20 CATALOGUE OF 



Female. Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi obliquely as- 

 cending, full as long as the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceo- 

 late, as long as the second. Antennae slender. Wings moderately 

 broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa straight ; exte- 

 rior border very slightly convex and oblique. 



This genus has much resemblance to some of the Noctuites. 



1. Banassa rutilans. 



Fcem. Fusca, subtus albida ; alee anticce intus chalybceo extus cu- 

 preo tinctce, lineis duabus interioribus coccineis, tinea exte- 

 riore undulala argentea intus nigro marginata, lunulis margi- 

 nalibus nigris coccineo marginalis, strigulis quatuor costalibus 

 albidis ; postica albido fimbriates. 



Female. Brown, whitish beneath. Fore wings tinged with, 

 chalybeous, and exteriorly with cupreous ; two slightly oblique ver- 

 milion lines before the middle ; an exterior undulating silvery line, 

 which on its inner side is bordered with black, and towards the 

 costa with vermilion also ; marginal lunules black, bordered with 

 vermilion ; four minute oblique white streaks towards the tip of the 

 costa. Hind wings with a whitish fringe. Length of the body 5 

 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus 27. PHAZACA. 



Fcem. Corpus laeve, vix robustum. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. 

 Palpi porrecti, graciles, capitis latitudine multo breviores ; articulus 

 3us linearis, acutus, 2o brevior. Antennae validae. Abdomen alas 

 posticas paullo superans. Pedes lagves, brevissimi ; tibiae posticae 

 latiusculae, calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae anticae apice rotundatae, 

 margine exteriore perobliquo vix convexo ; posticae raargine exte- 

 riore subangulato. 



Female. Body smooth, hardly stout. Proboscis short, slender. 

 Palpi porrect, smooth, slender, much shorter than the breadth of 

 the head ; third joint linear, acute, shorter than the second. An- 

 tennae stout, smooth. Abdomen slightly tapering, extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, very short ; hind tibiae rather 

 broad, with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips ; costa straight; exterior border hardly convex, 

 very oblique. Hind wings with a much rounded angle on the exte- 

 rior border. 



