288 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 9. COLUSSA. 



Fcem. Corpus crassum, dense lanuginosum. Palpi breves, 

 porrecti, pilosissimi, caput vix superantes; articulus 3us conicus, 

 2i dimidio non brevior. Antennae subpectinatae. Abdomen alas 

 posticas non superans. Pedes robusti, dense lanuginosi ; tibiae pos- 

 ticae calcaribus apicalibus parvis. Alae amplae, validae, densae ves- 

 titae, margine exteriore convexo ; anticae falcatae, costa suboonvexa, 

 margine exteriore subobliquo ; postieae angulo rotundato bene de- 

 terminato. 



Female. Body very thick, densely woolly. Palpi short, por- 

 rect, very pilose, hardly extending beyond the head ; third joint 

 conical, about half the length of the second. Antennae minutely 

 pectinated. Abdomen extending as far as the hind wings. Legs 

 stout; femora and tibiae densely woolly ; hind tibiae with minute 

 apical spurs. Wings ample, robust, densely clothed ; exterior bor- 

 der convex. Fore wings falcate ; costa slightly convex ; exterior 

 border slightly oblique. Hind wings with the interior angle rounded 

 and very prominent. 



1. COLUSSA ODENESTAEIA. 



Fcem, Pallide cinereo-cervina ; caput nigro fasciatum ; palpi 

 nigri ; antennae flavce ; alee lineis duabus interioribus ferrugi- 

 neis diffusis valde undulatis et incompletis, linea exteriore 

 fiava obliqua vix undulata intus fusco marginata ; anticce 

 linea exteriore postica extus rufescente marginata, linea ad- 

 huc exteriore nigra undulata ; posticce rufescente suffusce, 

 linea angulosa nigra. 



Female. Pale cinereous fawn-colour. Head with a black band 

 in front. Palpi mostly black. Antennae bright sulphur-colour. 

 Legs hoary, black-speckled ; knees white. Wings with two diffuse 

 very undulating and incomplete ferruginous interior lines ; a yel- 

 low exterior oblique hardly undulating line, which is bordered with 

 brown on the inner side ; fringe fawn-colour, whitish-tipped. Fore 

 wings with the exterior line near the interior border broadly 

 reddish-bordered on the outer side; this reddish hue limited by a 

 black undulating line, beyond which there are some reddish 

 speckles. Hind wings with a diffuse reddish hue, and with a black 

 zigzag line along the whole length of the yellow line ; the yellow 

 and the reddish hue repeated slightly and diffusedly beyond the 

 black line. Length of the body 11 lines; of the wings 30 lines. 



a, b. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



