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LlTHOSIA PR£!CIPUA. 



Fcem. Pallide lutea, robusta ; palpi apice nigri ; antenna nigra, 

 subsetulosa, basi lutescentes ; pedes nigri, tibiis posterioribus 

 subtus femoribusque fiavescentibus ; alee amplce ; posticce sub- 

 pallidiores. 



Female, Pale luteous, very stout. Palpi obliquely ascending, 

 not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint black, conical. Antennae 

 black, minutely setulose, pale luteous at the base. Femora with 

 blackish tips; fore tibiae and fore tarsi black ; posterior tibiae above 

 and posterior tarsi blackish. Wings shining, long, broad. Hind 

 wings a little paler than the fore wings. Length of the body 9 lines ; 

 of the wings 27 lines. 



a. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



LlTHOSIA INTERMIXTA. 



Mas. Pallide lutea ; caput antice fuscum ; antenna fusca, sub- 

 setulosa ; ala anticce angusta, cinereo subtinctce ; posticce 

 pallide cinereo-flava, apud marginem exteriorem lutescentes, 



Male, Pale luteous. Head brown in front. Palpi not extending 

 beyond the head; third joint extremely short. Antenna? brown, 

 minutely setulose. Abdomen extending very Httle beyond the hind 

 wings. Fore wings narrow, with a slight cinereous bloom. Hind 

 wings pale cinereous-yellow, pale luteous towards the exterior border. 

 Length of the body 5J lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq. 



LlTHOSIA TRANSVERSA. 



Fcem. Pallide lutea; palpi nigricantes, porrecti, brevissimi ; 

 antenna nigricantes ; thorax fascia lata nigra; abdomen vitta 

 abbreviata nigra apud medium dilatata ; pedes anteriores supra 

 nigricantes; ala antica latiuscula, apice subrectangulata, 

 fasciis tribus nigris angulosis obliquis, Sa submarginali, striga 

 costali nigra interrupta ; postica plaga apicali nigricante. 



Female, Pale luteous. Palpi blackish, porrect, very short. 

 Antennae blackish, smooth, slender, pale luteous at the base. Thorax 

 with a broad black band. Abdomeu with an abbreviated black 

 stripe, which is dilated in the middle. Anterior legs blackish above. 

 Wings rather broad. Fore wings nearly rectangular at the tips, 

 with three black zigzag bands ; first band more irregular and oblique 



