1696 CATALOGUE OF 



whitish dentate lines, of which the exterior one is more distinct than 

 the others, and forms a very deep outward angle in front ; three 

 very imperfect blackish lines, of which the first or interior one is 

 composed of two streaks; the second and the third are formed by 

 points, and the second is more complete than the third, and is 

 accompanied by a dark brown patch, which connects two of the 

 points ; two minute submarginal blackish points. Hind wings pale 

 ochraceous ; interior border like the fore wings in colour and mark- 

 . ings. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 1 1 lines. 



Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus MARIABA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat rohustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi por- 

 recti, pubcscentes, caput superantcs ; artfoulus 2us Buharcuatos; 3of 

 obiusus, 2o brevior. Antenna? Bubfiliformes. Pedes bicvinsculi. 

 Ala? antics elongate, apice subrotundats, costa fix conveia, mar- 



gine exteriore suhconvexo perobliquo ; poetics subcaudatae, margine 

 exteriore convoluto. 



Female. Body moderately stout. Frontal tuft proaaincnt 

 Proboscis short. Palpi poind, pubescent, extending beyond the 

 head ; second joint slightly curved ; third obtuse, much sbortet than 



the second. Antenna) nearly filiform. Legs smooth, rather short. 

 Wings elongate, moderately broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at 

 the tips; costa hardly convex; exteiior border slightly convex, 

 extremely oblique. Hind wings convoluted along the exterior 

 border, prolonged at the tips into a short tail ; interior angle pro- 

 minent. 



Allied to Eupithecia. 



Mariaba conyoluta. 



Fcem. Cinereo'fusca ; alee anticce yutta media nigra, lineis duabus 

 e.vterioribus arcuaiis dtntatis obscure fuscis, fascia pallide 

 cinerea, lineis duabus fuscis subundulatis subdentatis adhuc 

 exterioribus ; posticus pallide cintrcu, apud anuulum interiorem 

 nigricantes. 



Female. Cinereous-brown. Fore wings with a black discal 

 dot and with two more exterior dark brown curved dentate lines ; 

 first line much retracted towards the costa; a narrow pale cinereous 



