264 Mr. F. Walker's Characters of uncle scribed Lepidoptera 



the base. Hind-wings mostly rosy-red, with an indistinct blackish 

 sub-marginal line. 



Length of the body 12 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Natal. 



Fam. LIPARID^. 



Genus Euproctis, Hubn. 



Euproctis punctilinea. 



Mas. — Nigra, corpore subtus abdomineque apicem versus pedi- 

 busque Isete ochraceis, capite thoraceque anlico sub-ilave- 

 scentibus, thorace pilis nonnullis longis nigris, tibiis nigro- 

 vittatis, tarsis nigro-fasciatis, alis linea exteriore e punctis 

 nigris. 

 Male. — Pure white. Body beneath and legs bright-ochraceous. 

 Head and fore part of the thorax with a yellowish tinge. Antennae 

 with reddish fawn-coloured branches. Thorax with some long 

 black hairs. Abdomen bright ochraceous towards the tip. Tibiee 

 striped with black, tarsi with black bands. Wings broad, shining, 

 with an exterior line of black points, those on the fore-wings 

 forming a short streak by the interior border. Hind-wings ex- 

 tending much beyond the abdomen. 



Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 

 West Africa. 



Genus Cispia, Walk. 



The Cispia here described much resembles C. punctifascia, but 

 is sufficiently distinct to be considered as another species. 



Cispia venosa. 



Mas. — Laete lutea, palpis apice nigris, antennis nigris late pec- 

 tinatis, pedibus nigricantibus, alis apud venas pallide flave- 

 scentibus fascia subtus fuscescente exteriore arcuata incom- 

 pleta, alis anticis vix acutis costa sub-convexa. 



Male. — Bright luteous. Palpi with black tips. Antennae black, 

 broadly pectinated. Legs mostly blackish. Wings ample, pale- 

 yellowish along the veins ; underside with an exterior curved 

 brownish incomplete band. Fore -wings hardly acute ; costa 

 slightly convex ; exterior border rather oblique. 



Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 30 lines. 



Hindostan. 



