1356 CATALOGUE OF 



28. SCOTOSIA REPENTINATA. 



Fcem. Ferrugineo-fusca ; palpi breves, oblique ascendentes ; alee 

 elongates, lineis fuscis denticulalis, spatio medio obscuriore 

 marginibus nigris et cinereis ex tun subdenticulata et angulata, 

 linea submarginali pallida subangulosa albido punctata ; 

 antica vix acutos, spatio basali obscuriore ; posticm margins 

 exteriore dentato. 



Female. Ferruginous-brown, with a reddish tinge beneath. 

 Palpi short, obliquely ascending. Wiugs elongate, with indistinct 

 denticulated brown lines; middle space broad, darker brown-bor- 

 dered with black and with pale cinereous, slightly denticulated and 

 forming a rounded angle on the outer side: subrnarginal line pale, 

 slightly zigzag, distinguishable by whitish points on the veins; 

 under side with a distinct black discal point. Fore wings hardly 

 acute; basal space darker brown ; exterior border slightly festooned, 

 very oblique. Hind wings with the exterior border distinctly 

 dentate. Length of the body lines ; of the wings 20 lines* 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



29. SCOTOSIA INCERTATA. 



Fcem. Ferrugineo-fusca; palpi brevissimi, caput vix super antes ; 

 ala amplce, linea exteriore nigricante denticulata indistinct® 

 albido diffuse marginata, linea submarginali cinerca angulosa 

 albido punctata, Ivnulis marginalibus nigris ; antica? acutcp, 

 linea interiors indistincta, casta pallida punctata ; posticce 

 subdentake. 



Female. Ferruginous-brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi very 

 short, hardly extending beyond the head ; third joint extremely 

 small. Wings ample; exterior line blackish, denticulated, in- 

 distinct, diffusively whitish-bordered ; subrnarginal line cinereous, 

 zigzag, very indistinct, distinguished by whitish points on the 

 veins; marginal lunules black. Fore wings acute; interior line 

 like the exterior line, but more indistinct ; some traces of a similar 

 middle line; costa with pale points; exterior border slightly con- 

 vex, very oblique. Hind wings with a cinereous tinge; exterior 

 border slightly dentate. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 

 18 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



