1360 CATALOGUE OF 



exteriore fuscescentibus, hac denticulata, punctis marginalibus 

 nigris, margine exteriore dentato ; anticce acuta, tinea in- 

 terior e fuscescente denticulata duplicata, nebula marginali 

 fascescente lineam submarginalem albidam indistinctam vix 

 undulatam includente, striga apicali lata obliqua albida, 

 macula discali magna nigricante. 



Male. Testaceous, more whitish beneath. Palpi short, fringed, 

 obliquely ascending-; third joint very minute. Antennae minutely 

 setulose. Abdomen with a very small apical tuft. Wings thinly 

 and minutely black-speckled; middle and exterior lines brownish, 

 the former less distinct than the latter, which is denticulated ; mar- 

 ginal points black ; exterior border dentate. Fore wings acute, with 

 a double interior denticulated brownish line; a brownish marginal 

 shade, in which the whitish hardly undulating submarginal line 

 may be traced ; apical streak broad, oblique, whitish ; discal spot 

 large, blackish ; exterior border convex, moderately oblique. Hind 

 wings very little paler than the fore wings. Length of the body 

 6^ lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



36. SCOTOSIA PANAGRATA. . 



Foem. Ferrugineo-fusca ; palpi breves, lati, obtusi, disjuncti ; 

 antennm plumosaz ; alee amplce ; anticce acutce, nigricante 

 cinereo ex parte nebulosm^ tinea exteriore nigra denticulata 

 cinereo punctata, tinea submarginali cinerea angulosa diffusa, 

 striga pallide cinerea sat magna ; postica? obscure cinerea, vix 

 dentatcs, fimbria rufescente. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown. Palpi short, broad, obtuse, apart from 

 each other; third joint very minute. Antenna? plumose, except to- 

 wards the tips, which a>e pale cinereous. Abdomen cinereous. Tarsi 

 with cinereous bands. Wings ample. Fore wings acute, partly shaded 

 with blackish cinereous; exterior line black, denticulate, the teeth 

 with cinereous tins; submarginal line cinereous diffuse, zigzag, in- 

 distinct hindward ; discal streak pale cinereous, rather large. Hind 

 Wings dark cinereous; exterior line indistinct; exterior border 

 slightly festooned ; fringe reddish. Length of the body 6 lines ; of 

 the wings 18 lines. 



a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley's collection. 



