1656 CATALOGUE OF 



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Genus PETBODAVA. 



Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 

 Proboscis mediocris. Palpi breves, angulati, oblique ascendentes, 

 verticem non superantes; articulus 3us lanceolatus, decumbens. 

 Antennae sat late pectinate. Tibiae anticae penicillatae ; posticae 

 quadricalcaratae. Alae amplae ; anticae acutae ; posticae apice trun- 

 catae, margine exteriore dentato. 



Male. Body hardly stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis 

 moderately long. Palpi short, obliquely ascending, not rising 

 higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, decumbent, about 

 half the length of the second, with which it forms a nearly acute 

 angle. Antennae rather broadly pectinated. Legs smooth ; fore 

 tibiae with a long peuicillate tuft; hind tibiae with four very long 

 spurs. Wings ample. Fore wings acute ; costa straight; exterior 

 border curved, rather oblique. Hind wings truncated at the tips ; 

 exterior border dentate, the notches diminishing towards the interior 

 angle. 



Petrodava albosignata. 



Mas. Cervina ; palpi apice albidi; pedes albo subconspersi, 

 genubus albis, calcaribus albo fasciatis ; alee rufescente con- 

 spersce, linea exteriore rufescente subrecta, spatio marginali 

 subfus saturatiore, fimbria albo notato ; antica macula stibtus 

 apicali albida. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Palpi whitish towards the tips. Legs ' 

 slightly speckled with white; knees white; spurs with white bands. 

 Wings transversely and thickly reddish-speckled ; the speckles partly 

 confluent; exterior line reddish, nearly straight, most distinct on 

 the under side, where the marginal space is deeper red. Fore wings 

 with the fringe white in front; under side with a whitish apical 

 spot. Hind wings with a few white marks on the fringe. Length 

 of the body 7 ? lines , of the wings 18 lines. 



a. ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



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 Tephrtna artesiaria. 

 a — c. Europe. From Dr. Herrich-SchaefTer's collection. 



