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the costa of the fore wings, where it terminates in a white mark ; sub- 

 marginal line nearly obsolete. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, 

 with an interior indistinct denticulated cinereous line ; orbicular and 

 reuiform marks pure white, the former small, the latter large. Length 

 of the body 7 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



432. Thermesia Poaphiloides, n. s. Mas. Ceryina, pedibus non 

 pilosis, alis lineis media et exteriore fuscescentibus denticulatis valde 

 indistinctis, linea submarginali pallide cinerea interrnpta, alis anticis 

 linea interiore indistincta, orbiculari pallida punctiformi, reniformi e 

 punctis duobus nigris, plaga costali magna nigro-fusca. 



Male. Dull fawn-colour, with a cinereous tinge beneath. Palpi slightly 

 curved, ascending above the vertex ; 2nd joint pilose ; 3rd lanceolate, 

 much shorter than the 2nd. Antennae minutel) aetulose. Legs 

 smooth. Wings moderately broad, with the middle and exterior lines 

 brownish, denticulated, very indistinct ; submarginal line interrupted, 

 pale cinereous, accompanied by longitudinal black streaks, entire to- 

 wards the costa of the fore wings, where it borders the large costal 

 subapical blackish-brown patch ; marginal points black. Fore wings 

 acute, with an interior veiy indistinct line ; orbicular mark pale, 

 punctiform ; reniform distinguished by two transversely placed black 

 points. Length of the body / hues ; of the wings 18 lines. 



433. Thermesia? CRASSiuscuLA,n. s. Fcem. Pallide ochracea, tibiis 

 subdilatatis subfimbriatis, alis linea recta obliqua ochracea apud cos- 

 tam retracta, linea exteriore indistincta, linea submarginali subobso- 

 leta, alis anticis linea interiore tenui angulosa, margine exteriore vix 

 flexo. 



Female. Pale ochraceous, stout. Thorax squamous. Abdomen not 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout ; tibia; slightly dilated 

 and fringed ; spurs long. Wings with a straight oblique ochraceous 

 line which is abruptly retracted towards the costa of the fore wings, 

 and is accompanied on the outer side by an indistinct line which is 

 most apparent in the hind wings ; submarginal line almost obsolete. 

 Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; interior line slender, zigzag; ex- 

 terior border hardly bent. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 

 18 lines. 



434. Thermesia ruficeps, n. s. Mas. Cinereo-cervina, subtus ru- 

 fescens, capite thoraceque antico saturate rufis, alis linea pallida recta 

 obliqua apud costam recurva, hnea interiore denticulata minus deter- 

 minata, puncto discali punctisque submarginalibus nigris, alis anticis 

 acutis subfalcatis, margine exteriore subangulato, punctis tribus dis- 

 calibus fuscis. 



Male. Fawn-colour with a cinereous tinge, reddish beneath. Head 

 and fore part of the thorax deep red. Antennae minutely setulose. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings, with a radiating apical 

 tuft. Wings with a pale, straight, oblique, dark-bordered hne which 



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