b CATALOGUE OF 



tips, slightly oblique along the exterior border; inferior veins 

 approximate. Male. — Antennae filiform, somewhat pilose above, 

 attenuated at the tips, very much longer than the thorax. Female ? 

 — Antenna? simple, setaceous, hardly longer than the thorax. 



1. Sagalassa robusta. 



Mas. Nigra ,• pectus album ; abdomen fascia subapicali alba ; 

 pedes albo fasciati ; alee obscure purpureee, testaceo conspersce, 

 posticce fascia subinterrupta alba. 



Male. Black. Antennae bluish black. Pectus white. Ab- 

 domen with a white band near the tip. Legs with white bands. 

 Wings dark purple. Fore wings with numerous testaceous flecks. 

 Hind wings with a few testaceous flecks, and with a white almost 

 interrupted band near the base. Length of the body 3^—4 lines; 

 of the wings 8 — 9 lines. 



a, b. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



2. Sagalassa ? valida. 



Fcem. Cervina ; palpi, pectus, venter et pedes albida ; antenna 

 nigrce ; abdomen albo fasciatum ; alee purpureo-nigree, anticee 

 albo conspersee cervino trifasciatee, posticee vitta interrupta 

 ciliisque albis. 



Female Fawn-colour. Palpi, pectus, under side of the abdo- 

 men and legs whitish. Antennae black. Abdomen with white 

 bands. Wings purplish black. Fore wings thinly sprinkled with 

 white ; a fawn-coloured basal band which is dilated in front, and 

 two incomplete fawn-coloured snbapical bands. Hind wings with 

 a white interrupted stripe in front, and with white ciliae. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



The two following species recede much from the typical form, 

 and may constitute one or two new genera. 



3. Sagalassa metallica. 



Foem. Viridis ; palpi apice acuminati ; antennee sat validee ; 

 abdomen alas posticas dimidio superans ; alee anticee subtus 

 posticeeque totes purpureo-cupreee. 



Female. Dark metallic-green. Third joint of the palpi acu- 

 minated. Antennae rather stout. Abdomen extending for half its 



