218 CATALOGUE OF 



breves, sat validi ; tibiae posticae non incrassatae, calcaribus parvis. 

 Alae longae, integrae ; anticae vix acutae, margine exteriore per- 

 obliquo ; posticae margine exteriore truncato. Mas. — Antennae 

 pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Alae posticae 

 costa apicem versus subtruncata. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 

 Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans, apice conicum. Alae pos- 

 ticae productae, acutae, costa apicali valde truncata. 



Male and female. Body moderately stout. Front not tufted. 

 Proboscis almost obsolete. Palpi porrect, sbort, extending a little 

 beyond tbe head ; third joint very minute. Antennae rather short. 

 Legs short, moderately stout. Hind legs a little thicker than the 

 anterior legs; tibiae not incrassated ; spurs short. Wings long, 

 entire. Fore wings hardly acute ; exterior border very oblique. 

 Hind wings with the exterior border somewhat truncated. Male. — 

 Antennae moderately pectinated. Abdomen not extending beyond 

 the hind wings; apical tuft small. Hind wings with the apical 

 part of the costa slightly truncated. Female. — Antennae simple. 

 Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings ; tip conical. 

 Hind wings prolonged and acute at the tips ; apical part of the 

 costa much truncated. 



1. C(ENINA PCECILARIA. 



Leete lateritia ; alee nigro conspersce, fascia interrupta maculari 

 alba nigro marginata, margine interiore fimbriaque nigro 

 alboque variis. 



Geometra pcecilaria, Herr.-Sch. Exot. Schm. f. 192, 193. 



«, b. Zoolu Country. Presented by G. F. Angas, Esq. 

 c — g. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Genus 52. ORSONOBA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Frons non fasciculata. Proboscis 

 distincta. Palpi crassi, porrecti, caput non longe snperantes ; arti- 

 culus 3us conicus, parvus. Antennae sat late pectinatae, dimidio 

 fere apicali simplici. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans; fas- 

 ciculus apicalis densus, quadratus. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae 

 non incrassatae, calcaribus sat longis. Alae oblongae; anticae sub- 

 trnncatae, angulis duabus subapicalibus parvis, margine exteriore 

 perobliquo, margine interiore excavato; posticae costa excavata, 

 margine exteriore vix dentato. 



