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24. NONAGRIA ABDOIIINALIS. 



Pallide testacea, sat robusta ; abdomen fuivum, longiuscidum, apice 

 albidum ; -pedes aniici pilosissimi ; alee breviusculcB ; anticcr. 

 innotatce ; posticce albcB, iridescentes, margine subteslacece. 



Pale testaceous, rather stout. Abdomen tawny, rather lonjr, 

 whitish at the lip. Fore legs very pilose. Wings rather short, 

 Fore wings without any markings. Hind wings white, very pearly, 

 slightly testaceous on the border. Length of the body 6 lines ; of 

 the wings 12 lines. 



a. New Holland. 



Genus 11. AITETA. 



Corpus crassum. Caput magnum. Proboscis mediocriter 

 longa. Palpi ascendentes ; articuhis 3us cylindricus, 2i quadrante 

 non brevior. Autenns simplices, robustse, corporis dimidio non 

 longiores. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes validi ; 

 tibisB posticce calcaribus quatuor longis. Ala3 sat angusts ; anticag 

 apud costam rectse, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore perobiiquo. 



Body thick. Head large. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 ascending ; third joint cylindrical, full one-fourth of the length of 

 the second. Antennse simple, robust, about half the length of the 

 body. Abdomen extending for one-fourth of its length beyond the 

 hind wings. Legs stout; hind tibia? with four long spurs. Wings 

 rather narrow. Fore wings straight in front, rounded at the tips, 

 very oblique along the exterior border ; first, second and third infe- 

 rior veins approximate ; fourth moderately remote. 



1. AlTETA MUSCULINA. 



Pallide murina ; caput et thorax paullo obscuriora ; alcB anticcB 

 gutta discali punctoque posteriore exteriore nigris ; posticcB 

 subtus albidcE. 



Pale mouse-colour. Head and thorax a little darker. Fore 

 wings with a black discal dot, and with a black point near the hind 

 part of the exterior border ; under side paler exteriorly. Hind 

 wings whitish beneath. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 

 15 lines. 



a. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



