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CATALOGUE OF 



of the labial palpi. Antennas stout. Abdomen extending much 

 beyond the hind wings; apical tuft elongate. Anterior femora 

 black ; anterior tibiae and tarsi with black bands. Fore wino- s narrow 

 black-speckled, rounded at the tips; some of the speckle's forming 

 two zigzag black lines, one antemedial, the other postmedial ; two 

 black dots and an exterior black spot in the disk between the lines • 

 exterior border nearly straight, very oblique. Length of the body 

 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



fl. Cape. From M. Drege's collection. 



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SCOPARIA DELICATALIS. 



Mas. Carta ; palpi pilosissimi, vix ascendentes, articulo 3o Ian- 

 ceolato; abdomen album, lateribus subfasciculatis, fasciculo 

 apicali subcompresso ; ales antiece plagis tribus costalibus 

 nigris, fascia submarginali guttisque marginalibus fuscis, 

 fimbria fusco guttata; posticce albce. 



Male. Hoary, shining white beneath. Palpi very pilose, 

 hardly ascending, as long as the breadth of the head; third joint 

 lanceolate. Antennae stout, minutely pubescent. Abdomen white, 

 extending rather beyond the hind wings, with small tufts along each 

 side; apical tuft slightly compressed. Tibi* and tarsi blackish 

 above; tips of the tarsal joints white. Fore wings with three black 

 costal patches; first patch basal; second antemedial; third post- 

 medial; an irregular brown submarginal band; marginal dots 

 brown ; fringe with brown dots. Hind wings white, shining-. 

 Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 

 a. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq. 



SCOPARIA EXHIBITALIS. 



Foem. Nigra; palpi dense pilosi, oblique ascendentes; thorax 

 maculis duabus lateribusquc posticis albis ; abdomen cinereum, 

 segmentis albido fasciatis ; alee antiece albo subconspersce, litura 

 basalt, hturis paucis longitudinalibus, lineis tribus undulatis 

 punctisque marginalibus albis, fimbria alba nigro notata : 

 posticce cinerecey subhyalince. 



Female. Black, cinereous beneath. Palpi thickly pilose, 

 obliquely ascending. Thorax white on each side towards the hind 

 border and with a white spot on each side of the disk. Abdomen 

 cinereous, with a whitish band on each segment. Fore win«- s with 



