194 CATALOGUE OF 



Male and female. Third joint of the palpi lanceolate, nearly 

 as long as the second. Abdomen of the male extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, long, very slender. Fore 

 wings narrow ; exterior border convex, very oblique. 



4. Aeaxes? decursella. 



Mas et foem. Flavescente-alba. 



Male and female. Yellowish white. Length of the body 2\ — 3 

 lines ; of the wings 6 — 7 lines. 



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



Genus 19. APURIMA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. Palpi la- 

 biates graciles, porrecti, lanceolati, pilosi, capitis latitudine valde 

 longiores. Palpi maxillares breves. Antennae breves, glabrae, gra- 

 ciles. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans, apice tumidum. 

 Pedes lagves, graciles. Alae anticse elongatae, acutae, margine exte- 

 riore perobliquo. 



Male. Body slender. Proboscis short, slender. Labial palpi 

 porrect, lanceolate, slender, pilose, very much longer than the 

 breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi about one-fourth of the length 

 of the labial palpi. Antennae short, smooth, slender. Tegulae of 

 the thorax with long hairs. Abdomen extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings, tumid towards the tip; apical tuft moderately long. 

 Legs smooth, slender; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings 

 elongate, moderately broad. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; ex- 

 terior border hardly convex, very oblique. 



1. Apurima xanthqgastrella. 



Mas. Nivea ; abdomen supra luteum ; alee lituris nullis. 



Male. Pure white. Abdomen luteous above and at the tip 

 beneath. Wings without any markings. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq. 



