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the inner side; spines stout, rather wide apart. Fore wings wholly and' 

 irregularly reticulated, extending much beyond the abdomen. Hind wings- 

 extending a little beyond the fore wings. 



1. Carsidava cinekascens. 

 Mas. Fulvus, lomentosus ; alee anticce pallide cinerea,fusco venosm; aim 

 posticcB cinerecB. 

 Male. Tawny, tornentose. Eyes piceous. Fore wings pale cinereous ;. 

 veins brown. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 7 lines. 



The anteunaeof the specimen described are mutilated, and their length. 

 in comparison to that of the body cannot be ascertained. 

 a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



pp. Hind tibia? serrated. 

 Genus 13. NESSA. 



Fcem. Corpus angusturo, subtomentosum, fere cylindricum. Caput 

 subcarinatum, thorace non bievius. Oculi parvis. Palpi medioeres ; arti- 

 culus 3us subsecuriformis. Antenna; graciles, corpus longissime superantes. 

 Prothorax subelongatus, antice paullo angustior, lateribus vix rotundatis. 

 Cerci et oviductus abdomine paullo breviores. Pedes robusti ; libise pos- 

 ticse utrinque serrata: et quadrispinosae. Alae anticae augusta?, acutae,. 

 inordinate reticulata?, abdomen perpaullo superantes. Alae posticae 

 longiores. 



Female. Body narrow, nearly cylindrical. Head and prothorax 

 sligluly tornentose. Head as long as the prothorax, slightly keeled between 

 the sockets of the antennae. Eyes small, not prominent, remote from the 

 hind border. Palpi moderately long; third joint slightly securiform. 

 Antennae slender, very much longer than the body. Prothorax a little 

 narrower in front, rather longer than broad; sides hardly rounded. Cerci 

 and oviduct a little shorter than the abdomen. Legs stout, moderately 

 long; hind tibiae serrated and with four stout spines on each side; first 

 joint of the tarsi long, stout, armed with spines; second short; third 

 slender. Fore wings narrow, acute, irregularly reticulated, extending very 

 little beyond the tip of the abdomen ; longitudinal veins nearly straight and 

 parallel. Veins along the costa very oblique, the spaces between them 

 reticulated like the rest of the wing. Hiud wings somewhat longer than, 

 the fore wings. 



1. Nessa linearis. 

 Focin. Fulva ; prothorax piceo subnotatus ; abdominis dorsum piceum ; 

 cerci ftrraginei ; femora poslica piceo strigata nigro univiltala ; alee 

 anticce testaceo-cinerea:, piceo reticulata, venis longitudinalibus 

 subrectis. 

 Female. Tawny. Antennae ferruginous. Prothorax with some indis- 

 tinct piceous marks. Abdomen piceous above. Cerci ferruginous. Legs 

 stout, moderately long ; hind femora with a black stripe and with oblique 

 piceous streaks on the outer side. Fore wings testaceous-cinereous, veins 



