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"bar across the distal end of the wings. The under side is 

 similarly coloured, but somewhat paler, the posterior ones 

 showing some yellowish streaks amongst the red. The pos- 

 terior part of thorax and the two first abdominal segments 

 (much wider than the others) are brownish. The legs are 

 unequal in length, the first pair being only about half as long 

 as the last ; the middle pair being intermediate. The two 

 first pairs of legs are wholly black ; the former of the last is 

 dark red, and the foot- joints tinged with the same. Spurs are 

 absent from the front legs ; the median pair has one, and the 

 hind legs have two near the middle and one at the end of the 

 femur. Claws are very minute or absent. Antennas two- 

 thirds of length of body ; sealed on upper and inner margin of 

 the eyes; compressed; thebasal joint large, sub-globular; other 

 joints minute, numerous ; furnished with short setae. The 

 female is a little larger and brighter coloured than the male. 

 Length of body three-eighths to half inch ; span of wing, 1^^ 

 to lyV inch. 



Thryphaena (?) tineseformis, spec. nov. 



This day-flying moth is, in the whole, not so rare as the fore- 

 going Lepidoptera, it being found in moderate numbers in the 

 Tertiary scrubs, and coming sometimes in the early parts of 

 sultry evening into the room, being attracted, like many others, 

 to the light. The above provisional name has been adopted to 

 denote that, though the very marked coloration, &c., is that 

 distinctive of the genus Thry])}i(ena (Family Agrotidae) yet the 

 slender legs and long palpi establish relationship with the 

 Tineadce. 



Desceiptiox. — Colour brown, orange, and black. Body rather 

 slender, somewhat compressed conical. Anterior wings rather 

 narrow, triangular ; colour brown ; a broad whitish indistinct 

 bar near its extremity ; a larger and a smaller black spot on 

 first rib near middle, reproduced on the under side ; the latter 

 light yellow, except frontal margin, tip and outer margin, which 

 are light blackish brown, with a narrow light band along the 

 latter. Posterior wings orange yellow; a broad black band 

 from upper angle to last rib; but one underside light yellow; 

 band reproduced but fainter ; fringe narrow, light yellowish. 

 Body light brown above, silvery white below ; legs white, very 

 long and thin ; forelegs with one pair of spurs ; middle and 

 hind legs with two very unequal pairs ; one spur of each being 

 very long, the other minute. Head projecting, neck long; 

 these and the thorax dark brown; eyes large, projecting, black; 

 antennae long, slender; palpi long, slender, brown. The female 

 is a little larger and brighter-coloured than the male. 



Length of body — ^in. to |in. Span of wings— li to 1| in. 



Locality — Clarendon. 



