1562 CATALOGUE OF 



THALASSODES B1FASCIATA. 



Fcem. Albida ; caput et thorax pallide ochracea ; alee amplce, 

 fasciis duabus latis rectis subparallelis pallide ochraceis, la 

 subabbreviata ; anticce acuta, basi costaque ochraceo sub- 

 tinctis ; posticce marginis exterioris angulo acuto. 



Female. Whitish. Head and thorax pale ochraceous. Palpi 

 porrect, hardly extending beyond the head ; third joint conical, 

 about one-fourth of the length of the second. Legs smooth ; hind 

 tibiae with four moderately long spurs. Wings ample, with two 

 broad oblique straight nearly parallel pale ochraceous bands ; first 

 band slightly abbreviated ; exterior border partly and slightly 

 tinged with pale ochraceous. Fore wings acute, slightly tinged 

 with ochfaceous at the base and along the costa; costa and exte- 

 rior border hardly convex, the latter rather oblique. Hind wings 

 extending much beyond the abdomen ; exterior border acutely an- 

 gular in the middle. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 20 

 lines. 



a. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection. 



Thalassodes macaeiata. 



Mas. Pallide testacea ; caput antice ferrugineum ; palpi porrecti, 

 articulo So lanceolato ; antennae late pectinatce ; tibim posticai 

 subincrassatce ; alee amplce, linea exteriore informi albida, 

 spatio marginali lato testaceo-albido fusco consperso, puncto 

 discali lineaque marginali nigricantibus ; anticce falcatce, 

 margine exteriore antico inciso ; posticce dilatatce, margine 

 exteriore inciso caudato. 



Male. Pale testaceous. Head ferruginous in front. Palpi 

 porrect, extending somewhat beyond the head ; third joint lanceo- 

 late, not more than one-third of the length of the second. An- 

 tennae rather broadly pectinated for more than two-thirds of the 

 length. Hind tibiae slightly incrassated, with four moderately long 

 spuTS. Wings very ample, with a broad marginal testaceous- 

 whitish brown-speckled space, which is divided from the ground hue 

 by a whitish irregular line ; discal point and marginal line blackish, 

 the latter forming lunules in the hind wings ; under side with a 

 dark brown abbreviated submarginal band. Fore wings acute, fal- 

 cate ; exterior border notched in front. Hind wings much dilated 

 hindward ; exterior border notched, furnished with a rather long 

 tail. Length of the body 7 ? lines ; of the wings 18 liues. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



