COLLECTED AT SAKAWAK. 167 



ribus albo punctatis, alis anticis piirpureo-rufescentibus latiusculis 

 subdentatis, lineis undulatis nigris, spatio marginali glaueo-cinereo 

 lineam nigram denticulatam includeute, puncto maculaque exteriore 

 discalibus nigris, plaga subcostali squamosa iridescente, alis posticis 

 glauco-cinereis, plaga exteriore squamosa. 



Male. Black, very stout, whitish beneath. Palpi white in front, ascend- 

 ing higher than the vertex; 3rd joint shorter than the 2nd. Antennae 

 stout, minutely setulose. Thorax slightlj' speckled with cinereous. 

 Abdomen brownish cinereous, extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings, crested towards the base, with a transverse black-and-white line 

 at the base of the tuft, which is reddish ; a row of white points along 

 each side. Wings rather broad, slightly dentate, cinereous beneath. 

 Fore wings of a various purplish-reddish hue, with undulating black 

 lines, which are here and there dilated ; marginal space glaucous cine- 

 reous, intersected by a black denticulated line ; an incomplete row of 

 yellow black-bordered marginal points ; a black discal point, and an 

 exterior black discal spot ; a curved pale line forming a loop with the 

 costa, which has pale points along its exterior pai'ts ; a large squa- 

 mous iridescent subcostal patch. Hind wings glaucous cinereous, with 

 a short black i-eddish-bordered line, which extends from the interior 

 border to the disk ; a patch like that of the fore wings, but narrower 

 and extending from the disk to the fore part of the exterior border ; 

 fringe brown, interlined with black, white at each end ; under side 

 with a line composed of black dots. Length of the body 10 lines ; 

 of the wings 20 lines. 



This species has some resemblance to Hypoetra complens. 



Gren. AsiNDUMA, n. g. 



Fcem. Cor^jMsrobustum, squamosum, laeve. Proioms conspicua. Palpi 

 compressi, vix lati, verticem paullo superantes ; articulus 3"^ lanceo- 

 latus, 2° brevior. Antenna graciles. Abdomen subcarinatum, alas 

 posticas perpaullo superans. Pedes, validi, lajves ; tibiaj posticae qua- 

 dricalcarataj. AIcb anticae apice rotundatse, costa basi subconvexa, 

 margine exteriore subconvexo. 



Female. Body stout, squamous, smooth. Proboscis distinct. Palpi 

 compressed, hardly broad, ascendnig a little higher than the vertex ; 

 3rd joint lanceolate, much shorter than the 2nd. Antenna? slender. 

 Abdomen slightly keeled, extending very little be}'ond the hind 

 wings. Legs stout, smooth ; hind tibiae with four spurs of moderate 

 length. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; 

 costa very slightly convex towards the base ; exterior border very 

 slightly convex and oblique. 



This genus has some affinity to the Acontidce. 



372. AsiNDUMA EXSCRiPTA, w. s. Foim. Pallidc lutea, palpis extus 

 fuseescentibHs, abdomine fusco-cinereo, alis anticis albidis, costa lineis 



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