144 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Dark ferruginous-brown. Palpi stout, obliquely as- 

 cending, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint conical, not 

 more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennas smooth. 

 Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore femora 

 and fore tibiae broadly and thickly fringed. Fore wings very much 

 longer than the hind wings ; exterior border slightly convex, ex- 

 tremely oblique ; under side with a large yellow patch in the disk at 

 two-thirds of the length. Hind wings yeljpw, with a broad cupreous- 

 brown border, which is dilated at the tips. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus DOSA. 



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Mas et fcem. Corpus crassum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 robusti, squamosi, obtusi, oblique ascendentes, verticem non super- 

 antes ; articulus 2us apicem versus latior ; 3us vix conspicuus. 

 Abdomen lanceolatum, alas posticas superans ; fasciculus apicalis 

 parvus. Pedes crassi, breviusouli ; femora pilosa ; tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus quatuor robustis. Alae spissag, latae; anticae apice quad- 

 ratae, margine exteriore convexo sat obliquo. 



Male and female. Body thick. Proboscis moderately long. 

 Palpi squamous, stout, obtuse, obliquely ascending, not rising higher 

 than the vertex ; second joint increasing in breadth from the base 

 to the tip ; third almost obsolete. Antennae smooth in both sexes. 

 Abdomen tapering from the base to the tip, much less robust than 

 the thorax, extending somewhat beyond the abdomen ; apical tuft 

 small. Legs very stout, rather short; femora and hind tibiae pilose, 

 the latter with four long stout spurs. Wings thick, broad. Fore 

 wings quadrate at the tips; exterior border convex and rather 

 oblique hindward ; interior angle much rounded. Hind wings much 

 shorter. 



Dosa OBESA. 



Mas et fcem. Nigro-fusca, cyaneo subtincta, subtus'rinereo-fusca ; 

 alee antiece ferruginea, lineis plurimis obliquis denticulatis 

 cervinis, lineola transversa post media e punctis sex denticulatis 

 albis, subtus basi Jlavescentes ; posticce plaga magna lutea sub- 

 obliqua. 



