368 CATALOGUE OF 



Group 5. 



73. BOARMIA SPOLIATARIA. 



Mas et fcem. Albido-cinerea ; antennae maris ciliaio serratce ; 



tibia postica incrassatce ; alee fusees cente conspersce, lineis 



tribus fuscis denticulatis ex parte obsoletis, linea submarginali 



alba angulosa, punclis marginalibus fuscis, lilura discali 



fasciaque submarginali, subtus fuscis , 



Male and female. Whitish cinereous. Antennae of the male 

 serrated, ciliated. Hind tibiae incrassated. Wings speckled with 

 pale brown ; interior, middle and exterior lines brown, denticulated, 

 here and there obsolete, darkest on the veins, dilated on the costa 

 of the fore wings ; submarginal line white, zigzag; marginal points 

 dark brown ; under side with a brown discal mark and a brown 

 submarginal band, which is excavated on the outer side and is ob- 

 solete hindward. Length of ihe body 4 — 4J lines ; of the wings 

 9—10 lines. 



a, b. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



74. BOARMIA EXIGUARIA. 



Fcem. Pallide flaveseente-cinerea, nigro conspersa ; caput nigri- 

 cante-fuscum ; tibice posticce incrassatai ; aim lineis tribus 

 nigricante-fuscis denticulatis vix undulatis, linea submargi- 

 nali angulosa pallide cinerea, punctis marginalibus punctoque 

 discali nigris. 



Female. Pale yellowish cinereous, minutely black-speckled. 

 Head above blackish brown. Hind tibiae incrassated. Wings 

 with the interior, middle and exterior lines blackish brown, denticu- 

 lated, hardly undulating ; submarginal line pale cinereous, zigzag; 

 marginal points and discal point black ; under side much like the 

 upper side, but with less distinct lines. Length of the body 

 3£ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



o. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



Asia. 



The Asiatic species form five groups ; the first belongs to the 

 first European group ; the second belongs to the third European 

 group, and the other three are somewhat aberrant from the typical 

 structure of the genus. 



