in the Collection ofW. W. Saunders, Esq. 107 



acute, sub- falcate ; costa testaceous, brown-speckled ; reniform 

 mark deep black, large, excavated on the outer side. Hind-wings 

 with a black discal point. 



Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Amazon Region. 



Genus Selenis, Guen. 

 Selenis div'isa. 

 Cinereo-fusca, capite thoraceque antico obscurfe fuscis, thorace 

 postico abdomineque basi albido-luteis, alarum lineis nigri- 

 cantibus dentatis vix conspicuis, alarum anticarum vittd 

 costali lata albido-lutea. 



Cinereous-brown. Head and forepart of the thorax dark 

 brown ; the rest of the thorax and the base of the abdomen whit- 

 ish-luteous, forming a continuous line with the broad, whitish- 

 luteous costal stripe of the fore-wings. Palpi stout, vertical, rising 

 a little higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint conical, not more than 

 one-sixth of the length of the 2nd. Wings with some ochraceous 

 marks about the exterior border ; lines blackish, dentated, very 

 indistinct ; marginal points black. 



Length of the body 2| lines ; of the wings S lines. 



Hindostan. 



Genus Marthama. 



Marthama, Cat. Lep. Het. 3rd Ser. 1630 

 Sect. 2. 



Fcem. — Corpus robustum. Proboscis valida. Palpi porrecti, 

 caput longe superantes ; articulus 3us sub-linearis, 2i dimidio 

 non brevior. Antennse longae, sub-pectinatae, ramis ciliatis. 

 Pedes robusti ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. 

 Alae amplae ; anticae rectangulatse, costa recta, margine ex- 

 teriore flexo ; posticae angulo interiore producto. 



Female. — Body stout. Proboscis robust. Palpi long, porrect, 

 extending far beyond the head ; 2nd joint with a short, thick 

 fringe ; 3rd nearly linear, full half the length of the 2nd. An- 

 tennae long, slightly pectinated ; branches ciliated. Abdomen 

 conical. Legs robust ; hind-tibiae with four long spurs. Wings 

 ample. Fore-wings rectangular ; costa straight, exterior border 

 distinctly bent, its hind part moderately oblique. Hind-wings 

 with the interior angle prolonged, extending a little beyond the 

 tip of the abdomen. 



