in the Collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq. 1 1 5 



Genus LocASTRA, Walk. 

 Locastra rudis. 

 Mas. — Fusca, palpis verticem attingentibus, articulo So lanceo- 

 lato brevi, thorace antice flavescente, alls elongatis, linea sub- 

 marginali nigra dentata undulata extus flavescente marginatd 

 linea exteriore subtus nigricante, alis anticis linea interiore 

 nigra dentatd intiis flavescente marginata. 



Male. — Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi applied to the head 

 and extending to the vertex ; 3rd joint lanceolate, about one- 

 fourth of the length of the 2nd. Thorax yellowish in front. 

 Wings elongated, with the sub-marginal line black, dentate, very 

 undulating, yellowish-bordered on the outer side ; underside with 

 a blackish exterior line. Fore-wings with yellowish speckles, and 

 with a dentate black interior, which is broadly and diffusedly 

 yellowish-bordered on the inner side. 



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



Hindostan. 



Genus Bebtula, Walk. 

 Bertula excelsalis. 

 Mas. — Obscure fusca, fasciculo frontali erecto, palpis crassis 

 fimbriatis longissimis ascendentibus reflexis articulo So peni- 

 cillato, antennis setulosis, alis anticis acutis disco exteriore 

 nigricante fusco, linea sub-marginali pallide cinerea angulosa ; 

 alse posticffi nigricante fuscse, margine interiore fimbriate. 



Male. — Dark brown. Frontal tuft vertical. Palpi thickly 

 fringed, full half the length of the body, rising high above the 

 head and bent over the thorax ; Srd joint longer than the 2nd, 

 with a fan-shaped plume of hairs, Antennse setulose. Abdomen 

 extending beyond the hind-wings. Wings elongated. Fore-wings 

 acute, blackish-brown on the exterior part of the disk ; sub-mar- 

 ginal line pale-cinereous, zigzag ; costa straight ; exterior border 

 convex, very oblique. Hind-wings blackish-brown ; interior 

 border with a long fringe. 



Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



Brazil. 



Genus Bocana, Walk. 

 Bocana marginalis. 

 Mas. — Cinereo-cervina, palpis longissimis ascendentibus re- 

 flexis articulo So sub-clavato penicillato, antennis setulosis, 

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