ACIPTILUS. 61 



puncto ante ajncejn nigro, lacinia secunda ciliis 

 costalibus fuscescentihus, dorsalilus alho et fusco 

 alteryiatis, nkfro ante apicem punctatis ; posticis 

 dilute brunneis, digiti tertii margine dorsali trian- 

 guJum nigrum ah apice aliquot remotum gerente^ 

 ciliis alho histriatis. 



Head pale brown, with a few elevated scales above 

 the eyes ; the palpi whitish, marked with brown, 

 projecting about the length of the head beyond 

 it ; antennse slightly pubescent, faintly dotted 

 with fuscous and whitish. 



Thorax pale brown. 



Fore wings cleft to the middle, pale brown, the ante- 

 rior lobe touched before and beyond the middle 

 with white ; the costa also wdiite above the first 

 white blotch and beyond the second to the apex, 

 the second lobe having only a few white scales 

 on its surface, but with the cilia on the dorsal 

 margin alternated with white and fuscous, and 

 having a small black dot before the apex. The 

 cilia within the fissure are fuscous, with a small 

 black dot before the apex of the anterior lobe. 



Hind wings pale brown, with brownish-fuscous cilia, 

 the third lobe having a triangular tooth-like 

 projection of blackish scales about one third 

 from the apex. The cilia brownish fuscous, with 

 an indistinct pale line along their base, ending 

 in a white dash before the projecting triangle ; 

 tliey are white also at the extreme apex. 



