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thirds of the length of the interior horder of the hind wings ; apical 

 tuft very small. Legs short, pubescent, moderately stout ; hind tibiae 

 with four very short spurs. Wings elongated, moderately broad. 

 Fore wings much elongated, hardly acute ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, very oblique. 



Thyrgoeina spilosomata. 



Mas. Alba ; palpi Jlavescentes, articulis 2o Soque apice nigri- 

 cantibus ; abdomen pallide lutescens, e maculis nigris trivit- 

 iatum ; pedes antici nigro vittati ; alee subhyalince. 



Male. White. Palpi yellowish ; second and third joints 

 blackish towards the tips. Abdomen pale luteous, except towards 

 the tip, with three stripes of black spots. Fore legs striped with 

 black. Wings thinly clothed, slightly hyaline. Length of the body 

 5 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



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



Genus BORSEBA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Caput et thorax dense hirsuta. Pro- 

 boscis brevis, gracilis. Palpi lanceolati, subdecumbentes, brevissimi, 

 gracillimi. Antennae subsetulosae. Abdomen pilis longis vestitum, 

 alas posticas non superans. Pedes breviusculi, pilosi; tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus parvis. Alae longae, latiusculae ; aniicae subacute, margine 

 exteriore perobliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Head and thorax thickly clothed with 

 long erect hairs. Proboscis short, slender. Palpi lanceolate, very 

 short and slender, slightly decumbent. Antennae minutely setulose. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings, clothed with long 

 hairs above and especially towards the base. Legs rather short; 

 femora and tibiae clothed with long hairs; hind tibiae with short 

 spurs. Wings long, rather broad. Fore wings slightly acute; 

 exterior border slightly convex, very oblique ; submedian vein very 

 near to the costa. 



Allied to Halesidota, from which the long and erect hairs of 

 the thorax sufficiently distinguish it. 



BoRSEBA SURGENS. 



Mas. Palidissime cervina ; palpi nigri ; abdomen luteum, albo 

 pilosum, guttis lateralibus nigris; pedes fusco vittati, albo 

 pilosi; alee anticce venis Jimbriaque albis ; posticce albce. 



