790 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus CANNA. 



Mas et fcem. Corpus rob u stum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 validi, pilosi, oblique ascendentes, verticem non superautes ; 

 articulus 3us brevissimus. Antennae glabrae. Tegulae posticae 

 tboracis subrecurvae. Abdomen sat angustum, alas posticas non 

 superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, breviter pilosi ; 

 tarsi spinulosi. Alae anticae latae, apice rectangulatae, margine ex- 

 teriore vix obliquo bis excavato. 



Mole and female. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long* 

 Palpi stout, pilose, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the 

 vertex; third joint extremely short. Antennae smooth. Hind 

 tegulae of the thorax curved upward. Abdomen much more slender 

 than the thorax, decreasing in breadth from the base to tip, not ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs stout ; 

 femora and tibiae clothed with short hairs ; spurs stout ; tarsi 

 spinulose. Wings broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips; 

 exterior border hardly oblique, slightly concave towards the costa 

 and towards the interior angle. 



Canna pulchkipicta. 



Mas et fcem. Margaritaceo-viridis ; palpi fusci ; thorax postice 

 cervinusy disco albido ; ala antica vitta postica cervina albo 

 marginata coslam versus recurva, margine exteriore cervino 

 antice albo punctis nigris ; postica margaritaceo-albce, mar- 

 gine lato subaureo. 



Male and female. Pearly green, brownish cinereous beneath. 

 Palpi brown. Antennae fawn-colour. Hind part of the thorax 

 fawn-colour; disk pearly whitish. Abdomen pale fawn-colour. 

 Fore wings with a fawn-coloured white-bordered stripe, which ex- 

 tends along two-thirds of the interior border and is bent to the disk 

 and retracted to the costa ; exterior border fawn-colour, white, and 

 with a few black points towards the costa. Hind wings pearly 

 white, slightly gilded towards the exterior border. Length of the 

 body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



