170 CATALOGUE OF 



Celerena MUNDA. 



Fcem. Cinereo-nigra ; calcaria tibiarumbrevia, robusta ; alec 

 fascia media lata alba ; posticce fascia apud marginem interi- 

 orem rufescente. 



Female. Cinereous-black. Palpi obliquely ascending 1 , not 

 rising so high as the vertex ; third joint conical, about one-fourth 

 of the length of the second. Abdomen rather shorter than the 

 breadth of the hind wings. Legs smooth, rather stout ; spurs short, 

 stout. Wings with a broad white middle band, which is narrower 

 towards the costa of the fore wings, and is tinged with red on the 

 interior border of the hind wings. Fore wings elongate; exterior 

 border slightly convex, very oblique. Length of the body 8 lines ; 

 of the wings 26 lines. 



New Guinea. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus CARPELLA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes ; articulus 2us sub- 

 fimbriatus; 3us minimus. Antennae subpectinata?. Abdomen 

 fasciculo apicali minimo. Pedes laeves, longiusculi, sat validi; 

 tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor breviusculis. Ala? antieae amplae, 

 subacutae, margine exteriore convexo obliquo ; posticae abdomen 

 superantes. 



Male. Body rather stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; second joint 

 with a short fringe beneath ; third very minute. Antennae slightly 

 pectinated to the tips. Abdomen not extending to the interior angle 

 of the hind wings ; apical tuft extremely small. Legs smooth, 

 rather long and stout ; hind tibiae with four rather short spurs. 

 Wings very ample. Fore wings slightly acute ; exterior border 

 hardly convex, moderately oblique. 



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Capella districta. 



Mas. Alba ; caput antice nigrum ; palpi nigricantes ; antenna 

 nigrce ; pedes nigri, fern or ibus sub tus albis ; alee subhyulince ; 

 antica fasciis duabus nigris angustis postice subapproximatis, 

 costa nigra ; posticce fascia costaque subtus antemedia nigris. 



