1294 CATALOGUE OF 



hind wings; a white band near the base. Fore tibiae and fore tarsi 

 brown above; fore tarsi incrassated. Fore wings hardly acute ; a 

 white round subcostal spot at a little before the middle; a white 

 transversely elongated costal dot near the tip. Hind wings with the 

 fringe white towards the interior angle. Length of the body 4 lines ; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



The abdomen of this species is much shorter and more robust 

 than that of D. collaris. 



New Guinea. Mysol. In Mr. Saunders* collection. 



Desmia mysolalis. 



Foem. Cupreo-fusca; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 2o 

 robusto, So lanceolato ; alee anticce apice rotundatce, puncto 

 subcosto.li maculaque costali subquadrata albis, linea exteriore 

 arcuata cinerea antice posticeque alba dilatata ; posticce spatio 

 basali albo fasciam cupreo-fuscam abbreviatam includente, 

 fimbria dimidio postico albo. 



Female. Cupreous-brown. Body beneath and legs silvery 

 cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the 

 vertex, white beneath at the base; second joint stout; third lanceo- 

 late, about one-fourth of the length of the second. Pectus white in 

 front. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings. Fore 

 wings rounded at the tips; a white subcostal point at one-fourth of 

 the length ; a white subquadrate costal spot at half the length ; a 

 cinereous curved line, which is dilated and white at each end and 

 forms a costal spot near the tip and another spot on the interior 

 border. Hind wings white for some space from the base and along 

 most of the length of the costa ; this hue including a cupreous-brown 

 band, which is abbreviated towards the costa; fringe white along the 

 hind half of the exterior border. Length of the body 4 lines; of 

 the wings 10 lines. 



Mysol. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Desmia latalis. 



Fcem. Obscure cupreo-fusca ; palpi robusti, oblique ascendentes ; 

 alee latiusculce, fimbria alba basi cupreo-fusca ; anticce apice 

 rotundatce, macula discali, gutta costali elongata postmedia 

 punetisque duobus posticis albis ; posticce macula discali, 

 punctis tribus posterioribus punctoque marginali albis. 



