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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 CINERASCENS. 



Mas. fulvus, tomentosus ; aloe anticte pallide cinerece,fusco venosa; alee 

 posticce cinerea. 



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

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



The antennae of 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 tibia3 serrated. 

 Genus 13. NESSA. 



Fcem. Corpus angustura, subtomentosum, fere cylindricum. Caput 

 subcarinatum, thorace non brevius. Oculi parvis. Palpi mediocres ; arti- 

 culus 3us subsecuriformis. Antennae graciles, corpus longissime superantes. 

 Prothorax subelongatus, antice paullo angustior, lateribus vix rotundatis. 

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

 ticae utrinque serratae et quadrispinosee. Alae anticae augustae, acutae, 

 inordinate reticulat83, abdomen perpaullo superantes. Alae posticae 

 longiores. 



Female. Body narrow, nearly cylindrical. Head and prothorax 

 slightly tomentose. 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 lip 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. Hind wings somewhat longer than 

 the fore wings. 



1. NESSA LINEARIS. 



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

 cerci ferruginei ; femora postica piceo strigata nigro univittata; alee 

 anticee testaceo-cinerece, 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 



