1764 CATALOGUE OF 



exterior border slightly convex, very oblique. Hind wings a little 

 paler, without markings, except a very indistinct discal point. 

 Length of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 11 lines. 



South Africa. In Mr. D'Urban s collection. 



Genus MARC ALA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Caput lseve. Proboscis valida. 

 Palpi arcuati, breves, laeves, ascendentes, articulo 3o conico minimo. 

 Antennae latissime pectinatae, apice simplices. Abdomen valvulis 

 apicalibus elongatis. Pedes laeves, sat validi ; tibia? posticaB quadri- 

 calearatae. Alas subelongatae; anticae falcatae, costa apicem versus 

 convexa, margine exteriore recto. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Head smooth. Proboscis 

 robust. Palpi curved, smooth, ascending, not rising so high as the 

 vertex; third joint conical, very minute. Antennae very broadly 

 pectinated, except at the tips. Abdomen not extending beyond the 

 hind wings; apical valves elongate. Legs smooth, rather stout; 

 hind tibiae with four moderately long spurs. Wings slightly elon- 

 gated. Fore wings falcate ; costa straight, convex towards the tip ; 

 exterior border straight, moderately oblique. 



Marc ala igniyorata. 



Mas. Rufescente-cinerea ; caput antice fuscum ; alee vix purpu- 

 rascentes, nigro subconspence, lineis duabus nigro-fuscis sub- 

 rectis subparallelis ; anticce gutta discali niyro-fusca sat magna 

 cinereo-fusea, linea 2a f areata, plaga postica sordide lutea ; 

 posticce costam versus pallide cinerece, subtus lutece, rufo con- 

 spersce. 



Male. Reddish cinereous. Head brown in front. Abdomen 

 paler at the tip. Wings slightly purplish-tinged, thiuly black- 

 speckled, with two oblique nearly straight and parallel blackish 

 brown lines. Fore wings with a round rather large blackish brown 

 cinereous-marked discal dot; first line dilated towards the costa; 

 second line forming two dilated forks iu front; first fork retracted 

 to the costa ; second extending to the tip of the wing ; a dingy luteous 

 patch on the interior border beyond the second line ; under side 

 red. Hind wings pale cinereous along the costa; underside luteous, 

 with red speckles. Length of the "body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 

 lines. 



Cherra Punji. In Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



