232 CATALOGUE OF 



costal dot at about half the length ; exterior border convex, rather 

 oblique. Hind wings whitish, with a very slight tinge of yellow. 

 Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Cape. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



LlTHOSlA ? ACCLINATELLA. 



Mas. Fusca ; palpi caput vix superantes, articulo So laneeolato ; 

 abdomen subtus ochraceo-rufum ; alee anticce apice rotundata ; 

 posticce ochraceo-rufce, fimbria fusca. 



Male. Brown. Palpi slender, hardly extending beyond the 

 head ; third joint lanceolate, much shorter than the second. Abdo- 

 men ochraceous-red on each side at the tip and beneath. Hind 

 tibiae with four long spurs, of which the first pair are rather near to 

 the second. Wings narrow. Fore wings rounded at the tips; ex- 

 terior border convex, very oblique. Hind wings ochraceous-red ; 

 fringe brown. Length of the body 2|- lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



This species does not seem to be a Lithosia, but a new genus 

 can hardly be established upon the single specimen hitherto dis- 

 covered. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



LlTHOSlA INDUCTA. 



Mas. Cinerea ; caput antice flavescens ; palpi porrecti , brevissimi; 

 antennce setulosce ; abdominis fasciculus apicalis luteus ; alee 

 anticce apud marginem exterior em subfuscescentes, apice sub- 

 rectangulatce, puncto discali ; posticce flavce. 



Male. Cinereous. Head pale yellow in front. Palpi porrect, 

 extremely short. Antenna? minutely setulose. Abdomen with a 

 luteous apical tuft. Legs pale yellowish cinereous. Fore wings 

 nearly rectangular at the tips, with a brown point in the disk, slightly 

 tinged with brown towards the exterior border. Hind wings yellow. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



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



Genus COSSA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi porrecti, 

 validi, lseves, caput perpaullo superantes ; articulus 3us brevissimus. 

 Antennae validae, setosae. Thorax tegulis duabus longissimis. 



