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Genus 9. DANDACA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi 

 validi, ascendentes ; articulus 3us minimus. Antennae graciles, 

 simplices, corpore vix breviores. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen 

 alas posticas non superans. Pedes mediocriter validi ; tibias pos- 

 ticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alas mediocriter latee ; anticae 

 apud costam rectae, apice angulatae, margine exteriore subdenticu- 

 lato subobliquo vix convexo. 



Female. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 stout, ascending ; third joint very minute. Antennae slender, 

 simple, nearly as long as the body. Thorax squamose. Abdomen 

 extending as far as the hind wings. Legs moderately stout; hind 

 tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 

 straight in front, angular at the tips, hardly convex and very 

 slightly oblique along the exterior border, which is slightly denti- 

 culate ; first, second and third inferior veins nearly contiguous at 

 the base ; third rather remote. 



1. Dandaca Columba. 



Fcem. Pallide glauco-viridis ; caput et thorax anticus fusca, tes- 

 taceo varia ; abdomen iridescente-cinereum ; aloe anticce fas- 

 cia, maculis costalibus punctisque ferrugineo-fuscis, fascia 

 exteriore e maculis nigris, disco ex parte semihyalino ; pos- 

 ticce f usees, disco basali hyalino. 



Female. Pale glaucous-green. Head and fore part of the 

 thorax brown and testaceous. Abdomen, except at the base, irides- 

 cent-cinereous. Fore wings with a ferruginous-brown band before 

 the middle, and with speckles and costal spots of the same hue ; 

 also with an imperfect oblique exterior band of black spots ; part 

 of the disk semihyaline. Hind wings brown, hyaline in the disk 

 towards the base. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 

 lines. 



a. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 



Genus 10. EUDIPNA. 



Corpus vix robustum. Palpi breves. Antennas simplices, cor- 

 poris dimidio longiores. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. 

 Alae latiusculae; anticae apud costam subrectas, apice rotundatas, 

 margine exteriore sat obliquo. 



Acolasis, p., Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 256. 



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