1062 CATALOGUE OF 



nebulosce, lineis exteriore et submarginali pallidis nigro sub- 

 marginatis, punctis submarginalibus nigris ; anticce tinea 

 ante media pallida obliqua apud costam retracta, linea media 

 nigricante undulata diffusa, linea submarginali angulata 

 strigam latam fuscescentem emittente, macula subapicali 

 magna trigona obscure fusca. 



Male, Ferruginous, testaceous beneath. Palpi slightly curved ; 

 third joint pubescent, as long as the second. Wings testaceous, slightly 

 speckled with black, partly shaded with brown ; exterior and submar- 

 ginal lines pale, denticulated, partly bordered with black; submar- 

 ginal points black ; marginal line pale. Fore wings with the interior 

 line pale, oblique, abruptly retracted in front; middle line blackish, 

 undulating, diffuse; submarginal line hardly denticulated, but form- 

 ing a distinct angle; exterior border forming a slight angle to which 

 a broad brownish streak proceeds from the exterior line; a large 

 dark brown triangular costal subapical spot, containing three 

 whitish costal points. Length of the body 6 Hues; of the wiugs 

 14 lines. 



Ceylon. In Mr. Layard's collection. 



THERMESIA ? RETICULATA. 



Foem. Late ochracea ; palpi subangulati, capitis latitudine 

 breviores, articulo 2o lato, So lanceolalo ; antennce breves ; 

 tibia fimbriates ; alee ochraceo salurato reticulata;, linea recta 

 obliqua pur pur ascente- fusca, fimbria rufescente ; anticce strigis 

 costalibus longitudinalibus nigricantibus. 



Female. Bright ochraceous, a little paler beneath. Palpi 

 pubescent, extending somewhat beyond the head, shorter than its 

 breadth; second joint broad, obliquely ascending; third porrect, 

 lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Antennae slender, 

 short. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 rather slender; tibiae fringed on both sides. Wings broad, reticu- 

 lated with deep ochraceous; a straight purplish brown line extend- 

 ing from the middle of the interior border of the hind wings to a 

 little in front of the tips of the fore wings, near which it is slightly 

 curved ; this line is incomplete on the under side, where the reni- 

 form mark is represented by a blackish ringlet; fringe reddish, 

 shining. Fore wings acute, with short blackish longitudinal streaks 

 on the costa ; exterior border convex, hardly oblique. Hind wiugs 



