642 CATALOGUE OF 



Deiopeia extrema (C. L. H. ii. 573), may be included in this 

 genus. It is described erroneously as a species of Deiopeia. 



SlNNA CALOSPILA. 



Foem. Alba; thorax ochraceo quinque maculatus ; alee anticce 

 fascia basali obliqua ochracea nigro marginata, annulis 

 quinque indeterminaiis connexis lineaque submarginali inter- 

 rupta ochraceis, strigis duabus marginalibus, striga subapicali 

 maculaque apicali nigris. 



Female. White. Thorax with five ochraceous spots, one on 

 each of the tegulae and one on the disk. Fore wings with an ochra- 

 ceous oblique black-bordered band near the base, with five irregular 

 connected ochraceous ringlets in the disk, and with a much inter- 

 rupted ochraceous submarginal line ; two short black streaks on the 

 exterior border ; a black oblique subapical streak, and a black apical 

 spot. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a, b. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



Genus POLITEIA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi caput 

 louge superantes; articulus 2us pilosissimus, oblique ascendeus ; 

 3us linearis, gracillimus, 2o non brevior. Antennae pectinatas. 

 Thorax postice cristatus. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans ; 

 latera subfasciculata ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Femora late 

 fimbriata. Alae elongatae, margine exteriore subdentato ; anticae 

 vix acutae, margine exteriore angulato. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi 

 extending much beyond the head; second joint obliquely ascending, 

 very pilose; third linear, very slender, as long as the second. An- 

 tennae moderately pectinated. Thorax crested near the hind border. 

 Abdomen smooth, slightly tapering, slightly tufted along each side, 

 extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Femora 

 broadly fringed ; tibiae and tarsi smooth ; spurs moderately long. 

 Wings elongate ; exterior border slightly festooned. Fore wings 

 hardly acute ; costa rounded near the base ; exterior border forming 

 an angle near the costa, very oblique hindward ; fourth inferior 

 vein moderately remote from the third. 



This genus does not associate well with the typical Glottulidce. 



