204 THE LEPIDOrTERA OF CEYLON. 



witb an indistinct black iuwardly-obliquo basal, antemedial, and a postmedial trans- 

 verse denticulated line, followed by a discal straight pale-centred duplex line, beyond 

 which is a pale sinuous fascia and a slender black denticulated pale-pointed marginal 

 line; between the two middle lines is a transverse blackish zigzag fascia, which 

 encloses a white reniform spot ; a black punctiform orbicular spot also within the 

 cell ; the area between the fascia and straight discal line being paler brown : hind- 

 wing cinereous-brown at the base, crossed by a medial zigzag black line, a pale- 

 centred duplex straight discal line, a pale sinuous fascia, and a pale-pointed marginal 

 line. Palpi, and frontal tuft beneath, knees, and bands on tarsi dark violet-brown. 



Female paler, the markings less distinct. 



Expanse \tu to Ixu inch. 



Genus AZAZIA. 



Azazia, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xv. p. 1576 (1858). 

 Thermesia (part), Guenee, Noct. iii. p. 353. 



Forewing elongated, somewhat narrow, slightly arched towards the tip, apex 

 almost subfalcate, exterior margin slightly convex ; cell extending to half the length, 

 first subcostal emitted at one-third before end of the cell, second at one-sixth, trifid, 

 third at one-fiftli from base of second and fourth at three-fourths from base of third, 

 fifth from end of cell and touching third at its base ; discocellular concave, bent at 

 each end, radials from the angles; middle median from angle close to end of cell, 

 lower at one-half ; submedian almost angular near the base : hindwing short, exterior 

 margin oblique and slightly convex ; cell one-third the length ; two subcostals from 

 end of cell ; discocellular slender, concave, radial from near lower end ; middle 

 median from immediately before end of cell, lower at one-third ; submedian and 

 internal vein straight. Body moderately stout ; frontal tuft prominent, pointed ; 

 palpi obliquely ascending, reaching level of the vertex, second joint rather thick, laxly 

 squamose, third joint lanceolate, one-third length of second ; antenuEe slightly bipec- 

 tinated and ciliated; legs rather long, forelegs broadly pilose, middle and hind legs 

 moderately pilose, spurs long and slender. 



Ti/pe, A. rubricans. 



AZAZIA RUBRICANS (Plate 173, Fig. 3 ^, 3a larva). 

 Ophiusa rubrkans, Boistluval, Faun. Eut. Mailag. Lep. p. 106, pi. 16. f. 1 (1834). 

 Thcnnesia rubricans, Gueuee, Noct. iii. p. 356. 

 Azazia rubricans, Walker, Catal. Lep. Ilet. B. M. xv. p. 1576. 

 Thermesia transducta. Walker, id. xxxiii. p. 1058 (1865), $ . 

 Thermesia consueta, Walker, Char, of Undes. Lep. Het. p. 93 (1869). 



Male. Dingy greyish ochreous-brown, minutely speckled with darker brown 

 scales : forewing with a subbasal transverse curved undulated brown line, a medial 



