1758 CATALOGUE OF 



obtuse, much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint ex- 

 tremely short. Antennae pubescent. Wings slightly elongate, 

 moderately broad, minutely brown-speckled; exterior line brown, 

 oblique, hardly undulating, retracted towards the costa; marginal 

 line whitish, festooned, each curve including an elongated black 

 point; discal mark black, forming a large irregular ringlet. Fore 

 wings acute, with an interior line indicated by three black marks; 

 exterior border convex and prominent in the middle, slightly con- 

 cave in front and hindward. Hind wings not extending beyond 

 the abdomen ; exterior border very slightly dentate. Length of the 

 body 3 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Eeosia leucocephala. 



Fcem. Fuscescente-cinerea ; caput fuscum, vertice niveo ; palpi 

 brevissimi ; thorax albido-cinereus^antice obscurior ; abdomen 

 basi albido-cinereum ; alee fusco conspersa?, extus viridescente 

 fusco nebulosce, linea exteriore alba arcuata, punctis mar- 

 ginalibus nigris ; anlicce apice rotundata? ; potiicm margine 

 exteriore denticulato unidentato. 



Female. Brownish cinereous. Head dark brown in front ; 

 vertex pure white. Palpi porrect, very short and slender. Thorax 

 whitish cinereous, except in front. Abdomen whitish cinereous at 

 the base. Wings elongate, brown-speckled, clouded exteriorly with 

 greenish brown ; exterior line white, slender, deeply curved; mar- 

 ginal points black. Fore wings rounded at the lips. Hind wings 

 not extending beyond the abdomen ; exterior border denticulated, 

 with one more prominent tooth. Length of the body 4 lines; of 

 the wings 12 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Genus SOPHTA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi 

 latiusculi, obtusi, fimbriati, capitis latitudine non breviores, articulo 

 3o minimo. Antenna) gracillimae. Pedes laeves, breviusculi ; tibiae 

 posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae anticae falcatae, non acuta?, 

 costa subconvexa, margine exteriore angulaio antice excavato. 



Female. Body rather stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi fringed, 

 obtuse, rather broad, obliquely ascending, not longer than the 



