446 CATALOGUE OF 



Charadra contigua. 



Mas. Carta, nigro conspersa ; palpi extus nigri ; antenna fulvce ; 

 thorax lineis quinque transversis nigris ; alee anticce nebulosa, 

 lineis duabus pallidis transversis denticulatis, lineis duabus 

 transversis connexis, annulo intermedio lunulisque margin- 

 alibus nigris ; posticce pallide cinerece, fuscescente marginatce, 

 lunulis marginalibus obscure fuscis, fimbria albida. 



Male. Hoary, black speckled. Proboscis and antennae tawny. 

 Palpi mostly black on the outer side. Thorax with five transverse 

 black lines, of which the first near the fore border is broader than 

 the others. Abdomen and hind wings pale cinereous. Tarsi and 

 anterior tibiae with black bands. Fore wings partly clouded with 

 darker cinereous, in which hue there are two denticulated transverse 

 pale lines beyond the middle ; two transverse irregular black lines, 

 connected in the middle by a longitudinal black streak ; a black 

 ringlet between the lines, including a dark cinereous dot ; marginal 

 lunules black. Hind wings brownish towards the exterior border ; 

 marginal lunules dark brown ; fringe whitish. Length of the body 

 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Georgia? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Genus DUDUSA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi porrecti, 

 validi, pilosi, caput non superantes ; articulus 3us longi-conicus, 2i 

 dimidio brevior. Antenna? subpectinatae. Thorax penicillato 

 cristatus. Abdomen attenuatum, alas posticas longissime superans; 

 latera subfasciculata ; fasciculus apicalisbrevissimus. Pedes breves, 

 robusti, dense pilosi. Alae longae, margine exteriore subdentato; 

 anticae acutae, costa margineque exteriore subconvexis. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi porrect, stout, 

 pilose, not extending beyond the head ; third joint elongate-conical, 

 less than half the length of the second. Antennas slightly pectinated. 

 Thorax with an erect tuft of penicillate hairs. Abdomen tapering 

 from the base to the tip, slightly tufted along each side, extending 

 much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft very short. Legs short, 

 stout; femora and tibiae densely pilose. Wings long; exterior 

 border festooned. Fore wings acute; costa and exterior border 

 slightly convex, the latter very oblique; a distinct vein springing 

 from the middle of the end of the areolet; three inferior veins, of 



