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beneath, tufted above at the tip ; third linear, porrect, much shorter 

 than the second. Antennae rather stout, setose towards the base. 

 Abdomen cinereous-brown, black-speckled, extending much beyond 

 the hind wings, with a black stripe which extends along nearly half 

 the length from the base; hind borders of the segments whitish; 

 apical tuft furcate. Fore wings with a broad black stripe which 

 extends along the interior border and is broadest at the base, where it 

 occupies nearly the whole breadth ; this stripe contains two white 

 lines and two white patches ; a white apical patch ; some diffuse 

 indistinct blackish lines and two distinct concise black lines, between 

 which there is a large irregular black ringlet, which contains a little 

 black line. Hind wings cinereous-brown. Length of the body 

 8 lines ; of the wings 15 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



Genus PTISCIANA. 



Mas. Corpus crassum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 

 Proboscis brevissima. Palpi graciles, lineares, oblique ascendentes, 

 verticem paullo superantes ; articulus 3us 2o paullo brevior. An- 

 tennae setosae, apice glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. 

 Pedes breves, robusti ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longissimis. 

 Alas anticae elongatae, apice rotundatae, costa perparum convexa, 

 margine exteriore convexo vix obliquo. 



Male. Body thick. Frontal tuft slightly prominent. Pro- 

 boscis very short. Palpi slender, linear, smooth, obliquely as- 

 cending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint rounded 

 at the tip, a little shorter than the second. Antennae setose, except 

 towards the tips. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs short, stout ; hind tibiae with four very long spurs. 

 Wings elongate, moderately broad. Fore win^s rounded at the 

 tips; costa very slightly convex; exterior border convex, hardly ob- 

 lique. 



Ptisciana seminivea. 



Mas. Albido-cana, subtus fuscescens ; caput fuscescente albo 

 fasciatum ; thoracis tegulce fuscce, albo marginatce, alee anticce 

 fusco conspersis, postice fusco subline tee, lineis tribus angulosis 

 albidis, punctis duobus discalibus albis, strigis duabus ob- 

 liquis punctisque tribus nigris costoiibus ; posticce fuscescente- 



