394 CATALOGUE OP 



Genus TICILTA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi porrecti, 

 brevissimi. Antennae breviuscula3, late pectinatae, apice glabrae. 

 Abdomen sublanceolatum, alas posticas non superans ; fasciculus 

 apicalis minimus. Pedes laeves, breves, graciles ; tibiae posticae cal- 

 caribus duobus apicalibus. Alae anticae latae, subfalcatas, costa con- 

 vexa, marline exteriore recto sat obliquo ; posticae angulo interiore 

 bene determinate 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi por- 

 rect, extremely short; third joint extremely small. Antennae rather 

 short, broadly pectinated, except towards the tips. Abdomen tapering 

 slightly from the base to the tip, nearly as long as the interior border 

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

 slender ; hind tibiae with two moderately long apical spurs. Wings 

 broad. Fore wings subfalcate; costa convex; exterior border straight, 

 rather oblique. Hind wings with the interior angle somewhat 

 prominent. 



TlCILIA ARGENTI LINEA. 



Mas. Alba; alee lineis duabus argenteis, ia submarginali inter- 

 rupta cervino ex parte marginata, 2a marginali ; anticce linea 

 submarginali apud costam reflexa, puncto postico, linea cos- 

 tali lineaque discali furcata argenteis, gutta discali tumida 

 chalybmo-nigra. 



Male. White. Antennae with fawn-coloured branches. Wings 

 with two silvery lines ; first submarginal, irregular, interrupted, 

 partly bordered with fawn-colour ; second marginal. Fore wings 

 with the submarginal line reflexed towards the costa ; a silvery point 

 near the base of the interior border and two silvery lines ; one costal ; 

 the other along the discal areolet, forked towards the border; a 

 transverse tumid chalybeous-black dot at the end of the discal 

 areolet. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



Singapore. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus THEMACA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi porrecti, 

 graciles, pubescentes, caput longe superantes ; avticulus 3us linearis, 

 2i dimidio non brevior. Antennae late pectinatae. Abdomen alas 

 posticas non superans ; fasciculus apicalis elongatus, spissus. Pedes 



