1282 CATALOGUE OF 



Rhodaria signatalis. 



Mas. Ochracea; oculi albo cincti ; palpi porrecti, rostriformes, 

 subtus albi ; abdomen ceneum, alas posticas longe superans, 

 basi apiceque ochraceum, seymentorum marginibusfasciculoque 

 apicali albidis ; alee anticce rosece, basi ochraceee, lineis duabus 

 albis angulosis, la antice abbreviata, 2a ex parte guttulari ; 

 posticce cenece, fimbria albida. 



Male, Ochraceous. Body beneath and legs silvery whitish. 

 Head white about the eyes. Palpi porrect, rostrifonn, as long as 

 the breadth of the head, white beneath ; third joint very minute. 

 Antenna? slender, pubescent. Abdomen a?neous, extending much 

 beyond the hind wings, ochraceous towards the base and towards 

 the tip ; hind borders oi the segments whitish ; apical tuft whitish, 

 rather large. Fore wings bright rose-colour, acute, ochraceous at 

 the base, with two white zigzag lines ; first line antemedial, abbre- 

 viated towards the costa ; second postmedial, composed of dots along 

 its middle part ; fringe aeneous-cinereous. Hind wings aeneous, 

 with a whitish fringe. Length of the body 4^ lines; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



a. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection. 



Rhodaria catenalis. 



Mas. Ochracea ; oculi albo cincti ; palpi porrecti, rostriformes, 

 capitis latitudine non breviores ; alee linea postmedia fusca, 

 fascia submarginali fuscescente indeterminately fimbria albida ; 

 anticce linea antemedia undulata punctoque fuscis, linea post- 

 media flexa. 



Male. Ochraceous. Body beneath and legs silvery white. 

 Head white about the eyes. Palpi porrect, rostriformi as long as 

 the breadth of the head, white beneath. Antennae smooth. Abdo- 

 men extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs slender. 

 Wings with a postmedial brown line, which is deeply bent in the 

 fore wings ; an incomplete brownish submarginal band ; fringe 

 whitish, except at the base. Fore wings acute, with an antemedial 

 undulating brown line and with a brown discal point ; exterior 

 slightly convex, rather oblique. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



Allied to R. Acuphisalis. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



