1104 CATALOGUE OF 



irregular cupreous- blackish band near the base. Hind wings with 

 two complete bands, the second enclosing a cinereous line. Length 

 of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus OSDARA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Fasciculus frontalis productus. Palpi 

 compressi, subascendentes, fere recti, capitis latitudine longiores ; 

 articulus 2us subfimbriatus ; 3us linearis, 2o multo brevior. An- 

 tenna? longae, graciles, setis longis instructs. Abdomen alas pos- 

 ticas sat superans; fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes .laeves, 

 graciles, longissimi ; tibiae posticae subincrassatae ; calcaria longa, 

 gracilia. Ala3 ampla3, margine exteriore vix angulato ; anticae sub- 

 falcata?. 



Mole. Body slender. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis of 

 the usual length. Palpi compressed, nearly straight, slightly ascend- 

 ing, longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint with a very 

 short fringe; third linear, much shorter than the second. Antennas 

 long, slender, beset with long bristles. Abdomen extending rather 

 beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft extremely small. Legs smooth, 

 slender, very long ; hind tibiae slightly incrassated ; spurs long, 

 slender. Wings ample ; exterior border very slightly angular. Fore 

 wings acute, subfalcate ; second inferior vein a little nearer to the 

 third than to the first; fourth very remote. 



OSDARA OEDINATA. 



Mas. Fuscescente-cervina ; palporurn articulus 3us cinereus, apice 

 fusco-cervinus ; pedes antici nigricanies, cinereo conspersi ; 

 alee lineis duabus ferrugineis angulosis, 2a duplicata undulata, 

 linea submarginali fusca ongulosa diffusa indistincta, punctis 

 submarginalibus albidis ; anticce linea basali ferruginea angw 

 losa, orbiculari et reniformi ferrugineo marginatis. 



Male. Brownish fawn-colour, pale cinereous fawn-colour be- 

 neath. Third joint of the palpi cinereous, except towards the tip. 

 Fore femora and fore tibiae blackish, cinereous-speckled. Wings 

 with two ferruginous zigzag lines ; first line on the inner side of the 

 reniform mark ; second double, undulating, beyond the reniform ; 

 submarginal line brown, zigzag, diffuse, indistinct, accompanied by 

 whitish points ; marginal points and marginal line black. Fore 



