716 CATALOGUE OF 



blackish basal line; exterior border hardly convex, except near the 

 interior angle. Hind wings with a blackish discal dot ; marginal 

 line cinereous, blackish-bordered on the inner side ; exterior border 

 slightly undulating. Length of the body 7—7\ lines ; of the wings 

 16—17 lines. 



Darjeeliug. In Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



Orthosia breviuscula. 



Mas. Cinerea ; palpi nigro-fusci, suberecti, basi rufescentes, 

 apice cinerei, articulo 3o brevissimo ; antennce subserratcz; 

 abdomen nigro-einereum, fasciculo apicali cervino ; alee anticee 

 breviusculee, nigro subconspersee, lineis nonnullis fuscescentibus 

 denticulatis indistinctis, punctis quatuor basalibus, orbiculari 

 et reniformi punctularibus lineisque duabus e punctis sub- 

 marginalibus nigris, lineis submarginali et marginali cinereis 

 ferrugineo marginatis ; posticce eeneo-fuscee, fimbria rufes- 

 cente. 



Male. Cinereous, smooth. Palpi blackish brown, dark reddish 

 towards the base, cinereous at the tips, nearly erect, not rising 

 higher than the vertex ; third joint extremely small. Antennae 

 minutely serrated and setulose. Abdomen blackish cinereous, ex- 

 tending a little beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft large, fawn- 

 colour. Legs slightly pilose. Fore wings rather short, very thinly 

 and minutely black-speckled, with some indistinct brownish denti- 

 culate lines; four black points near the base; orbicular and reniform 

 marks indicated by minute black points, the latter accompanied by 

 a small black spot; two lines of black points near the exterior 

 border; submarginal and marginal lines cinereous, ferruginous- 

 bordered, the latter festooned ;|exterior border convex, hardly oblique. 

 Hind wings aeneous-brown ; fringe reddish. Length of the body 

 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Closely allied to O. subnigra, from which it may be distinguished 

 by the shape of the reniform mark and by the reddish fringe of the 

 hind wings. 



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



Orthosia communicata. 



Mas. Cervina ; palpi oblique ascendentes, extus saturate ferru- 

 ginei, articulo 2o truncato, 3o minimo ; alee anticee cinereo- 

 cervincB) lineis duabus antemediis dentatis lineaque latiore 



