306 MR. F. WALKER ON IIOMOPTERA 



oblique black streak near the base, and a very irregular forked black 

 band. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body If line, of the 

 wings a^ lines. 

 Hah. Waigiou. 



374, Penthimia caliginosa. Mas. Nigra, lata, capite transverse 

 striato, fronte brevissima, abdominis segmentis albido bimaculatis 

 subtus fulvo marginatis, pedibus fulvis, femoribus intermediis basi 

 femoribusque posticis nigricantibus, alis anticis cinereo notatis apicc 

 fuscis, alis posticis fuscis. 



Male. Black, broad, shining, nearly smooth. Head rather narrower 

 than the thorax ; vertex twice as broad as long, transversely striated 

 along the fore border; front very short, finely and transversely striated. 

 Abdominal segments witha whitisli spot oa each side of the hind bor- 

 der above and with tawny hind borders beneath. Legs tawny ; coxa), 

 middle femora towards the base, and hind femora, excepting the tips, 

 blackish. Fore wings brown towards the tips, with some irregular 

 cinereous semihyaline marks. Hind wings dark brown ; veins black. 

 Length of the body 3 lines, of the wings 6 Ihies. 



Hab. Sula. 



376. Penthimia retifera. Fam. Pallide flavescens, plana, lata, 

 nigro conspersa, subtus nigra, pectoris lateribus testaceis, abdomine 

 nigro segmentis flavo pallido marginatis maculis duabus basalibus 

 flavis, femoribus nigris, alis cinereis nigro venosis, alis anticis nigro 

 ex parte reticulatis spatio apicali non venoso. 



Female. Pale yellowish, flat, broad, minutely mottled with bliick, black 

 beneath. Head much broader than long; front flat, in a hue with 

 the vertex. Pectus testaceous on each side. Abdomen .black, with 

 a pale yellow band on the hind border of each segment j a pale 

 yellow spot on each side above near the base. Legs short, slender ; 

 coxa: and femora black. Wings cinereous, hyaline; veins black. 

 Fore wings partly and irregularly reticulated with black ; space about 

 the tips without veins. Length of the body 2 lines,, of the wings 3^ 

 lines. 



Hab. New Guinea. 



376. Penthimia lurida. Pallide testacea, lata, plana, capite brevi- 

 conico, abdomine nigro basi subtus et segmentorum marginibus 

 pallide flavis apice luteo, pedibus pallide flavescentibus, alis anticis 

 lurido-cinereis sen^ihyalinis, venis fuscis apicem non attingentibus, alis 

 posticis fuscis. 



Pale testaceous, broad, flat, shining. Head short-conical. Abdomen 

 black; base beneath and hind borders of the segments pale yellow; 

 tip luteous. Legs pale yellowish. Fore wings pale cinereous, with 



■ a lurid tinge, semihyaline j veins brown, not extending to the tip. 



