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breadth of the head ; third joint elongate-conical, acute, not more 

 than one-fourih of the length of the second. Antennae short. Ab- 

 domen extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, rather 

 long; hind tibiae with one spur in each pair much longer than the 

 other. Wings elongate. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips; 

 costa straight; exterior border convex, slightly oblique. Male. — 

 Smaller than the female. Wings shorter. Antennae broadly pecti- 

 nated. Female. — Antennae smooth, simple. 



1. PlNDICITORA THYSBESALIS. 



Mas et fcetn. Subochraceo-cinerea ; alee anticce nigro subcon- 

 spersce, fusco bifascialce^ fascia \a in for mi interrupta % 2a 

 lata lituram discalem albam sublunulatam includente, strigis 

 submarginalibus fuscis, punctis marginalibus nigris ; alee 

 posticce pallide cinerece. 



Male and female. Cinereous, with an ochraceous tinge, paler 

 beneath. Fore wings thinly black-speckled, with two brown bauds ; 

 firsthand near the base, irregular and interrupted; second broad, 

 regular, including a white sublunate discal mark ; submarginal 

 streaks brown ; marginal points black. Hind wings pale cinereous. 

 Length of the body 6—7 lines ; of the wings 10 — 15 lines. 



a, b. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 

 c— f. Ceylon. From M. Nietner's collection. 



2. PlNDICITORA? ZEUXOALIS. 



Fcem. Rufescente-fusca, cinereo exparte suffusa ; ala anticce 

 breviuscula, albo bilineata, linea \aflexa abbreviata, 2a exte- 

 riore undulata ; posticce linea exteriore albida indistincta sub- 

 recta. 



Female. Eeddish brown, partly tinged with cinereous. Ab- 

 domeu not extending beyond the hiud wings. Legs not long. 

 Wings rather short ; fringe long. Fore wings with two white lines ; 

 first line extending from the exterior border to the disk, where it is 

 bent outward and terminates in a lanceolate streak ; second line 

 exterior, undulating. Hind wings with an exterior indistinct 

 nearly straight whitish line. Length of the body 3 lines; of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



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