872 CATALOGUE OF 



ticas non superans ; tibice intermedia latiusculce, antica frm- 

 briatce ; alee latiuscula, lineis uuatuor albido-cinereis non 

 conspersis, linea exteriore undulata, linea submarginali denti- 

 culata, lunulis marginalibus niyricantibus ; anticce acuta, 

 margine exteriore vix Jlexo, reniformi magna annuliformi. 



Female. Whitish cinereous, stout, very minutely rosy-speckled. 

 Palpi long, compressed, slightly curved, obliquely ascending ; 

 second joint broad, fringed ; third very slender, a little shorter than 

 the second. Antennae slender. Abdomen not extending beyond 

 the hind wings, with slight diffuse ochraceous bands. Legs 

 smooth ; middle tibiae rather broad ; fore tibiae fringed. Wings 

 rather broad ; basal, interior, exterior and submarginal lines 

 whitish cinereous, not speckled ; exterior line undulating ; submar- 

 ginal line somewhat denticulated ; marginal lunules blackish. 

 Fore wings acute; exterior border hardly bent; reniform mark 

 large, like the lines in hue, of the normal shape. Length of the 

 body 3^ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



This and the following species differ much from the typical 

 form of Bleptina and from each other, and may be separated from 

 that genus. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



Bleptina Spacoalis. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca^ valida ; fasciculus frontalis porrectus ; palpi 

 longi, compressi, subfimbriati, subarcuati, ascendentes ; an- 

 tenna setosce ; abdomen alas posticas non superans ; alee pur- 

 purascente tinctce ; antica acutce, lineis albis obliquis, linea 

 interiore subrecta, linea exteriore undulata costam versus dila- 

 tata ; posticce linea exteriore subrecta. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, moderately stout, cinereous beneath. 

 Frontal tuft prominent. Palpi long, compressed, slightly fringed, 

 very slightly curved, rising high above the vertex; third joint 

 a little more than half the length of the second. Antennae setose. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. 

 Wings moderately broad, purplish-tinged. Fore wings acute; lines 

 white, oblique ; interior line nearly straight ; exterior line undu- 

 lating, dilated towards the costa. Hind wings with the exterior 

 line nearly straight. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



«. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



