94 CATALOGUE OF 



exterior border convex, rather oblique. Hind wings brownish. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Var. Third joint of the palpi pale cinereous. Thorax, except 

 the tegulae, very pale fawn-colour. Fore wings very pale fawn-colour 

 towards the base and along the adjoining part of the cosla. 



Male ? Palpi more ascending; third joint much shorter. 

 Fore wings narrower, reddish brown, with indistinct black cinereous- 

 bordered lines. 



a— c. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



9. Gyrtona nigrocinerea. 



Foem. Nigricante-cinerea, robusta ; palpi porrecii, caput paullo 

 superantes, articulo 2o fimbriate ; alee anticce elongate, 

 anguste, subacute, venis nigro punctatis, macula magna 

 postica ferrugineo-cinerea nigro marginatajinea submarginali 

 cinerea angulosa, punctis marginalibus nigris. 



Female. Blackish cinereous, stout. Abdomen and hind wings 

 somewhat paler. Palpi porrect, extending a little beyond the head ; 

 second joint with a short thick fringe. Abdomen extendiug beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings elongate, narrow. Fore 

 wings slightly acute, with some black points on the veins, and with 

 c lanje ferruginous-cinereous black-bordered spot on the interior 

 border before the middle ; submarginal line cinereous, zigzag ; 

 marginal points black ; exterior border much rounded, hardly 

 oblique in front, very oblique hind ward. Hind wings with a pale 

 cinereous fringe. Length of the body 4£ lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Ceylon. From M. Nietner's collection. 



10. Gyrtona inclusalis. 



Foem. Cinerea; palpi porrecti, caput longe super antes ; alee 

 anticce angustce, subacute, lineis nonnullis fuscis undulatis 

 albido marginatis, macula interiore magna transversa punc- 

 tisaue marginalibus fuscis ; posticce, margine exteriore sub' 

 excavato. 



Female. Cinereous, rather stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi 

 porrect, compressed, nearly as long as the breadth of the head; 

 third joint elongate-conical, more than half the length of the 

 second. Antenna? smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings. Le^s smooth, slender ; spurs moderately long. Wings 

 narrow. Fore wings slightly acute, with several uudulationg brown 





