cuhitis, tiliiis (|ii;itu(»r jxistciioi-ibtis lutcis imi'purcM l)ifa8ri:iti.s; alls 

 aiiticis striga basali iiiacula(HU' magna tiigoiia costali oclirarcis. 



Female. Cupreous pui'i)!!'. Head, })ali»i, and fore jtart of the 

 thorax ocliraceous. Pi-ol)os('is tawny. Pectus pearly wliite. 

 Ab(hjmen lieneath pale testaceous, except towards the tij). Fon^ 

 cox;e luteous, with purple tut'ts; four ])osterior tihia; luteous, 

 l)urple at the base and at the tips; tarsi luteous. Fore wings 

 with a transverse ochraceous streak at the base, and with a large 

 ocliraceous costal triangular spot at a little before half tlu; length. 

 Length of the body 5^ lines; of the wings 11 lin(\s. 



Gen. OPULA. 

 Fcem. Corpus crassuni. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, 

 arcuati, obliipu^ ascendentes, verticem non superantes; articulus 

 3"" linearis, vix acutus, 2° duplo brevior. Antenna^ rol)usta', 

 glabra*. Abdomen alas posticas sat superans. Pedes validi, 

 heves; calcaria longa, gracilia. Ala? anticte longissima?, acuta', 

 margine exteriore convexo perolili(pio. 



Female. Body thick. Proboscis sluu't. Pali)i slender, curved, 

 obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; ;3rd joint 

 linear, hardly acute, about half the length of the 2nd. Antennye 

 stout, smooth. Abdomen extending somewhat l)eyond the hind 

 wings. Legs stout, smooth; spurs long, slender. Wings very 

 long, moderately broad. Fore wings acute; exterior border 

 rounded, very obliqu(>; 4th inferior vein very remote f)-om 

 the 3rd. 



OG. Opula impletalis. Fcem. Cervina, alis fasciis quatuor 

 obliquis macularibus indeterniinatis pallide tiavescentibus cerviuo 

 sublineatis. 



Female. Fawn-colour. Wings with four obli([ue macular and 

 very irregular pale yellowish bands, which are slightly and irregu- 

 larly interlined with the ground hue; under sid(> like; the upper 

 surface. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings IS lines. 



07. Okometma fONcnuJA. Mto^. Viridis; capite ])alpis antennis 

 pectore abdomint; pedibusque albis; palpis jxu'rectis caput sat 

 su])erantibus, articulo 2" parvo acuto; antennis sat late ])ectinatis; 

 alis latis albo conspersis. ])un(to discoidali iiigio, liinlu'ia pallidis- 



