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much longer than the femora, with four rather long spurs. Wings 

 ample. Fore wings acute, snbfalcate ; exterior border distinctly 

 bent. Hind wings with the exterior border hardly bent. 



1. PSYRA CUNEATA. 



Mas. Albido-flava ; palpi nigricantes, apice albido-Jlavi ; alee 

 cinereo subconspersce, fascia subtus submarginali pallide 

 fusca ; anticce maculis tribus nigris, \a 2aque trigonis pos- 

 ticis, 3a anteriore elongata extus excavata. 



Male. Whitish yellow. # Palpi blackish, with whitish yellow 

 tips. Wings indistinctly ciuareous-speckled ; under side with a 

 pale brown submarginal band. Fore wings with distinct black 

 marginal points, with a few black discal points, and with three 

 black spots ; first and second spots triangular, by the interior 

 border ; second more than twice the length of the first ; third 

 spot near the exterior border, elongated, deeply excavated on the 

 Outer side. Hind wings with two indistinct brownish bands ; the 

 second submarginal, much broader than the other one. Length of 

 the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines 



a. North Hindostan. Presented by Major Parry. 



Genus 37. RHUMA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis valida. Palpi lati, ob- 

 lique ascendentes, articulo 3o conico brevi. Antenna? robustae, 

 subserratae. Abdomen valde crisiatum. Pedes valida ; femora 

 postica fimbriata ; tibiae posticag femoribus fere duplo longiores, vix 

 incrassatae. Alae latae, spissae. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis robust. Palpi broad, obliquely 

 ascending, extending a little beyond the head; third joint conical, 

 not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae 

 stout, minutely serrated. Abdomen crested along nearly the whole 

 length ; third and fourth segments with very high crests. Legs 

 stout ; hind femora fringed ; hind tibiae nearly twice the length of 

 the femora, hardly incrassated ; apical spurs shorter than the other 

 pair. Wings broad, stout, not long; exterior border convex. 

 Fore wings somewhat rounded at the tips. Hind wings densely 

 fringed along the interior border. 



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