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nigro subconspersis, linea media nigra recta, lineis aliis nigricantibus 

 angulosis indistinctis, alis anticis fuscescenti-cinereo nebulosis, orbi- 

 cular! e puncto nigro. 



Bright ochraceous, dull pale luteous beneath. Third joint of the palpi 

 lanceolate, hardly one-third of the length of the 2nd. Wings mot- 

 tled with luteous, and slightly speckled with black ; middle line black, 

 straight, oblique ; the other lines blackish, zigzag, indistinct ; exterior 

 line with black points ; submarginal points black. Fore wings partly 

 shaded with brownish cinereous ; orbicular mark represented by a 

 black point. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



Closely allied to T. svbrutilans. 



429. Thermesia metagona, n. s. Mas. Ferruginea, pedibus nigro 

 punctatis, alis obscure ochraceis, lineis interiore et exteriore ferrugi- 

 neis subrectis apud costam retractis, linea submarginali nigra den- 

 ticulata, alis anticis margine exteriore vix flexo, alis posticis stiigalata 

 postica schistacea nigro marginata. 



Male. Ferruginous, much paler beneath. Palpi slightly curved, ascend- 

 ing much higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint lanceolate, a little shorter 

 than the 2nd. Antennae setulose. Legs with a few black points. 

 Wings dull dark ochraceous, mostly luteous beneath ; interior and 

 exterior lines ferruginous, oblique, nearly straight, retracted towards 

 the costa of the fore wings; submarginal line black, denticulated, 

 distinguished by points in the hind wings, accompimied by white 

 points towards the costa of the fore wings. Fore wings rectangular 

 at the tips ; exterior border hardly bent. Hind wings with the ex- 

 terior line terminating in a broad, slaty, blackish-bordered streak. 

 Length of the body 7 lines; of "the wings 16 lines. 



430. Thermesia discontenta, n. s. Mas. Ferrugineo-rufa, abdo- 

 mine alas posticas superante, alis latis cinereo suffusis, lineis ferrugi- 

 neis undulatis indistinctis, alis anticis subfalcatis, margine exteriore 

 medio subconvexo. 



Male. Ferruginous red, with a cinereous tinge beneath. Third joint 

 of the palpi much shorter than the 2nd. AntennsE minutely setulose. 

 Abdomen extending beyond the hind wings. Wings broad, with a 

 cinereous tinge ; lines ferruginous, undulating, indistinct. Fore wings 

 subfalcate ; exterior border slightly convex in the middle. Length 

 of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



431. Thermesia noctinix, n. s. Obscure fusca, tibiis fimbriatis, 

 alis linea exteriore ciaereasubdenticulata, linea submarginali subobso- 

 leta, alis anticis apice rectangulatis, linea interiore cinerea denticulata 

 indistincta, orbiculari et reniformi niveis, litura costali alba. 



Dark brown, a little paler beneath. Palpi curved, ascending much higher 

 than the vertex ; 2nd joint pilose ; 3rd lanceolate, very slender, as 

 long as the 2nd. Tibiae fringed. Wings moderately broad, with a 

 cinereous exterior slightly denticulated line, which is bent towards 



