1522 CATALOGUE OF 



Decetia TINCTARIA. 



Fcem. Cervina, subtus lutea ; aim glaucescente tinctce, lineis 

 duabus ferrugineis rectis obliquis, spatio intermedio lutes- 

 cente ; anticce vix acuta*, annulo discali lato cinereo, linea 

 exteriore costam versus abrupte retracta ; posticce antice lulece. 



Female, Fawn-colour, luteous beneath. Palpi vertical, slen- 

 der, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint elongate- 

 conical. Wings elongate, partly tinged with glaucous-cinereous, 

 with two oblique straight ferruginous lines; space between the lines 

 mostly pale dull luteous. Fore wings hardly acute, with a broad 

 cinereous discal ringlet ; exterior line abruptly retracted towards 

 the costa ; costa slightly convex ; exterior border straight, very 

 oblique ; under side with the discal ringlet and a broad marginal 

 band reddish. Hind wings luteous in front. Length of the body 

 5 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Decetia albistellaria. 



Pallide flava, subtus ochracea ; caput antice rufescens ; alee linea 

 recta obliqua antice lutea postice rosea ; antics falcatce, apice 

 rosea, costa convexa ; posticce roseo subtinctce, guttis posticis 

 elongatis albis. 



Pale yellow, ochraceous beneath. Head reddish, except the 

 vertex. Antennae smooth, compressed, Wings ample, with a 

 straight oblique line, which extends from the tip of the fore wings 

 to the middle of the interior border of the hind wings, aud is dull 

 luteous on the former and rosy red on the latter. Fore wings with 

 falcate rosy tips; costa and exterior border convex. Hind wings 

 between the line and the exterior border with a slight rosy tiuge 

 and with some elongated white dots. Length of the body 6? lines ; 

 of the wings 20 lines. 



a. ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Decetia lunuliferata. 



Fcem. Pallide cinereo-cervina ; palpi porrecti ; ala linea media 

 undulata cervina, linea exteriore fusca denticulata, linea sub- 

 marginali cinerea angulosa, annulo discali magno elongato 

 cervino ; anticce falcate, costa convexa. 



