THALERA. 109 



followed aflci' a short iuterval by a difl'usccl and broken band; a spot on outer margin above 

 outer angle of fore wing ; another at apex of hind wing — all these markings blue-grey during 

 life, fading to pale olive-brown after death ; a white spot at lower extremity of cell of fore 

 wing ; a white line closing cell of hind wing. Underside white. 



Allied to G. [Comibana) partita. 



Thalera aciileata. (Plate CL. fig. o.) 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Female. Fore wing with apex produced and very acute ; outer margin nearly straight ; 

 the tail between second and third median ncrvules of hind wing sharply pointed and rather 

 long. Sap-green in colour; a nearly straight and erect narrow pale band just beyond middle 

 of fore wing, continued across the hind wing, but slightly waved towards inner margin ; costa 

 and cilia of both wings ochreous ; a dark anteeilial line. Underside greenish white. 

 Antennae ochreous ; frons blood-red ; fore and hind pairs of legs tinged with red in front ; 

 thorax green ; abdomen paler. 



Closely allied to T. acutissima, from which it differs in having the band of hind wing 

 waved. 



Thalera graminea. (Plate CLI. fig. 1.) 



Expanse -}i inch. 



Male. Apex of fore wing slightly acute ; a very^ slight tail to hind wing. Grass-grecu in 

 colour. Both wings with very indistinct waved pale antemedial and postmedial lineal bands ; 

 a series of white anteeilial specks on a dark anteeilial line ; cilia silvery grey. Costa of 

 fore wing ochreous, with black spots and streaks. Underside greenish white ; costa of 

 both wings ochreous. Antennae white. 



Allied to T. pilaria and quadraria. 



Thalera undularia. (Plate CLI. fig. 2.) 



Expanse | inch. 



Male. Antenufe fringed with hairs ; apex of fore wing somewhat acute ; a very slight 

 tail to hind wing. Grass-green in colour. Both wings with a much waved subbasal white 

 band with dark outer border ; a similar submarginal band with dark inner border ; an 

 indistinct dark lunule at end of cell. Underside pure white. Antennae and head white. 



Female. Similar to male, but with broader wings and simple antennae. 



