1754 CATALOGUE OF 
acuminated at the tips. slightly oblique along the exterior border ; 
second inferior vein full six times further from the third than from 
the first. 
1. PYDNA TESTACEA. 
Mas. Testacea; caput supra album, bifusciculatum; palpi 
albidi, supra fusct ; abdomen subtus album, lateribus fusces- 
centibus; ale pallide cervine, subtus albide, antice apud 
marginem posticum flavescentes. 
Male. 'Testaceous. Head white above, with a tuft at the 
base of each antenna. Palpi whitish, brown above, except towards 
the tips. Abdomen brownish along each side, white heneath. 
Wings pale fawn-colour, whitish beneath. Fore wings slightly yel- 
lowish hindward, white about the exterior border. Length of the 
body 10 lines; of the wings 22 lines, ) 
Hindostan. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Genus BIRETA. 
Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis non conspicua. Palpi 
validi, pilosi, porrecti, caput paullo superantes; articulus 3us brevi- 
conicus. Antenne mediocriter pectinate. Abdomen alas posticas 
paullo superans. Pedes validi, pilosi; tibia postice calcaribus 
quatuor longis. Ale latiuscule; antice apud costam subconvexe, 
apice acuminate, margine exteriore recto sat obliquo. 
Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis not visible. Palpi 
stout, pilose, porrect, extending a little beyond the head; third joint 
short-conical, not one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne 
moderately pectinated, longer than the thorax. Abdomen extend- 
ing a little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, pilose; hind tibie 
with four long spurs. Wings rather broad. Fore wings very 
slightly convex in front, acuminated at the tips, straight and rather 
oblique along the exterior border; second inferior vein nearer to 
the first than to the third. 
1. BIRETA LONGIVITTA. 
Mas. Testacea; caput et thorax antieus fulva; palpi supra fus- 
cescentes ; abdomen supra fuscescens vittis duabus interruptis 
obscurioribus ; ale antice vitta discali subarcuata fasciisque 
tribus perobliquis guttularibus fulvis ; postice supra pallidis- 
stme fusce. 
