172 PYEALID^. 



Lotauga deciusalis, Wlk. (Plate CLXXIII. fig. 13.) 

 Botys deciusalis, Wll-. Cat. xviii. p. 096. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Male. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale reddish brown. Fore wing reddish fuscous, 

 with indistinct ante- and postmedial dark lines, the latter recurved at second median nervule. 

 Hind wing reddish fuscous, with traces of a dark postmedial lines. Fore tibiae banded with 

 black. 



Thysanodesma commixtum. But!. (Plate CLXXIII. fig. 24.) 

 Samea commixta, Butl. Ann. N. If. 1879, p. 453. 



Expanse f inch. 



Whitish ochreous, suffused and marked with black. Fore wing with some diffused sub- 

 basal markings ; an antemedial line expanding into a spot on inner margin ; some suffusion 

 below middle and at end of cell j a black annulus on costa above end of cell. Hind wing with 

 a basal black spot ; two lines across end of cell ; both wings with a postmedial irregular line 

 highly recurved at first median nervule ; outer area much suffused with black. 



Thysanodesma praeteritale, fVlk. (Plate CLXXIII. fig. 25.) 

 Asopia ? prseteritalis, Wll: Cat. xvii. p. 372. 



Expanse f inch. 



Very pale fulvous, irrorated with black ; tibise bauded with black. Fore wing with 

 three black semicircles on the costa ; antemedial, postmedial, and submarginal indistinct 

 black lines, the two latter exeurved at middle, the postmedial dentate near inner margin and 

 almost joining the submarginal line ; marginal and cilial maculate lines. Hind wing with 

 antemedial, postmedial, marginal, and cilial lines, the postmedial exeurved at middle. 



Thysanodesma tiasale, TFlk. (Plate CLXXIII. fig. 20.) 

 Botys tiasalis, Wlk. Cat. xix. p. 994. 



Expanse ^ inch. 



Ochreous irrorated with fuscous scales. Fore wing with subbasal, antemedial, post- 

 medial, and submarginal dark lines, the postmedial line dentate, the submarginal recurved at 

 second median nervule ; sonic dark specks on outer margin below apex ; a line through the cilia. 

 Hind wing with medial, postmedial, and marginal dark lines, the postmedial exeurved at 

 middle. 



