MESSKXA.— TIIESSITUS. 



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and narrowed outwardly) testaceous, irregularly marked aud 

 spotted with black, the claval area dull ochraceous, spotted and 

 marked with black, remaining area greyish white with the vena- 

 tion ochraceous, a large subapical transverse ochraceous spot with 

 black markings, preceded by two similar spots, but smaller in size, 

 and a submarginal series of small black spots ; wings pale fuli- 

 ginous, the apical area black crossed by an oblique white fascia, 

 the apical margin also white ; posterior tibia? with .six spines. 



Length excl. tegm. 9 ; exp. tegm. 34 millini. 



Hah. NJilgiri Hills ; Hillgrove, 4000 ft. {Brit. Mus.). 



Allied to M. sinuata, Atkins. The specimen was received from 

 Mr. T. Bainbrigge-Fletcher. 



Genus THESSITUS. (Vol. Ill, p. 230.) 



3165. Thessitus feae, Schmidt, Zool. Anz. xxxviii, p. 105 (1911). 



Body and legs ochraceous ; the latter more or less virescent, 

 tarsi f usoous-brown ; tegmina opaque, shining, greyish-white, the 

 venation ochraceous, a large basal ochraceous patch occupying 

 the central area from base to a little beyond middle, paler ochra- 

 ceous both above and beneath, aud with very irregularly shaped 

 black spots, above the middle of this ochraceous area, but not 

 reaching costal margin, a large oblique sanguineous spot ; wings- 



cretaceous-white, apical area with a cluster of pale spots, of which 

 the inner three are larger aud the outer series (of about five) 

 smaller. Wings considerably broader than the tegmina, the latter 

 profoundly sinuate on costal margin near apex, the apical margins 

 oblique ; face with the lateral margins broadly concavely sinuate 

 and submarginally ridged ; vertex of head not quite twice as broad 

 as long ; posterior tibia? with six spines. 



Length excl. tegu). 16; exp. tegm. 56 millim. 



Hah. Burma; Karen-ni (^\'rt — Genoa Mus.). 



The type by the kindly aid of Dr. Gestro is here figured. 



