1580 CATALOGUE OF 



Anisodes deremptaria. 



Foem. Pallide subrufescennte-cinerea ; palpi gracillimi, capitis 

 latitudine vix breviores ; alee elongate, pulverulente, punctis 

 marginalibus nigris ; anticee acute; posticce abdomen paullo 

 super antes, angulo interior e bene determinato. 



Female. Pale cinereous, with a slight pale reddish tinge. Palpi 

 very slender, nearly as long as the breadth of the head ; third joint 

 as long as the second. Legs slender; spurs loif&*. Wings elongate, 

 pulverous, without markings, except the minute black marginal 

 points. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, rather oblique. Hind wings extending a little beyond the 

 abdomen ; interior angle rather prominent. Length of the body 

 4 — 5 lines ; of the wings 12—14 lines. 



a, b. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



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Anisodes absconditaria. 



Mas. Pallide rvfescente-cervina ; palpi capitis latitudine non 

 breviores, articulo So lineari ; antenna late pectinate ; tibice 

 posticce calcaribus nullis ; alee amplce, linea exteriore fusees- 

 cente denticulata diffusa indistincta, puncto discali albido 

 nigric ante-mar ginato , punctis submarginalibus et marginali- 

 bus nigris ; antica acute, linea interiore subobsoleta. 



Male. Pale reddish fawn-colour, pale cinereous beneath. 

 Palpi about as long as the breadth of the head ; third joint linear, 

 rather shorter and more slender than the second. Antennae broadly 

 pectinated ; branches pubescent. Abdomen not extending beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender ; hind tibia? without spurs. 

 Wings ample; exterior line brownish, denticulated, diffuse, indis- 

 tinct ; suhmarginal points and marginal poiuts black; discal point 

 whitish, with a blackish border, much larger in the hind wings than 

 in the fore wings. Fore wings acute, with a nearly obsolete inte- 

 rior line ; costa and exterior border hardly convex, the latter slightly 

 oblique. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



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



