440 CATALOGUE OF 



impressed lines. Ovirliicl testaceous, almost straight, black for half the 

 lenfjth from the tij), a little longer than tlie abdomen. Legs stout; spines 

 with black tips; hind femora nearly lliree-filths of the length of the fore 

 wings. Fore wings tapering slightly towards the tips, longer i)y two lines 

 than the hind wings; areolets mostly large and regular; scapular vein 

 approximate to the externo-medial till near the tip, where it is branching. 

 Hind wings blackish, with very numerous pellucid spots which form irre- 

 gular bands; costal space pellucid ; veins testaceous. Length of the body 

 21 lines; expansion of the fore wings 62 lines. 



a. ? 



22. Meroxcidius varius. 



Mas. Testaceus ; caput nigricanle maculaium et unifasclatian, 

 labro alhido ; anlenncB ferrugineo fascia Ice ; prolhorax nigricanle 

 octoviltatus, sutco antico abbreviato, margine antico produclo uni- 

 tuberculalo ; lamince subgenitalis slyli laiiceolaf.i, pilosi, longissimi, 

 subttin exciivati ; pedes robusli, nigricanle nebulosi, tibiis inlermediis 

 subdilalalis ; ala anticcE cinerecc, longcs, nigricante niaculatce, viridi 

 venostc el reticulalte, basi albido reliculati£ ; alee posticm nigricantes, 

 paullo longiores, apud coslam diaphanw. 



Male. Testaceous. Head with blackish spots along the hind I)order, 

 and with an irregular blackish band adjoining the keels, which are 

 connected and obtuse in front; labrum whitish. Antennae with ferruginous 

 bands; first and second joints partly blackish. Protborax with eight irre- 

 gular blackish stripes ; the middle pair connected where they are traversed 

 by the two furrovvs, of which the fore one is abbreviated and the hind one 

 curved; fore border much rounded, with a small tubercle; hind border 

 rounded, slightly elevated. Styles of the subgeniial lamina lanceolate, 

 pilose, concave beneath, very long. Legs stout, slightly pilose, partly 

 clouded with blackish; hind femora a little less than five-sevenths of the 

 length of the fore wings; middle tibias slightly dilated; spines on the 

 upper side of the hind lil)ia? black towards the base, i'ore wings cinereous, 

 much longer than the i)ody, a little shorter than the hind wings ; veins and 

 reticulation green, the latter whitisli towards the base; some small blackish 

 marks adjoining the veins ; scapular vein approximate to the externo-medial 

 till near the tip, where it diverges to the costa. Hind wings blackish, 

 pellucid and with testaceous veins along the costa. Length of the body 

 16 lines; expansiou o( the fore wings 45 lines, 

 a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



23. Meroncidius circomdatls. 



Fcem. Fulvus, sal gracilis ; antenmc piceie, leslaceo fasciala ; prolhorax 



sublililer lubcrcuialus, piceo inlerruple bivillalus ; oviductus nigcr, 



subarcuutus, basi leslaceus, abdomine paullo longior ; pedes robusli; 



alee anliccc angusla: ; alee posiiccc nigricantes, breviores, cinereo 



marginalie. 



Female. Tawny, rather slender. Head smooth, shining in front. 



Antenmu piceous, testaceous towards the base and with testaceous bands. 



Prolhor.ix minutely tnbeicuhrte, with two abbreviated and irregular piceous 



suipes, and with two transverse iuiprcssed lines. Oviduct black, slightly 



