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Gen. Vabnia, n. g. 



FcEin. Corpus crassum. Proboscis non conspicua. Palpi vix robusti, 

 oblique ascendeutes, froutem superantes; articulus 3"^ lanceolatus, 

 2i tlimidio non longior. Antennce validse, glabraj. Abdomen alas pos- 

 ticas superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, deusissime 

 pilosi. AloB raargine exteriore exciso ; anticse acut?e, costa recta. 



Female. Body thick. Proboscis not distinct. Palpi hardly stout, ob- 

 liquely ascending, rising higher than the front; 3rd joint lanceolate, 

 about half the length of the 2nd. Antennae stout, smooth. Abdomen 

 elongate-conical, extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. 

 Legs stout, most densely clothed with long hairs ; spurs long. Wings 

 moderately broad ; exterior border deeply and irregularly notched. 

 Fore wings acute ; costa straight. 



Allied to Eutelia. 



315. Varnia miniata, n. s. Fcem. Lsete miniata, subtus cinereo- 

 fusca, capite thoraceque fuscis, hujus fascia rufa, abdomine vitta fusca 

 guttisque lateralibus flavis, alis strigis transversis fasciisque nigris, 

 alis posticis macula discali magna angulata vitrea. 



Female. Bright red-lead colour, mostly cinereous brown beneath. Head 

 and thorax brown, the latter with a red band. Abdomen with a brown 

 stripe and with two rows of yellow dots. Legs reddish brown ; hind 

 tibiae densely tufted along the whole length ; the hairs rosy and very 

 long, shorter and brownish towards the tips. Wings with irregular 

 black bands and transverse streaks. Hind wings with a large angular 

 vitreous discal spot. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 15 

 lines. 



Fain. PLUSID^, Boisd. 



Gen. Plusia, Ochs. 



316. Plusia verticillata, Guen. Noct. ii. 344. 68. 



Inhabits also South Africa, Hindostan, Ceylon, China, Java, and Aus- 

 tralia. 



The following ten species do not represent the typical forms of Plusia, 

 and some of them may be considered as sufficiently distinct to form. new 

 genera. 



317- Plusia ferripunctum, n. s. Mas. Flava, ochraceo varia, ahs 

 anticis ochraceo confertlm conspersis, fasciis duabus obliquis argenteis, 

 1" lata punctum ferrugineum includente costam versus abbreviata, 2« 

 maculari submarginali, alis posticis rufescentibus, subtus albis rufes- 

 cente quadrilineatis, fasciculo discali interiore floccoso. 



Male. Yellow, varied with ochraceous. Frontal tuft prominent. An- 

 tennae pubescent. Abdomen pale. Fore wings thickly speckled with 

 dull ochraceous, the speckles here and there confluent ; two irregular 

 oblique silvery bands ; 1st band broad, much abbreviated towards the 



