236 THE LEPIDOPTERA OF CEYLON. 



Al)domcii with two apical tufts, one dorsal, the other ventral ; fore tibiae brown, 



with a dense pale tuft beneath ; middle and hind legs brown speckled. 



Expanse tV inch. 



Genus HADENNIA. 



Forewing elongated, triangular ; apex almost subfalcate, exterior margin oblique, 

 convex hiudward ; cell extending half the length ; first subcostal emitted at one-half 

 before end of the cell, second at one-fourth, trifid, fifth from end and joined by a 

 short spur to third at one-fifth beyond its base ; discocellular concave, bent near each 

 end, radials from the angles ; middle median at one-eighth, lower at two-fifths ; sub- 

 median slightly curved : hiudwing short, exterior margin very convex ; cell two-fifths 

 the length ; two subcostals from end of cell ; discocellular slightly concave, radial 

 from lower end ; middle median at one-eighth, lower at one-half. Body moderately 

 stout ; palpi much curved upward, compressed, second joint long, reaching half its 

 length above the head, subfusiform, laxly squamose, third joint acicular, nearly half- 

 length of second, laxly squamose, tufted above, point very acute; antennae minutely 

 setose ; legs moderately stout, laxly squamose ; spurs long. 



Tij'pe, H. hy|3enalis. 



HADENNIA HYPENALIS. 



Bocana hjpenalis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Ilet. B. M. xvi. p. 174 (1858). 

 Ferruginous greyish-brown. Both wings crossed by a dark brown inwardly- 

 oblique curved subbasal line, a denticulated discal line, and a pale denticulated sub- 

 marginal line, beyond which is a brown marginal lunular line; across the middle also 

 is an oblique straight dai'k ferruginous-brown band, and bordering the submarginal 

 line is a diffused dark ferruginous-brown fascia. Forewing also with a punctiform 

 black orbicular spot, and a white reniform mark bordered with black : hindwing also 

 with a smaller and less defined white spot at end of the cell. Tarsi dark brown. 

 Expanse Iitj- inch. 



HADENNIA MYSALIS. 

 Bertiila nvjsalis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xix. p. 886 (1859;. 

 Violaceous-brown, somewhat glossy. Both wings with an inwardly-oblique darker 

 browu medial fascia, and a more diffused discal fascia. Forewing with a white lunula 

 at end of the cell. Underside of both wings with a white lunule at end of the cell. 

 Body, head, palpi, and legs violaceous-brown. 

 Expanse 1 inch. 



HADENNIA JUTALIS. 

 Bocana jutalis, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xvi. p. 172 (1858). 



Purplish-brown : forewing crossed by a very indistinct darker brown antemedial 

 and a medial inwardly-oblique undulated line, a submarginal more distinct diffused 

 denticulated line with pale ochreous points ; a distinct black orbicular spot, and a 

 large whitish-ochreous reniform mark with black border : hindwing with a similar 



