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second longer and containing two black points; submarginal line 

 brown, nearly straight, wbitish-bordered on the outer side ; marginal 

 space diffusedly whitish ; marginal points blackish. Hind wings 

 cinereous, slightly hyaline; fringe whitish. Length of the body 3 

 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



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



Genus 72. BOSTRA. 



Fcem. Corpus crassum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi por- 

 recti, lanceolati, disjuncti, capitis latitudine vix breviores ; articulus 

 3us conicus, parvus. Antennae graciles. Abdomen lanceolatum, 

 alas posticas superans. Pedes longiusculi, sat graciles. Alae breves, 

 sat latae ; anticae acutae, margine exteriore postico perobliquo. 



Female. Body thick. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 porrect, lanceolate, nearly as long as the breadth of the head, apart 

 from each other ; third joint conical, minute. Antenna? slender. 

 Abdomen lanceolate, extending beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 rather long and slender; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings 

 short, rather broad. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; exterior 

 border convex, very oblique hindward. 



1. BoSTRA ILLUSELLA. 



Foem. Sordide cinerea ; caput et thorax pallide cervina ; ala 

 anticce basi pallide cervince, lineis duabus albidis, la obliqua 

 subrecta, 2a subundulata. 



Female. Dingy cinereous, more dingy beneath. Head, palpi 

 and thorax pale fawn-colour. Fore wings pale fawn-colour towards 

 the base ; this hue bounded by an oblique nearly straight whitish 

 line, which is nearly parallel to an exterior slightly undulating 

 whitish line. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



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



Genus 73. SACATIA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 ascendentes, verticem non superantes ; articulus 2us arcuatus ; 3us 

 linearis, apice obtusus, 2o brevior. Antennae robustae, setulosae. 

 Pedes laeves, mediocres ; tibia? posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. 



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