1188 CATALOGUE OF 



MOSOPIA MEGASPILA. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca ; palpi penicillo pallide ochraceo ; alee 

 linea postmedia dentata cervino marginata punclisque margin- 

 alibus nigris ; anticce linea antemedia nigra angulosa cervino 

 marginata, puncto exteriore albo nigro-notato , macula magna 

 antica atr a albido marginata ; posticce gutta antemedia nigra 

 cervino marginata. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown. Penicillate tuft of the palpi pale 

 ochraceous. Wings with a black dentate line at three-fourths of 

 the length, bordered with fawn-colour ; marginal points black. 

 Fore wings with a zigzag black line near the base, which line is 

 bordered with fawn-colour on its inner side, and has near its outer 

 side a white black-marked point; a large round deep black whitish- 

 bordered spot behind the costal fringe. Hind wings with a black 

 dot, which is near the base and is bordered with fawn-colour. 

 Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a, Penang. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



Genus HTASPIS. 



Mas, Corpus crassum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. Pro- 

 boscis obsoleta. Palpi lanceolati, subarcuati, verticetn longe super- 

 antes ; articulus 3us 2o valde brevior et gracilior. Antennae validae, 

 setulosae, pubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans ; fasci- 

 culus apicalis minimus. Pedes laeves ; tibiae posticae calcaribus 

 quatuor longissimis. Alae antica? breviusculae, latiusculae, acuta? , 

 margine exteriore recto subobliquo. 



Male. Body thick. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis obso- 

 lete. Palpi lanceolate, very slightly curved, nearly erect, rising high 

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

 joint much shorter and more slender than the second. Antennae 

 stout, setulose, pubescent. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the 

 hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs smooth, moderately 

 stout ; hind tibiae with four very long spurs. Wings rather short 

 and broad. Fore wings acute ; costa and exterior border straight, 

 the latter slightly oblique. 



This genus may be distinguished from the typical species of 

 Bertula by the structure of the palpi. 



