connecting Tintsgeria with Eretmocera. 13 



' Novara Reise ' is a female. Walker's types in B. M. 

 are male and female (Wlsm.). 



[PL vi., fig. 1.] 



$Ja*data 9 Wlk., Cat. Lp. Ins. B. M., VIII., 261 (1856). 

 "Nigrae; pectus albideum; abdomen ochraceum, basi et apice 

 nigrum; pedes ochracei, nigro fasciati; alae posticse sublimpidae, 

 nigro marginatae, apud costam testacese. 



"Black. Pectus whitish. Abdomen ochraceous, black at the 

 base and towards the tip. Hind wings nearly limpid, bordered 

 with black, testaceous along the costa. Length of the body, 

 2 lines ; of the wings, 5 lines (= 11 mm.). 



" a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection." 

 [Walker's type in B. M. is a male. Wlsm.J 



[PL vi., fig. 2.] 

 ? , basalis, Wlk., Cat. Lp. Ins. B.M., XXXL, 26 (1864). 



"Mas.* Nigro - cuprea ; antennas fascia lata alba; thorax 

 ochraceo-bivittatus ; pectus et abdomen subtus alba ; tibiae posticae 

 ochraceo-fasciatae ; alae anticae striga basali ochracea ; posticae 

 vitreaB, venis fiinbriaque nigris. 



" Male.* Blackish cupreous. Antennae with a broad white 

 band above on the basal half of the slender part. Thorax with an 

 ochraceous stripe on each side. Pectus white. Abdomen white 

 beneath. Hind tibiae with an ochraceous band. Fore wings with 

 a short ochraceous basal streak. Hind wings vitreous, colourless ; 

 veins and fringe black, the latter rather long. Length of the body, 

 3 lines ; of the wings, 8 lines (= 17 mm.). 



" a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection." 



SNELLENIA, n. g. 



Type, (? . Snellenia coccinea, Wlsm. 



Antennae supra dense squamatae. Palpi ascendentes, recurvi, 

 articulo apicali tenui, acuminate. Haustellum vestitum. Caput 

 et thorax laeves. Alae anticae anguste elongatae, apice obtuso, 

 depresso, costa ultra medium aliquot arcuata ; venae duodecim, 

 septimo et octavo a pedicillo communi, ceteris singulis. Alae pos- 

 ticae prope basim subhyalinae, apice rotundato, anguli abdominali 

 distincto, marginibus costali et dorsali subparallelibus ; venae 

 octavo, tertio et quarto a pedicillo communi. Abdomen planum, 



[* This is an error ; the specimen is a female. Wlsm.] 



