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Genus 17. CATAGELA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi porrecti, ca- 

 pitis latitudine multo longiores ; articulus 2us subtus fimbriatus ; 

 3us lanceolatus. Antennae validae, setulosae, pubescentes. Abdo- 

 men alas posticas longe superans. Pedes longissimi, gracillimi ; 

 tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae anticae longae, an- 

 gustaB ; anticae acuta?, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo. 



Male. Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi porrect, very 

 much longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint with a short 

 thick fringe beneath ; third lanceolate, full half the length of the 

 second. Anteunae stout, setulose, pubescent. Abdomen extending 

 much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs very long 

 and slender; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings long, nar- 

 row. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, very oblique. 



1. Catagela adjurella. 



Mas. Subochracea ; alee anticce pallide einerece, fuscescente sub- 

 strigatte, basi ochracece, linea submarginali fusca postice 

 indistincta ; postica albidae. 



Male Dull ochraceous. Abdomen, hind wings and under 

 side whitish. Fore wings pale cinereous, slightly and diffusedly 

 streaked with pale brown, ochraceous at the base ; submarginal 

 line brown, indeterminate hindward, more oblique than the exterior 

 border. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



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



Sect. 2. 



Mas. Fasciculus frontalis productus, peracutus. Palpi por- 

 recti, capitis latitudine fere duplo longiores ; articulns 2us pilosus ; 

 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio brevior. Antenna? validae, pubescentes. 

 Abdomeu cylindricum, alas posticas longe superans. Pedes longi, 

 graciles. Alae anticae margine exteriore convexo perobliquo. 



Male. Frontal tuft very acute and prominent. Palpi porrect, 

 nearly twice lunger than the breadth of the head ; second joint 

 pilose ; third lanceolate, much more slender than the second, and 

 a little less than half its length. Antennae stout, pubescent. 

 Abdomeu cylindrical, extending for almost half its length beyond 



