1056 CATALOGUE OP 



ThERMESIA PRjECIPUA. 



Foem. Rufescente-fusca ; caput et thorax anticus ochracea ; palpi 

 oblique ascendentes, verticem longe superantes^ articulo So 

 lincari ; alee latce, spatio marginati obscuriore, lineis duabus 

 fuscis angulosis, linea submarginali cinerra angulosa indeter- 

 minata ; anticce lineis tribus ante mecliis fuscis angulosis 

 indistinctis,reniformi ferruginea angusta, plaga costali sub- 

 apicali obscure fusca cinereo marginata. 



Female. Eeddish brown, stout, cinereous-brown beneath. 

 Head, palpi and fore part of the thorax oehraceous. Palpi pubes- 

 cent, rather stout, obliquely ascending, rising much higher than 

 the vertex; third joint linear, much shorter than the second. Ab- 

 domen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout; femora 

 slightly fringed. Wings broad, with a darker brown space along 

 the exterior border ; two zigzag oblique brown lines; some traces 

 of a zigzag cinereous submarginal line, which is more distinct on 

 the under side of the hind wings. Fore wings acute ; a dark brown 

 costal patch near the tip, bordered with cinereous on the outer side ; 

 reniform mark ferruginous, narrow, adjoining the outer side of the 

 first line ; three zigzag indistinct brown lines nearer the base. 

 Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



Thermesia arenacea. 



Foem. Obscure cervina ; palpi oblique ascendentes, capitis 

 latitudine multo longiores, articulo So lineari apice cinereo ; 

 aloe latce, nigricante conspersce, linea civerea recta obliqua 

 ferruyineo marginata apud costam retracta, punctis submar- 

 ginalibus nigris ; antica? linea basali cinerea angulata, reni- 

 formi ferruginea strigam cineream includente. 



Female. Dark fawn-colour, a little paler and cinereous-tinged 

 beneath. Palpi compressed, obliquely ascending, rising higher than 

 the vertex, very much longer than the breadth of the head ; third 

 joint linear, cinereous at the tip, much shorter than the second. 

 Antennae setulose. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs smooth, rather stout. Wings broad, minutely blackish- 

 speckled, with a straight cinereous line, which is ferruginous-bor- 

 dered on the inner side, and extends from somewhat beyond the 

 middle of the interior border of the hind wings towards the tips of 



