1110 CATALOGUE OF 



with the exterior border slightly and obliquely truncated towards 

 the interior angle. 



Massava scissa. 



Mas. Cervina ; caput et thorax anticus fuscescentia ; alcB linea 

 recta obliqua ferruginea cinereo pallido marginata ; anticce 

 linea recta lineolam emittente, linea basali ferruginea suburi- 

 dulata cinereo marginata ^ linea exteriore fusca diffusa angu- 

 losa, linea submarginali cinerea denticulata indistincta, reni- 

 formi magna cinereo pallido marginata ; posticce linea recta 

 antice obsoleta. 



Male. Fawn- colour, pale cinereous fawn-colour beneath. 

 Head, palpi and fore tegulae of the thorax brownish. Wings with 

 a ferruginous straight line, which is bordered with pale cinereous 

 on the inner side, and extends from the end of the interior border of 

 the hind wings (in the fore part of which it is obsolete) nearly to the 

 end of the costa of the fore wings, on approaching which it emits at 

 right angles a short line to the costa. Fore wings with a slight undu- 

 lating ferruginous line near the base, bordered with pale cinereous 

 on the inner side ; an exterior diffuse zigzag brown line adjoining 

 the inner side of the reniform mark, which is large and is bordered 

 with pale cinereous; submarginal line cinereous, denticulated, in- 

 distinct. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 20 lines.. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Genus OMBREA. 



Mas, Corpus crassum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi pubes- 

 centes, verticem perpaullo superantes ; articulus 2us latissimus; 3us 

 brevissimus. Antennas peetinatse, dimidio fere apicali setulosae. 

 Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans; fasciculus. apicalis parvus. 

 Pedes robusti, tibiis posticis femoribusque dense fimbriatis. Alse 

 antica? latissima?, acuta?, margine exteriore subobiiquo. 



Male. Body very stout. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi 

 pubescent, applied to the head, rising very little higher than the 

 vertex; second joint very broad ; third extremely short. Antennae 

 moderately pectinated to a little beyond half the length, setulose 

 from thence to the tips. Abdomen extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings ; apical tuft small, slightly radiating. Legs stout ; 

 femora and hind tibiae densely fringed ; tarsi spinose ; spurs long, 

 stout. Wings ample. Fore wings acute ; exterior border hardly 



