294 CATALOGUE OF 



costa straight ; exterior border moderately oblique, hardly convex. 

 Hind wings with the interior angle not prominent. 



1. NlSISTA NOTODONTARIA. 



Mas. Albido-cinerea ; thorax fasciis duabus ferrugineis nigro 

 marginatis ; alee anticce nigro conspersa, ex parte ferrugineo 

 tincta, lineis quatuor transversis nigris, \a basali, 2a valde 

 arcuata, Sa undulata duplicata, 4a angulosa posiice obsoleta, 

 lunulis marginalibus nigris ; posticus tinea una denticulata, 

 subtus marginem versus ferruginea, lunula discali nigra, 



Male. Whitish cinereous. Thorax with two ferruginous black- 

 bordered bands. Abdomen and under side ferruginous-tinged, black- 

 speckled. Fore wings black-speckled, partly ferruginous-tinged, 

 with four irregular transverse black lines ; first line very near the 

 base; second much curved; third undulating, double ; fourth zig- 

 zag, obsolete except in front; marginal lunules black. Hind wings 

 with one slight denticulated line, corresponding to the third line of 

 the fore wings ; under side ferruginous exteriorly, with the line 

 more distinct and with a black discal lunule. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 



Fam. 1. AMPHIDASYD.E. 



Corpus crassum, valde pilosum. Caput parvum, occultum. Pro- 

 boscis brevis aut nulla. Palpi occulti aut subobsoleti. Thorax 

 valde convexus, postiee quadratus. Pedes breves ; femora villosa ; 

 calcaria brevia, approximata ; tarsi nnguibus crassis arcuatis. Ala^ 

 spissae, rude squamosa ; fimbria plena ; anticae apices versus saepis- 

 simae elongatae et trigonae. Mas. — Antennae pectinatae aut plu- 

 mosae. Fcem. — Antennae graciles, cylindrical, setaceae. Alae saepe 

 brevissimae, aut nullae. 



Amphidasydae, Guen. Phal. i. 190. 



Body thick, very hairy. Head small, hidden by the prothorax. 

 Proboscis short or none. Palpi concealed by the hairs, or almost 

 obsolete. Thorax very convex, quadrate hindward. Legs short; 

 femora villose ; spurs short, approximate ; tarsi with very robust 

 and curved claws. Wings thick, roughly squamous ; fringe full. 

 Fore wings generally elongated towards the tips and triangular. 

 Male. — Antennae pectinated or plumose. Female. — Antennae slen- 

 der, cylindrical, setaceous. Wings often rudimentary or none. 



