968 CATALOGUE OF 



Ophiusa palpalis. 



Mas. Cinereo'fwca ; palpi ochracei, erecti, articulo So brevissimo ; 

 antennae pubescentes ; alee anticce subfalcata, purpureo suf- 

 fusce, fasciis tribus nigricantibus nigro marginalis, \a 2aque 

 apud costam connexis, \a basali, Sa striyam arcuatum emit- 

 tente, macula apicali rhomboidati nigra ; posticce fusca. 



Male. Cinereous-brown. Palpi ochraeeous, stout, pubescent, 

 erect, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint extremely 

 short. Antennae minutely pubescent. Abdomen cinereous, not ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings subfalcate, purple- 

 tinged, with three blackish irregular black-bordered bands ; first 

 band basal; second connected with the first on the costa, slightly 

 undulating on the ouier side ; third slightly undulating on the 

 inner side, acutely dentate on the outer side, where it emits a curved 

 streak to a black rhomboidal apical spot ; marginal points blackish. 

 Hind wings brown. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 24 

 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



Ophiusa? luteipalpis. 



Fcem. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi erecti, pallide luiei, articulo So 

 lineari; ata? antica? lineisquatuor fuscescentibus denticulatis , 

 macula costali fusca inter lineas Sam et 4am ; postica subob- 

 scuriores, lineis indistinctis. 



Female. Cinereous-brown. Abdomen and under side more 

 cinereous. Palpi vertical, rather long, pale luteous; third joint 

 linear, conical at the tip. Fore wings with the four lines brownish, 

 denticulated ; middle line diffuse ; submarginal line indistinct ; an 

 irregular brown spot by the cosia between the exterior and submar- 

 ginal lines. Hind wings a little darker than the fore wings; lines 

 indistinct above, more distinct beneath. Length of the body 8 lines ; 

 of the wings 20 lines. 



Ceylon. In Mr. Layard's collection. 



Ophiusa umbrosa. 



Foem. Murina ; palpi suberecti, verticem superantes, articulo So 

 lineari ; pedes pilosi ; alee aneo suffus& % fasciis sex obliquis 

 purpurascente-cinereis, lineis duabus fuscis i \a angulosa, 2a 



