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85. BOLTNA MESOLEUCA. Fcem. Fusca, fronte fasciculata, palpis 

 validis squamosis caput longe superantibus articulo 2o perparum 

 ascendente 3o porrecto lineari 2i dimidio vix breviore, alls anticis 

 lineis duabus nigris angulosis antemediis fascia inform! albida spatio 

 exteriore maximo subtrigono fuscescente-cinereo reniformem nigro 

 marginatam includente lineis duabus adhuc exterioribus fuscis denti- 

 culatis strigis submarginalibus nigricantibus lanceolatis fascia mar- 

 ginali cinerea margine exteriore subdentato, alis posticis fascia diffusa 

 cinerea. 



Female. Brown. Body moderately stout, pale cinereous beneath. 

 Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis pale testaceous. Palpi stout, 

 squamous, extending much beyond the head, a little shorter than its 

 breadth ; second joint very slightly ascending ; third porrect, linear, 

 about half the length of the second. Abdomen brownish cinereous, 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs cinereous, squamous ; 

 spurs very long and slender. Fore wings with two zigzag black 

 lines ; the first near the base ; the second antemedial, contiguous at 

 each end to an irregular whitish band, of which the fore part is con- 

 nected with an exterior very large nearly triangular brownish cinereous 

 space ; this space includes the black-bordered reniform mark and with 

 the band is bordered on the outer side by two denticulated brown 

 lines, of which the middle part of the second one is black ; marginal 

 band cinereous, deeply excavated on the inner side, where there are 

 lanceolate blackish streaks ; marginal festoon blackish ; exterior 

 border slightly dentate ; under side with a large pale cinereous patch. 

 Hind wings with a diffuse cinereous band ; costa iridescent white 

 towards the base ; fringe whitish, interlined with pale brown. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 19 lines. 



86. SPIRAMIA HYPOPYROIDES. Mas. Cinereo-cervina, subtus 

 ochracea, capite et thorace antico ferrugineis, palpis verticem longe 

 superantibus articulo 3o lanceolate 2i triente breviore, abdomine 

 apicem versus laete ochraceo fascicule apicali luteo, alis anticis dimidio 

 basali fusco nebulosis lineis duabus fuscis obliquis apud costam 

 angulosis linea fusca reniformem trajiciente ad apicem producta reni- 

 formi lunata maculisque duabus ferrugineis nigro marginatis, alis 

 posticis ferrugineo-fuscis linea angulosa fulva. 



Male. Cinereous fawn-colour, ochraceous beneath. Head and 

 fore part of the thorax ferruginous. Palpi ascending much higher 

 than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, rather less than one-third of 

 the length of the second. Antennae minutely setulose. Abdomen 

 bright ochraceous towards the tip, a little shorter than the interior 

 border of the hind wings ; apical tuft luteous, rather small. Legs 

 blackish ; femora densely clothed with ochraceous hairs. Wings 

 with a brown submarginal festoon. .Fore wings clouded with brown 



