398 CATALOGUE OF 



side with a narrow discal mark, and a broad submarginal brown 

 distinct band, the latter excavated by a pale spot at the tips of the 

 fore wings. Length of the body 4^ — 5 lines ; of the wings 11 — 12 

 lines. 



a— d. ? 



135. Bo ARM I A INTERTEXTA. 



Fcem. Pallide cinerea, gracilis, nigro conspersa ; tibia? postica? 

 vix incrassatce ; alee breviusculce, latiusculce, lineis interiore 

 et exteriore nigris subarcuatis, hac denticulata, linea media 

 minus determinata, linea submarginali albida angulosa ex 

 parte fusco marginala, punctis marginalibus nigris, litura 

 discali parva fusca. 



Female. Pale cinereous, slender, black-speckled. Hind tibiae 

 hardly incrassated. Wings ratfcer short and broad ; interior and 

 exterior lines black, slightly curved, the latter denticulated ; middle 

 line less distinct ; submarginal line whitish, zigzag, partly and dif- 

 fusedly bordered with brown ; marginal points black ; discal mark 

 small, brown, apparent also beneath, where the fore wings have a 

 brown submarginal band. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



a. — ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Genus 14. TEPHROSIA. 



Corpus gracillimum. Proboscis distincta. Palpi graciles, 

 hirsuti, frontem non aut vix superantes, articulis indistinctis. Ab- 

 domen laeve. Pedes graciles ; tibiae posticae incrassatae. Alae 

 tenues, dentate, lituris confusis. Mas. — Antennas ciliatae, non- 

 nunquam pectinatag. Abdomen attenuatum, conicum. Fcem. — 

 Antennae graciles, filiformes. Oviductus saepissime exsertus. 



Tephrosia, Boisd. Ind. 198 ; Dnp. ; Guen. Phal. i. 258. 

 Ectropis, Deileptenia et Selidosema, p., Hubn. Verz. Schm. 299, 



316. 

 Boarmia, p., Treit. 



Body very slender. Proboscis distinct. Palpi slender, hir- 

 sute, not or hardly extending beyond the front ; joints indistinct. 

 Abdomen smooth. Legs slender, smooth ; hind tibiae more or less 

 incrassated ; spurs four, rather long. Wings delicate, dentate 

 their markings intermixed. Male. — Antennae simply ciliated, pec- 

 tinated in some species. Abdomen attenuated, conical. Female. — 

 Antennae slender, filiform. Oviduct almost always prominent. 



