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and of equal length. Legs pilose, rather long and slender: hind- 

 tibiae with four long spurs. Wings ample, entire. Fore-wings 

 slightly rounded at the tips ; costa very slightly convex ; exterior 

 border convex, rather oblique. Hind-wings extending beyond the 

 abdomen. 



Clostra is sufficiently distinct from Notodonta, which it resembles 

 more than any other genus of the family. 



Clostra tenebrijjlaga. 

 Mas. — Fusca, alls anticis lineis tribus fuscis cinereo sabulos^ 

 marginatis, la 2aque sub-undulatis, la antice obsoleta, 3a 

 lunulari, macula discali oblonga sub-ochracea. 



Male. — Brown, paler beneath. Fore-wings wMth three irregular 

 dark brown lines, which are bordered with cinereous speckles 3 

 1st and 2nd lines slightly undulating; 1st obsolete in front; 

 2nd contiguous to the outer side of an oblong dull ochraceous 

 discal spot; 3rd line composed of lunules. Hind-wings a little 

 paler than the fore-wings, with a still paler exterior border. 



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



Hindostan. 



Fam. LlMACODIDiE. 



Genus Miresa, Walk. 



The following species is a native of Australia, but all the other 

 Miresce are Asiatic. 



Miresa albibasis. 

 Mas. — Rufescente cinerea, corpore rufo crasso, alis nitidis non 



notatis, alis anticis costa basali alba. 

 Male. — Reddish -cinereous. Body thick, red, very thickly 

 clothed. Antenna) pectinated to much beyond half the length. 

 Wings shining, without markings. Fore-wings white at the base 

 of the costa. 



Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 

 Moreton Bay. 



Fam. DREPANULID^. 



Genus Apha, Walk. 



Apha suhdives has been already characterized, but the following 

 description refers to a distinct variety of it. 



Apha suhdives. 

 Var. Mas. — Flava, subtus ochracea aut laete rufa, capita 

 thoraceque antico rufescente fuscis ; alis anticis basi costa 



