1296 CATALOGUE OF 



with a white spot in the disk before the middle, and with a white 

 fringe. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



Sula. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Desmia reducta. 



Mas. Cupreo-fuscat pur pureo -stiff usa ; palpi arcuati, ascendentes s 

 articulo So lanceolalo ; antenna setulosce, subserratce, nodo 

 antemedlo munitce ; alee anticce subacute, basi cinerece, puncto 

 antemedio punctoque subapicali costalibus cinereis. 



Male. Cupreous-brown, purple- tinged. Body beneath and 

 legs silvery white. Palpi curved, nearly erect, white beneath towards 

 the base, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, 

 about one-third of the length of the second. Antennae setulose, 

 minutely serrated, incrassated at somewhat before the middle. Ab- 

 domen extending much beyond the hind wings. Fore wings slightly 

 acute, with a ciuereous costal point at a little before the middle, and 

 with another cinereous costal point near the tip; base cinereous, 

 this hue occupying a larger space beneath. Length of the body 

 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



Mysol. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Desmia crudalis. 



Mas. Fusca ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes, 

 articulo So conico minimo ; antenna? biflexce, uninodosa, dense 

 setulosce ; alee ceneo-cinerece, macula alba semihyalina ; antica 

 apice subrotundatcE, macula subquadrata, macula exteriore 

 alba cos tali, fimbria postice alba ; postica? litura parva alba 

 marginali. 



Male. Brown. Body beneath and legs silvery cinereous. 

 Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the ver- 

 tex ; third joint conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the 

 second. Antennae thickly setulose, bent at somewhat before the 

 middle of the length and again near the tips, where they are slightly 

 nodose. Legs smooth, slender. Wings seneous-brown, moderately 

 broad, with a white semihyaline spot in the disk near the costa. 

 Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; subcostal spot subquadrate, 

 larger than that of the hind wings ; a white costal spot at two-thirds 

 of the length ; fringe white towards the interior angle. Hind wings 



