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Genus PANDESMA. 

 Fandesma, Guonee, Noct. ii. p. 438 (1852). 

 Thrta, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xiii. p. 1111 (1857). 

 Cerbia, Walker, id. xiv. p. 1365 (1858). 



Forewing somewhat elongate, moderately broad, costa almost straight, apex 

 obtuse, exterior margin slightly oblique and scalloped ; cell narrow, extending to 

 half the length ; first subcostal emitted at one-third before end of the cell, second at 

 one-sixth, trifid, third at one-sixth from base of second, and fourth at one-third from 

 base of third, fifth from end of the cell, and slightly touching third near its base ; 

 discocellular slightly concave, bent close to each end, radials from the angles ; middle 

 median from angle close to end of the cell, lower at one-third before the end ; sub- 

 median much curved from the base : hindwing short, broad, almost quadrate, exterior 

 margin almost angular in the middle, slightly scalloped ; cell short, extending one- 

 third the length ; two subcostals from end of the cell ; discocellular very concave' 

 radial from near lower end ; two upper medians from extended lower end of the cell, 

 lower at one-fourth before the end ; submedian and internal vein slightly curved. 

 Body very stout ; palpi obliquely ascending, first joint laxly clothed, second joint 

 long, robust, compactly squamose, reaching to middle of the eyes, third joint one- 

 third the length of the second, slightly clavate at the tip ; antenna slightly pectinated 

 in male, simple in female ; legs short, pilose, all the tibijB densely tufted, middle and 

 hind tibia3 with long spurs. {Tijpe, P. Quenavadi.) 



PANDESMA aTJENAVALI (Plate 156, Fig. \,S)- 

 Fandesma Quenavadi, Gueaee, Noct. ii. p. 438, pi. 15, fig. 3 (1852). 



Forewing pale purplish-cinereous, the exterior border purplish cinereous-brown ; 

 speckled with minute black scales ; an indistinct subbasal, and an antemedial 

 interrupted zigzag transverse black-scaled line, an entire medial and a discal zigzag 

 slender line, followed by two very indistinct submai^ginal zigzag bands, and a marginal 

 row of black points ; a small cinereous-speckled blackish orbicular spot, and large 

 reniform mark : hindwing purplish cinereous- white, with a broad dusky purplish- 

 black marginal band, which is speckled with cinereous from the anal angle, and the 

 lower veins are also black speckled. Body cinereous-brown, abdomen palest ; palpi 

 with a black lateral longitudinal streak ; legs cinereous above, with black tarsal bands. 



Expanse If to 2 inches. 



Genus ANODAPHA. 

 Folydesma* Boisduval, Faun. Ent. Mad. Lep. p. 108 (1834); Gueuee, Noct. ii. p. 439 ; Walker, Catal. 

 Lep. Het. B. M. xiii. p. 1040. 

 Forewing elongate, triangular, broad, costa slightly arched towards the end, 



* Poli/dcsjnus used by Latreille iu 1802, for a genus of Myriapods. 



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