with a black point in the disk, with many shining
white speckles, and with a very pale green fringe. Fore wings
slightly acute; exterior border almost straight. Hind wings with
tlie exterior l)order slightly angular in the middle. Length of
the body 5 lines; of the fore wings 15 lines.

(Jen. TlIAINA.
Fit'in. Corpus gracile. Prol)oscis longiuscula. sat valida. Palpi
porrecti, graciles, subtus find)riati, caput paullo superantes; arti-
culi) 'V'^ conicus. Antenna' gracillima% subsetulosa^!. Abdomen
brt'vius(-ulum. Pedes longi, gracillimi; calcaina longa, gracilia;
ti1)ia' anticfe incisa?, calcarilnis apicalibus fimlmatis. Ala^ latis-
simai; antica* acutcB, margin(^ exteriore subconvexo; posticie costa
apicf^ truncata, margine exteriore vix inciso.

Fciiuih'. Body slender. Pi'oboscis rather long and stout. Palpi
porrert, slender, fringeil bcneatli, extending a little beyond the
head; 3rd joint conical, less than one fourtli of tlie length of the
I'nil. Antenna^ very slender, very minutely setose. Abdomen
much shoi-ter than the interior border of the hind wings. Legs
long, veiy slender; fore ti])ia! notched beneath at somewhat
beyond the middle, with fiinged apical spurs; hind tibiae with
foui' slender spurs. Wings very broad. Fore wings acute;
«;xterior bor<ler slightly roinided, moderately obli(]ue. Hind
wings with the apical part of the costa oblicpiely truncated;
e.xterior l)Oi(ler very slightly festooned.

(;8. Traina stramineata. F<em.. Pallidissime .straminea;
cai)ite ferrugineo-bifasciato; thorace antice ferrugineo; alis anticis
ferrugineo conspersis, linea recta oblitpia linea exterion; angulosa
lineaque marginali ferrugineis; alis anticis costa lineatjue 4" trans-
versa ferrugineis, gutta subcostali producta nigra; alis posticis
])uncto discoidali nigro.

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Fi'imth'. Very p;ilc straw colour. Head with two t'riTui;iiiiius
bands. Thorax ferruginous in front. Win^s minutely sjieckh-il
with ferruginous; a straight ferruginous line extending from a
little beyond tliree fourths of the h'ligth of the costa of tlie lore
wings to a little beyonil three-fourths of the length of the interior
border of the hind wings; an exterior zig zag ferruginous line,
and a marginal ferruginous line. Fore wings with a fiirruginous
co.sta, and with a ferruginous transverse line near the; inner siih^
of a transversely elongated black discoidal dot. Hind wings with
a black point on the disk. Length of tlu^ bod) S lines; of tlu'
wings 24 lines. See Plate VII, Fig. 12.

(ieil. TniAXA.
F(ieiii. Corpus gracile. Ca[)ut poi'rigens. Proboscis brevis.
Palpi validi, obliijue asc(nidentes; articulus .">'" miuinins. An-
tenn?e glal)nc, graciles. Abdomen subcoiupressum. I'edes breves,
longi, gTacillimi; tibi;e postiea^ subincrassata^ (piadricalcarata^.
Ala3 antica; lat;e, aeut;v-, margine exteriore subrotundato sub-
oblicpio. Alai posticai abdomen superant(\s.

Female. Body slender. Head rather promintnit. Proboscis
short. Palpi stout, oblicpiely aseiniding, not rising so high as the
vertex; 3rd joint extremely small. AnteiiiuB smooth, slender.
Al)domen slightly compressed, rather short(M' than the interior
border of the hind wings. Legs long, smooth, very slciuh'r; hind
tibiie very slightly incrassated, with four spurs, the 1st [)air much
longer than the apical pair. Wings broad. Fon^ wings acute;
exterior border slightly roundeil and obli(pie; areolct much less
than half the length of the wing.

<V.). TnrAXA cosTALls. F'i'tii. TiUtea; vertice cinereo; fi-onte
ferrugineo conspersa et iniifasciata antice allia; p(!ctor<! ventre
(pie albis; pedibus posticis albidis; alis ferrugineo, conspersis
et biffxsciatis, fascia V postmedia angulata intus dilfusa, 2' sub-
marginali interrupta informi, guttis submarginalibus ai-genteis
nigro marginatis; alis anticis fascia ferruginea antemedia I'ccta
angusta, vitta costali cinerea, gutta discoidali ar^entea nigro-
marginata; alis posticis puncto discoidali argcnteo nigro niar-
ginato.

Femnle. JiUteous. Vertex of the head cini're<)us; fi'oiif with

i'ci'iugiuous speckles, and a ferruginous band, its fore part white.
Pectus and under side of the abdomen white. Hind legs whitish.
Wings with transverse ferruginous speckles, and with two ferru-
ginous bands; 1st band postmedial, forming an acute outward
angle in each wing, diffuse on the inner side; 2nd band submar-
ginal, interrupted, and very irregular, accompanied by silvery
partly black-bordered dots of various size and shape; under side
pal(^, with the markings much less complete. Fore Avings with
an antemedial slender straight ferruginous band ; a cinereous
costal stripe, which is contiguous to a silvery blackd)ordered dot
in the disk. Hind wings with a silvery black-bordered discoidal
point. Length of the body 71 lines; of the wings 19 lines. See
Plate VII, Fig. 13.

70. BoARMiA ABRUPTARIA. Mas. Alba, robusta; capite antico
palpisque fuscis, vertice luteo-bifasciato; thorace maculis duabus
anticis nigris luteo marginatis duabuscjue posticis luteis; abdo-
minis segmentis luteo fasciatis; alis fusco conspersis, lineis duabus
duplicatis interruptis angulosis guttisque marginalibus fuscis; alis
anticis maculis tribus costalibus fuscis; alis posticis margine ex-
teriore subundulato vix angulato.

Male. White, stout. Head in front and palpi dark l)rown;
vertex Avith tAvo luteous bands. Antennae black, Avliite at the
base, In'oadly pectinated to two tliirds of the lengtli. Thorax
Avith a black ])roadly luti^ous bordered spot on each of the fore
te<'ul;\3, and Avith a luteous spot on each side near the hind
border. Al)domen not extending beyond the hind Avings, Avith a
luteous band on tlie hind l)order of each segment, and Avith a fcAV
black speckles; apical tuft small. Legs stout, mostly blackish.
AVin"S dimly broAvn speckled, wdth tAVO very incomplete double
zi<''-z;ag broAvn lines; 1st line antemedial, apparent near the
interior Ixirder of the hind Avings; 2nd postmedial, apparent near
tlie interior border of the fore Avings and of the hind Avings; some
submarginal clusters of si)eckles, and a roAv of marginal IjroAvn
dots. Fore Avings acute, Avith three brown costal si)ots; exterior
l)()rder slightly rounded, vtsry oblifpie. Hind Avings Avitli the
exterior border slightly festooned, liardly angular. Length of the
body 9 lines; of the Avings 22 lines.

71. TlU'llUOSlA DIFFUSA. Fa'iii. Ciiu'i'eo-viridis, gracilis; paljjis

oblique ascendentibus verticem vix snp('rantil)U,s, artk'ulo 3"
conioo; alls aiiiplis fus^co subconsper.sis, liiu'is duabus oblicjuis
angulosis fuscis, guttis marginalibus iiigricuitiluis, macula d\^-
coidali fasciacjue subniargiuali lata atomaria 8ul)tu.s fu.scis; alls
anticis apiee sul)r()tunilatis; alls posticis uiargiue exteriore iuciso.

Female. CincrtM)u.s green, slender, pale ciuennnis beneath. Palpi
obliquely ascending, hardly rising higher than the vertex; 3rd
joint conical, not more than one sixth of the hmgth of the 2nd.
Abdomen shorter tlian the interior border of the hind wings.
Wings ample, indistinctly brown si)eckled, with two brown zig-
zag oblique lines, one antemedial, the other postmedial; marginal
dots blackish; under side with a brown discoidal si)()t (which is
larfft'st in the fore winirs), and with a broad sul)niarginal ))and
ccmiposed of brown speckles. Fore wings slightly rounded at the
tips; exterior border rounded very oblique. Hind wings with the
exterior border scalloped. Length of the body r» lines; of tiie
wings 19 lines.

72. AciDALlA LATIFERA. Fa'm. Alba; capite palpis tlioracis(iue
tegulis anticis cinereis; palpis oblique ascendentiljus verticem ncm
superantibus, articulo 3° lineari 2' dimidio breviore; abdominc
rufescente cinei'eo basi et segmentorum marginibus posticis albis;
alis vitta rufescente cinerea antice abbreviata lineam album undu-
latam includente, vitta submarginali minus determinata liiiciiu
albam angulosam includente, punctis marginalibus nigris.

Female. White, .stout. Head, ])ali)i, and fore teguliu of the
thorax cinereous. Palpi obli(|uely ascending, not rising higher
than the vertex; 3rd joint linear, less than half the length of tlu^
2nd. Al)domen reddisli cinereous; base and hind boi-(h'rs of the
segments white. Legs smooth, slender. Wings with a reddish
cinereous .stripe, which extends from tlie middle of tlie intei'ioi-
border of the hind wings, and is abbreviated near the foic exterior
border of the fore wings, and includes on its hind si<h' a wliite
undulating line; a submarginal stripe of the same hue, but less
determinate, including a white zig-zag line; marginal i)oints ])lack;
under .side pale cinereous. Length of the body 3 lines; of the
fore Avnngs 9 lines.

(!en. Xhrkssa.
J/(/>. ( 'orpus sat rol)iistuin. Prohosris bre\is. P.ilpi erecti.

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•sat validi, vcrticeni non superantes; articulus 3"^ conicus. Antennae
crelirc. sctosse. Abdomen alas posticas non snperans; sexualia
magna. Pedes graciles, longiusculi; tibi;e posticce dilatatse;
tarsi postici brevissimi. Alse anticse latai, acutjie, margine exter-
iore vix convexo.

Male. Body rather stout. Proboscis short. Palpi erect,
rather stout, not rising higher than the vertex^ 3rd joint conical,
not more than one-sixth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae
tliickly setose. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings;
tip A\ith lateral valves, and with a large tuft. Legs slender,
rather long; hind tibiae dilated; hind tarsi very short. Wings
T)road. Fore wings acute; exterior border very slightly rounded,
modei-ately oblique.

73. Nebessa CHALYBCEATA. Mas. Pallidissime cervina; capite,
palpis, antennis thoraceque antico nigricantibus; tliorace albo; alis
fascia antemt^dia lata obliqua lineisque duabus exterioribus
anculosis albido marginatis linea, submarginali pallidiore diffusa
indistincta, puucto discoidali nigro; alis anticis fascia apud medium
dilatata chalylxeo suffusa, linea P exterioTT. postice nigra.

M'ik. ^'evy pale fawn colour, testaceous whitish beneath.
Head, palpi, antenuce, and fore border of the thorax blackish.
Thorax white. Wings with a broad antemodial oblique fawn
eoioured band, which has darker borders; two exterior zig-zag
fawn coloured lines, each of which is bordered with whitish on
the outer side; a paler indistinct diffuse submarginal lim;; mar-
ginal festoon l)rown; a black point in the; disk. Fore wings witli
the band much dilated in the niiildle on the outer side, jmrtly
ovcis[)rea(l witli chalybeous; hind part of the 1st exterior line
black. Lengtli of the liody 7^, lines; of the wings 19 lines.

74. ScoDiOiNA CKPiiALoTKS. .'ifiis. Cana, fusco conspersa; palpis
porrectis subi'ostriformibus ca[)ut sat superantilnis, articulo 3°
acuto miiiimo; thorace margine antico testaceo; tibiis posticis
subdilatatis; alis fasciis duabus fascis undulatis, fasciis duabus
exterioril)iis pallidiorilnis angulosis, fimbria alba, svdttus Havis
ni"rofusco bifasciatis; alis auticis fascia intermedia fusca undulata,
lasciis sulitus duabus intcrmrdiis iii-ris.

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M'de. Hoary, speckltMl with V)ro\\ai. Body wliitisli beneath.
Palpi jiorrect, subrostritorm, extending somewhat beyond the
head; 3rd joint acute, very minute. Antenn;« minutely setulose.
Thorax with a testaceous fore border. Abdomen rather shorter
than tlie interior border of the hind wings; apical tuft small.
Legs smooth, slender; hind tibiai slightly dilated. Wings witli
two undulating brown bands, and with two exterior paler brown
zig-zag bands; fringe white; under side yellow, with an antemedial
band and a broad marginal l)and, both blackish brown. Fore
Avings with an intermediate undulating brown band; untler side
with i\\\) l)lack bands between the antemedial band and the
marginal band, with wliich latter they are connected at the hind
end. Length of the body 0 lines; of the fore wings 16 lines.
See Plate VII, Fig. U.

75. MiCRONIA TENELLA. Md^. Alba; capite anticio nigricante;
antennis fulvis robustis; alis testaceo })allido transverse strigatis;
alis posticis margine exteriore rectangulato.

Male. White, slender. Front of the head blackish. Antennaj
ta^vny, stout, smooth. Abdomen shorter than the interior border
of the hind wings. Legs short, smooth, rather stout. Wings
transversely and indistinctly streaked with pale testaceous. Fore
wings acute; costa and exterior border slightly rounded, the
latter slightly obli(|ue. Hind wings with the exterior border
rectangular in the middle. Length of the body 4 lines; of the
Avings 14 lines.

70. SuiJPJTA LUCTUOSA. J/ '.v. Obscun^ cinerea, subtus albida;
palpis erectis verticem longe siijx'rantibus articulo '.\° lanceolato;
abdomine alas i)osticas longe superante; alis anticis albo subcon-
spersis apice rotundatis, lineis quatuor nigricantiljus transversis
undulatis .■>' valde arcuata allx) marginata 4' subangulosn, [)unctis
marginalibus nigris.

Male. Dark cint'reous. I>"dy whitish beneath. Palpi erect,
rather slender, rising nmch higlier than the vertex; ."ird joint
lanceolate, a little shorter than the 'ind. AntcniKe smooth, rather
stout. Abdomen rinei'(>ous, extending mucli beyond the hind
wings; apical tuft small. Legs wliitish, smooth. Fore wings
rounded at the tip-^, with some white speckles, and with fmr

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blackish undulating transverse lines; 1st line very near the base;
2nd antemedial, accompanied by a white line; 3rd postmedial,
much curved outward, sliglitly bordered with white on the outer
side; 4th slightly zig-zag; marginal points black; exterior Ijorder
rounded, not oblique; under side whitish along the interior
border. Hind wings whitish along the costa. Length of the
body 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines.

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