418 CATALOGUE OF 



48. Tephrosia despicata. 



Mas. Obscure cinerea, gracilis ; abdomen fusco punctatum ; 

 tibiae posticae vix incrassatm; alee subden tata, subnebulosa, sat 

 amplce, nigra conspersce, lineis nigris denticulatis indistinctis, 

 linea submarginali angulosa pallide cinerea, lineis subtus fere 

 obsoletis, puncto discali subtus nigricante. 



Male. Dark cinereous, slender. Abdomen with two rows of 

 brown points. Hind tibiae hardly incrassated. Wings subdentate, 

 slightly clouded, rather long and broad, black-speckled ; lines 

 black, denticulated, indistinct ; subtnarginal line pale cinereous, 

 zigzag, slightly black-bordered, very indistinct ; marginal points 

 black, one on each tooth and one between ; under side with 

 the lines almost obsolete, and with a minute blackish discal mark. 

 Hind wings more dentate than the fore wings. Length of the body 

 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. South Australia. Presented by E. Bakewell, Esq. 



49. Tephrosia indi recta. 



Mas. Cinerea ; antennae subpectinatae ; tibiae posticae vix incras- 

 satae ; aloe dentata, subnebulosae, fusco conspersa, lineis nigris 

 macularibus indistinctis, linea submarginali pallide cinerea 

 angulosa interrupta, puncto discali nigricante. 



Male. Cinereous, slender. Antennae minutely pectinated. Hind 

 tibiae hardly incrassated. Wings dentate, thickly and irregularly 

 brown-speckled, slightly clouded ; lines blackish, macular, indis- 

 tinct and irregular ; submarginal line pale cinereous, zigzag, here 

 and there obsolete ; marginal points black ; discal point blackish, 

 apparent also on the under side, where the lines are obsolete and 

 the submarginal band indistinct. Length of the body 4 lines; of 

 the wings 12 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



Group 4. 

 50. Tephrosia perfectaria. 



Mas et foem. Schistaceo -cinerea, gracilis ; antenna: maris sub- 

 pectinata?; thorax nigra fasciatus ; abdomen nigro guttatum ; 

 tibia: posticca non incrassata? ; aim integral, nigro conspersa?, 



