248 CATALOGUE OF 



interior angle ; costa black -marked ; exterior border straight, rather 

 oblique. Hind wings with two nearly straight very oblique ferrugi- 

 nous lines, which do not correspond with those of the fore wings. 

 Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 24 lines. 



a. North Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Omiza Alexonaria. 



Mas. Saturate miniata, subtus cervina ; vertex et thorax antieus 

 cinerei ; alee nigra subconspersce, lineis duabus nigricantibus 

 diffusis indistinctis subarcuatis ; anticce acutce, apud costam 

 purpuras cente-cinerece, linea da flexa^ margine exteriore con- 

 vex o. 



Male. Deep red lead-colour, fawn-colour beneath. Antennae 

 moderately pectinated almost to the tips. Vertex and fore part of 

 the thorax dark cinereous. Winjrs minutely speckled with black ; 

 two diffuse indistinct slightly curved blackish lines. Fore wings 

 acute, tinged with purplish cinereous along the costa ; a bent more 

 exterior line like the other two in appearance; exterior border con- 

 vex, less oblique than that of the typical species. Length of the 

 body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



a l t p From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Genus LYCES. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Frons plana. Proboscis valida. 

 Palpi porrecti, robusti, brevissimi ; articulus 3us minimus. An- 

 tennae breves, latissime pectinatae, apice simplices. Abdomen alas 

 posticas superans. Pedes sat validi ; tibiae anticae breves, fascicu- 

 latae ; posticae non incrassatae. Alae arnplae; anticae apice rectan- 

 gulatae, margine exteriore angulato postice subconcavo; posticae 

 margine exteriore convexo. 



Male. Body robust. Front not prominent. Proboscis ro- 

 bust. Palpi porrect, stout, very short ; third joint extremely 

 minute. Antennae short, plumose or very broadly pectinated, 

 simple for nearly one-third of the length from the tips; branches 

 slender, pubescent. Legs moderately stout; fore tibiae short, 

 tufted ; hind tibiae not incrassated. Wings ample. Fore wings 

 elongated, rectangular at the tips ; exterior border forming an ob- 

 tuse angle at less than one-third of its length from the tip ; the 



