458 CATALOGUE OF 



late pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans, lateribus 

 subfasciculatis, fasciculo apicali minimo. Pedes pubescentes, sat 

 graciles ; tibiae posticas calcavibus quatuor longis. Alae anticae lata?, 

 apice subrectangulatae, costa basi convexa, margine exteriore vix 

 obliquo. 



Male. Body rather stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 porrect, hirsute to the tips, rather stout, extending much beyond 

 the head, and full as long as its breadth ; third joint lanceolate, 

 about half the length of the second. Antennae rather long, broadly 

 pectinated. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings, 

 slightly decreasing in breadth towards the tip, with small tufts 

 along each side; apical tuft very small. Legs pubescent, rather 

 slender ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings broad. 

 Fore wings nearly rectangular at the tips ; costa convex towards 

 the base ; exterior border hardly oblique. 



Gallaba dtjplicata. 



Mas. Cinereo-fnsca ; alee anticce lineis quatuor nigris transversis 

 denticulatis lineisque nonnullis nigricantibus angulosis minus 

 determinatis, lineis 2a Saque duplicatis, 4a submarginali e 

 lunulis albido marginatum orbiculari punctiformi et reni- 

 formi e striga nigris albido marginatis ; posticce pallide 

 cinerece, 



Male. Cinereous-brown. Antennae, abdomen, hind wings 

 and under side pale cinereous. Fore wings with four denticulated 

 transverse black lines, and with some less distinct transverse zigzag 

 blackish lines; first line basal, irregular; second and third double; 

 fourth submargiual, composed of irregular lunules, which are 

 whitish-bordered on the outer side ; orbicular and reniform marks 

 black, whitish-bordered, between the second and third lines, the 

 former a point, the latter an oblique streak. Length of the body 

 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Genus BESAIA. 



Mas. Corpus sat validum. Frons fasciculata. Proboscis nulla. 

 Palpi breves, oblique ascendentes, subtus dense pilosi ; articulus 

 3us conicus, minimus. Antennae validae, pubescentes. Abdomen 

 longum, lanceolatum, alas posticas longissime superans ; fasciculus 



