334 CATALOGUE OF 



Artaxa CHRYSOPHILA. 



Mas. Lutea ; palpi porrecti, caput vix supsrantes ; antenna 

 latissime pectinatce ; abdominis fasciculus apicalis longius- 

 culus ; tibice posticm late fimbriate ; alee anticce apice vix 

 rotundatce ; fasciis duabus albis arcuatis ; posticce margine 

 inter iore latissime fimbriate. 



Male. Luteous, slender. Palpi pubescent, slender, porrect, 

 hardly extending beyond the head; third joint elongate-conical, 

 minute. Antennae very broadly pectinated ; branches black, minutely 

 setulose. Abdomen with a very long apical tuft. Legs rather short 

 and slender; hind tibiae broadly fringed, with four slender spurs. 

 Fore wings hardly rounded at the tips, with two white slender out- 

 ward-curved bands; first band before the middle; second beyond 

 the middle; exterior border convex, very slightly oblique. Hind 

 wings extending beyond the abdomen ; interior border very broadly 

 fringed. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



Genus CHARNIDAS, C. L. H. iv. 797. 



Charnidas junctifera. 



Mas. Fusca ; corpus subtus et caput testacea; antennae latissime 

 pectinatce, ramis apice setoso fasciculatis ; aim basi testaceo 

 pilosce, macula nigra lituraque testacea discalibus contiguis. 



Male. Brown. Head, palpi, body beneath and legs testaceous. 

 Antennae extremely deeply pectinated ; branches with little tufts of 

 bristles at their tips. Wings with some testaceous hairs, which are 

 most prevalent towards the base; each wing with a black discal spot 

 adjoining an exterior testaceous mark. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 16 lines. 



Ceylon. In Mr. Layard's collection. 



Genus ANTHORA, C. L. H. iv. 801. 



Anthora privata. 



Mas. Albido-cervina; caput nigro unipunctatum ; palpi fusci, 

 porrecti, capitis latitudine non breviores, articulo So lanceo- 

 late ; thorax nigro octopunctatus ; abdomen luteum, e punctis 

 nigris trivittatum ; alee anticce elongates, apice subrotundata, 

 atomis nonnullis nigris, fascia angulosa, striga costali exteriore 

 lineaque submarginali angulosa fuscis ; posticce pallidissime 

 flavce. 



