1598 CATALOGUE OF 



and with two exterior brown lines, which are much abbreviated 

 towards the costa. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 

 20 lines. 



a. North Hindostan. From Mr. Russell's collection. 



Gnophos? nymphaliaria. 



Fcem. Fusca; palpi porrecti, caput non superantes ; antenna sub- 

 pectinate? ; abdomen apice ochraceum ; alee amplce, alba, sub- 

 hyalince, fascia marginali lata fusca guttas albas includente ; 

 antica? vitta fusca brevi lata, fascia apud costam dilatata. 



Female. Brown. Palpi porrect, not extending beyond the 

 head. Antennae slightly pectinated. Abdomen ochraceous at the 

 tip, much shorter than the interior border of the hind wings. Wings 

 white, ample, slightly hyaline, with a broad brown marginal band, 

 which is dentate on the inner side and contains white marginal dots. 

 Fore wings slightly acute, with a broad short brown stripe, which 

 occupies all the base of the wing and is dentate at its tip, and is 

 there parallel to the marginal band, which latter is dilated along the 

 costa; exterior border convex, hardly oblique. Length of the body 

 10 lines; of the wings 42 lines. 



a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



Genus PSODOS, C. L. H. xxi. 473. 

 Psodos horridaria, C. L. H. xxi. 473. 

 a — e. Silesia. From Dr. H.-SchaefFer's collection. 



Genus ERGAVIA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Proboscis longiuscula. Palpi robnsti, 

 squamosi, oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes; articulus 

 3us brevissimus. Antenna? dense setulosae. Abdomen alas posticas 

 non superans; fasciculus apkalis minimus. Pedes laeves, graciles ; 

 calcaria longa, gracilia; tarsi posteriores longissimi. Ala? amplae ; 

 anticse elongata?, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore vix dentato ; 

 posticae margiue exteriore dentato. 



Male. Body slender. Proboscis rather long. Palpi stout, 

 squamous, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; 

 third joint extremely short. Antennae thickly setulose. Abdomen 

 not extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very small. Legs 



