LEPIDOPTEBA HETEROCERA. 1607 



Thalassodes DISTINCTARIA. 



Mas. Saturate viridis ; caput antice cervinum ; palpi ochracei, 

 graciles, subascendentes ; antenna setulosce ; abdomen apice 

 albidum ; alee linea postmedia alba ; anticce linea postmedia 

 subrecta, linea antemedia alba subangulosu, costa pallide och- 

 racea; posticct linea postmedia subangulata. 



Male. Deep green, paler green beneath. Head fawn-colour 

 in front, white about the base of the antennae. Palpi ochraceous, 

 slender, slightly ascending, hardly extending beyoud the head; 

 third joint very minute. Antennae pale ochraceous, setulose. Ab- 

 domen a little shorter than the interior border of the hind wings ; 

 third and fourth segments with black speckles ; apical tuft whitish. 

 Legs pale ochraceous. Wings broad, with a white postmedial line, 

 which is nearly straight in the fore wings and forms a very slight 

 angle in the hind wings. Fore wings with a slightly zigzag white 

 line near the base; costa pale ochraceous. Length of the body 

 6 lines; of the wings l(i lines. 



The straight white line on the wings of this species distinguish 

 it from T. quadraria. 



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



Thalassodes validaria. 



Mas. Glauco-viridis ; caput ferruginettm ; palpi ferruginei, por- 

 recli, caput paid In sit}>erantes, articulo 3o minium; antenna 

 subpectinala ; thorax subochraceus ; alee line in duabus indis- 

 tinctis subobscurioribuSy linea submarginali pallidiore indis- 

 tincta ; antica costa pallide ochracea. 



Male. Sea-green. Head ferruginous. Palpi ferruginous* 

 smooth, porrect, extending a little be>ond the head ; third joint very 

 minute. Antennae stout, slightly pectinated. Thorax with a pale 

 ochraceous tinge. Legs smooth, mostly pale ochraceous. Wings 

 broad, with two indistinct slightly darker green lines, one antemedia], 

 the other postmedial ; an indistinct paler zigzag suhmarginal line, 

 which is bordered on each side with slightly darker green. Fore 

 wings acute, with a pale ochraceous tinge on the costa ; exterior 

 border very slightly convex, moderately oblique. Length of the 

 body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Celebes. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



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