in the Collection of W. W. Sannders, Esq. 85 



Fam. BOxMBYCID^. 

 Genus Lasiocampa, Schr. 

 Lasiocampa inobtrusa. 

 Mas. — Cervina, densissime pilosa, palpis sub-arcuatis, antennis 

 late pectinatis, alls anticis trilineatis. 



Male. — Fawn-colour. Body and legs densely pilose. Palpi 

 long, broad, pilose, slightly bent. Antennae broadly pectinated. 

 Fore- wings with three indistinct slightly darker lines ; interior 

 line very indistinct, exterior line oblique, nearly straight, sub- 

 tnarginal line zigzag, parallel to the exterior line ; discal mark 

 oblong, cinereous, brown-bordered, with a brown point in front of 

 it; exterior border convex. Hind-wings without markings. 



Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



Hindostan. 



Genus Caphara, n. g. 



Mas. — Corpus cylindricum, incrassatum, densfe pilosum. Pro- 

 boscis obsoleta. Palpi robusti, breves. Antennae validae, 

 breves, convolutae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. 

 Pedes breves, crassi. Alae amplee, longissimae ; anticae 

 acutae, margine exteriore perobliquo ; posticse subacutae. 



Male. — Body cylindrical, very thick, densely clothed. Pro- 

 boscis obsolete. Palpi stout, short. Antennae thick, short, con- 

 voluted, pectinated ; branches short, stout. Abdomen extending 

 a little beyond the hind-wings. Legs short, thick. Wings ample, 

 very long. Fore-wings acute ; costa slightly convex exteriorly ; 

 exterior border extremely oblique. Hind-wings slightly acute. 



Allied to Megasoma, Boisd. 



Caphara marginata. 



Mas. — Rufescente ferruginea, abdomine supra luteo-cervino, 

 alarum anticarum fasciis indeterminatis cinereis liturd discali 

 nigrd, alis posticis albis semihyalinis margine latissimo rufe- 

 scente-ferrugineo. 

 Male. — Reddish-ferruginous, paler beneath. Abdovnen above 

 luteous fawn-colour. Fore-wings with a black discal mark, and 

 with oblique and very diffuse band of cinereous speckles. Hind- 

 wings white, semihyaline, with a very broad reddish-ferruginous 

 border. 



Length of the body 14 lines ; of the wings 40 lines. 

 Port Natal. 



