1566 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi 

 smooth, slender, very slightly curved and ascending, very much 

 shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, about 

 one-third of the length of the second. Antennae moderately pec- 

 tinated to four-fifths of the length. Legs stout, smooth, rather 

 short ; spurs moderately long and stout. Wings elongate, mode- 

 rately broad. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; exterior border 

 convex, very oblique. 



Allied to Fascellina, but the fore wings are not falcate. 



Capasa discoloearia. 



Mas. Ferruginea ; alee fascia postmedia nigra obliqua ; antiece 

 dimidio exleriore rufescentes, subtus ochraceo-rufce ; posticce 

 rufescentes, basi ferruginea , subtus ochracea?. 



Male. Ferruginous. Body cinereous beneath. Wings with 

 a black oblique irregular slightly postmedial band. Fore wings 

 dull reddish on more than half the surface from the exterior border ; 

 under side ochraceous-red. Hind wings dull reddish, ferruginous 

 at the base ; under side ochraceous. Length of the body 5 ? lines ; 

 of the wings 16 lines. 



New Guinea. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus ALBARA. 



Fcem. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, 

 glabri, brevissimi, oblique ascendentes ; articulus 3us acutus, mini- 

 mus. Antennae graciles, breviusculae, subserratae. Abdomen breve. 

 Pedes glabri, breves ; calcaria sat robusta. Alae anticae latae, fal- 

 catae, costa subconvexa, margine exteriore subrecto. 



Female. Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi slender, 

 smooth, obliquely ascending, not longer than half the breadth of the 

 head ; third joint acute, very minute. Antennae slender, minutely 

 serrated, rather short. Abdomen much shorter than the interior 

 border of the hind wings. Legs smooth, short, moderately stout ; 

 spurs rather stout. Wings broad. Fore wings acutely falcate ; 

 costa slightly convex ; exterior border nearly straight, moderately 

 oblique. Hind wings with the interior angle rather prominent. 



