64 CATALOGUE OF 



OxYDIA ALPISCARIA. 



• an- 

 xereo 



Mas. Obscure cervina ; palporum articulus 3ns indistinctus 



tenncB subsetulosce ; tibiee posticee valde incrassatce ; alee cinereo 

 valde nebulosa?, linea ferruginea recta obligua, linea submar- 

 ginali cinerea indistincta cuneata albo punctata, puncto discali 

 nigro, fascia subtus rufescente undulata submarginali ; anticee 

 falcatee, linea albo punctata apud costam alba abrupte 

 retracta. 



Male. Dull fawn-colour, largely shaded with cinereous, which 

 latter hue is still more prevalent beneath, with the exception of a 

 reddish undulating submarginal band. Head hoary between the 

 eyes. Third joint of the palpi indistinct. Antennae minutely setu- 

 lose. Abdomen with a compressed apical tuft. Hind tibia? much 

 iucrassated. Wings with a straight oblique ferruginous line ; a 

 black discal point ; the cinereous hue forming an indistinct sub- 

 marginal line, composed of wedges, and slightly marked with white 

 points ; fringe ferruginous. Fore wings falcate ; line marked with 

 white points, acutely retracted and wholly white near the costa. 

 Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



OxYDIA CARIAEIA. 



Mas. Rufa, robusta ; palpi nigrieantes, articulo So indistincto ; 

 antenna subsetulosce ; tibiee posticee incrassatce ; alee nigro 

 subconspersce, linea nigra subrecta, fimbria ferruginea, margine 

 exteriore Jiexo ; anticee vix falcatce, linea apud costam flexa 

 albo notaia, linea interiore nigra subarcuata vix obliqua, plaga 

 inter lineas subcostali magna pallide fiava, spatio marginal iex 

 parte purpurascente suffuso. 



Male. Eed, stout, paler beneath. Palpi blackish ; third joint 

 indistinct. Antennae minutely setulose. Hind tibia? incrassated. 

 Wings minutely speckled with black ; line black nearly straight ; 

 fringe ferruginous ; exterior border bent. Fore wings hardly falcate ; 

 line bent and marked with white by the costa ; an interior black 

 nearly upright but slightly and irregularly curved line ; a large sub- 

 costal pale yellow patch between the lines, containing a black point ; 

 the latter also apparent on the hind wings ; marginal space partly 



