208 CATALOGUE OF 



Asia. 



The five following species, like the Australian Macrosilce, 

 belong to the second West Indian group. 



14. Macrosila inexacta. 



Obscure f us ca, ex parte ferruginea, subtus albida ; thorax lateribus 

 albidis strigisque duabus albis antice conjunctis ; abdomen e 

 maculis obscure fuscis trivittatum ; alee anticce ferruginece, 

 fasciis undulatis obliquis nigricantibus, gutta discali alba 

 fasciaque exterior e angulosa albida ; posticce fuscce. 



Dark brown, partly ferruginous, mostly whitish beneath, Tho- 

 rax whitish along each side, and with two white streaks which are 

 united in front. Abdomen paler than the thorax, with three rows of 

 dark brown spots. Fore wings mostly ferruginous, with blackish 

 undulating oblique bands, with a white discal dot, and a whitish 

 zigzag band near the exterior border. Hind wings brown. Length 

 of the body 14 lines ; of the wings 32 lines. 



a. North India. Presented by Mrs. Hawes. 



b. North India. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



15. Macrosila obltqua. 



Cinerea ; caput antice fuscum ; thorax fusco marginatus ; abdo- 

 men vittis tribus interruptis (lateralibus latioribus) fuscis; 

 alee anticce flavo-viridi subtinctce, lituris costalibus et sub- 

 marginalibus obscure fuscis , plaga magna fusca extus nigro 

 alboque marginata fasciaque obliqua nigra intercisa; pos- 

 ticce fuscas, fasciis obscurioribus, apud marginem interiorem 

 albidce. 



Cinereous. Head dark brown in front. Thorax dark brown 

 in front and along each «side. Abdomen with three interrupted 

 dark brown stripes, the lateral pair irregular and broader than the 

 middle one. Fore wings slightly tinged with yellowish green, with 

 some dark brown marks on the costa and along the exterior border, 

 with a large brown patch, which is bordered on the outer side with 

 black and with white, and is traversed by an oblique irregular black 

 band. Hind wings brown, with darker brown bands, whitish along 

 the interior border and about the interior angle. Length of the 

 body 24 lines ; of the wings 56 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



