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broad ; exterior line slightly undulating, a little darker than the ground- 

 hue, bordered with white towards the costa of the fore wings ; sub- 

 marginal line indicated by blackish points ; marginal points blackish, 

 white-bordered towards the costa of the fore wings. Fore wings acute, 

 with a broad whitish subcostal stripe, which is thickly speckled with 

 dark purphsh red, and contains two brown subapical spots, and is 

 most irregular towards its tip, where it is accompanied by a white 

 streak, whose exterior half is testaceous. Length of the body 4 hues ; 

 of the wings 12 lines. 



Gen. Talaeiga, WalJc. 



444. Talariga eapacior. Walk. Cat. Lep. 3rd ser. 1634. 

 Inhabits also Sumatra. 



Gen. GiN^A, Walk. 



445. GiN^A PECTORALis, n. s. Foem. Cervina, pectore niveo, pedi- 

 bus niveo variis, alis lineis interiore et exteriore nigricantibus angu- 

 losis, linea media fusca recta apud costam flexa, alis anticis linea basali 

 angulosa nigricante, linea submarginali pallida lata subundulata, li- 

 tura costali alba. 



Female. Fawn-colour. Palpi vertical, hardly rising higher than the 

 head ; 3rd joint extremely minute. Legs, partly, and pectus pure white. 

 Wings ample ; interior and exterior lines blackish, zigzag ; middle line 

 less distinct, brown, oblique, and straight, except towards the costa of 

 the fore wings ; fringe dark brown. Fore wings hardly falcate, with a 

 blackish zigzag basal line ; exterior line terminating in a white costal 

 mark ; submarginal line broad, slightly undulating, a little paler than 

 the ground-hue. Length of the body 9 ? lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Gen. Daona, n. g. 



Fam. Corpus sat robustum. ProJosm brevis. PaZpi compressi, ver- 

 ticem longe superantes; articulus 2"* obliquus, subfimbriatus ; 3"» 

 erectus, 2° non brevior. Antennce glabrae. Abdomen alas posticus 

 non superans. Pedes laves ; tibiae posticze apice fimbriatae, calcaribus 

 quatuor longissimis. Ala anticse acutse, costa recta, margine exte- 

 riore subconvexo subobiiquo. 



Female. Body moderately stout. Proboscis short. Palpi compressed, 

 ascending much higher than the vertex ; 2nd joint oblique, slightly 

 fringed; 3rd erect, as long as the 2nd. Antennae bare. Abdomen 

 not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, moderately 

 stout ; hind tibiae fringed towards the tips, with four very long spurs. 

 Wini's moderately broad. Fore wings acute; costa straight; exterior 

 border slightly convex and oblique. 



This genus has some affinity to the Herminidte. 



446. Daona mansueta, n. s. Fcem. Pallidissime cervina, alis sub- 

 conspersis, linea exteriore subobscuriore subundulata, margine exte- 



