10 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED 



14. IDALUS LINEOSUS. Fcem. Pallide cinereus, subtus albus, 

 palpis subascendentibus nigro bimaculatis articulo 3o obtuso brevis- 

 simo, anteimis fulvis setulosis, thorace nigro-quadriguttato macula 

 strigisque duabus lateralibus roseis, abdomine alas posticas longe 

 superante dorso roseo, pedibus roseo strigatis nigro fasciatis, alis 

 anticis inter venas nigro lineatis striga basali rosea spatio postmedio 

 albido flavo-marginato, alis posticis apud marginem interiorem roseis. 



Female. Pale cinereous, white beneath. Proboscis testaceous, 

 longer than the thorax. Palpi slender, slightly ascending, not rising 

 so high as the vertex, with two black spots above ; third joint obtuse, 

 very short. AntennaB tawny, setulose, white above towards the base. 

 Thorax with two approximate black dots near the hind border and 

 near an anterior bright rosy spot ; a black dot on each of the hind 

 tegula3, which are bright rosy on the outer side. Abdomen bright rosy 

 above, extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs white; coxae 

 and femora streaked with bright rosy; tibioe and tarsi with black 

 bauds. Fore wings with black lines between the veins; interior 

 border yellow; a little rosy streak at the base; space beyond tlic 

 areolet whitish, bordered with yellow. Hind wings iridescent, 

 whitish ; a broad rosy space along the interior border. Length of the 

 body 71 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



The longitudinal lines on the fore wings distinguish it from 

 /. admirabilis. 



15. SPILOSOMA STRIGATA. Fcem. Subtestaceo-alba, palpis por- 

 rectis supra nigris caput sat superantibus, antennis nigris serratis, 

 thorace nigro-biguttato, abdominis dorso luteo vittis tribus guttu- 

 laribus nigris, femoribus anticis supra luteis, tibiis supra nigris, alis 

 anticis striga discoidali striga subapicali punctoque subcostali elongato 

 nigris, alis posticis gutta discoidali guttisque duabus submarginalibus 

 nigris. 



Female. White, with a very faint testaceous tinge. Proboscis 

 tawny. Palpi porrect, black above, extending rather beyond the 

 head. Antennae black, serrated, white on the inner side towards the 

 base. A black dot on each of the fore tegulae. Abdomen as 

 long as the interior border of the hind wings, luteous above, with 

 three stripes of black dots ; under side with two stripes of black dots. 

 Legs slender ; fore femora luteous above ; tibiae black above ; tarsi 

 black. Fore wings with a black streak along the hind side of the 

 areolet ; a second and much shorter black streak nearer the tip in a 

 line with the first ; an elongated black subcostal point opposite the 

 end of the first streak. Hind wings with a black dot at the end of 

 the areolet, and with two black dots near the exterior border and 

 remote from each other. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 

 18 lines. 



