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CATALOGUE OP 



rather beyond half the length of the interior border towards the tips 

 of the fore wings, near which it is very acutely retracted to the 

 costa; submarginal points blackish ; fringe interlined with cinereous. 

 Fore wings acute ; an oblique cinereous line near the base, bordered 

 with brown on the out.er side, acutely retracted near the costa; a 

 short oblique cinereous streak between the lines ; three white costal 

 points near the tip ; exterior border very slightly bent. Hind wings 

 with a brown point on the inner side of the line. Length of the 

 body 1\ lines; of the wings 17 lines. 



a. Hindostan. From the collection of the Entomological Society. 



Theumesia im propria. 

 Fcem. Crrvina ; palpi subarcuati^ capitis latitudine longiores, 

 extas nigro varii, articulo So laneeolato ; ala lituris nigris, 

 lineis nonnullis fuscis obliquis angulosis plus minusve indis- 

 tinctis,punclis marginalibus nigris magnis, margine exteriore 

 subdentato ; anticce subacutce, orbicular i el reniformi cervino 

 pallido marginalis. 



Female. Fawn-colour, rather paler beneath. Palpi slightly 

 curved, longer than the breadth of the head and rising much higher 

 than the vertex, partly black on the outer side; third joint lanceo- 

 late, full half the length of the second. Abdomen not extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Fore legs blackish above ; 

 tibia? with two pale bands; tarsal joints with pale tips. Wings 

 with several oblique zigzag more or less indistinct brown lines; 

 these are partly accompanied by small black marks, which are here 

 and there diffuse ; marginal points black, large; under side with a 

 black spot, which represents the reniform mark; exterior border 

 slightly dentate. Fore wings slightly acute; orbicular mark forming 

 a jpale fawn-coloured ringlet; reniform bordered with pale fawn- 

 colour. Length of the body 5J lines; of the wings 15 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



TlIERMESIA ILLITURATA. 



Fcem. Subcinereo-fusca ; palpi pubescentes, oblique ascendentes, 

 verticem paullo superantes, articulo So laneeolato ; pedes 

 validi, femoribus fimbriatis ; alee Unea post media fusca un- 

 dulata, Unea submarginali cinerra vix arcuata ; antica lineis 

 duabus ante mediis fuscis subundulalis ; reniformi cinerea 

 elliptica fusco marginata. 



