200 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 27. AQUITA. 



Mas et fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. 

 Palpi lanceolati, porrecti, subarcuati, supra firabriati, capitis latitu- 

 dine non longiores. Antennse validae, subsetulosae. Abdomen alas 

 posticas paullo superaus. Pedes robusti ; tibiae posticae subfim- 

 briatae, calcaribus longis. Alae anticae aspere squamosa?, apice ro- 

 tundatse, margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Male and female. Body stout. Proboscis short, slender. Palpi 

 lanceolate, slightly curved downward, slightly fringed above, about 

 as long as the breadth of the head. Antennae rather stout, minutely 

 setulose. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 stout, smooth ; hind tibias slightly fringed, with four long spurs. 

 Fore wings moderately broad, rounded at the tips, with some nearly 

 erect scales in the disk ; costa straight ; exterior border straight, 

 very oblique. 



1. Aquita hoketdella. 



Carta ; alee anticcs nigro strigatce, ferrugineo subtincta, basi mar- 

 gineque exteriore ferrugineis, vitta discali diffusa nigricante, 

 squamis nonnullis asperis nigris ; posticce albido-cinerece. 



Hoary. Fore wings irregularly streaked with black, ferrugi- 

 nous at the base and along the exterior border, and more slightly 

 tinged with ferruginous in some parts of the disk ; an irregular 

 blackish diffuse discal stripe containing the protuberant black 

 scales. Hind wings whitish cinereous. Length of the body 5 — 6j 

 lines; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 



a — d. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



Genus 28. PHAEGA. 



Mas. Corpus crassum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. Pro- 

 boscis robusta. Palpi labiales porrecti, pilosi, crassi, arcuati, capitis 

 latitudine non breviores. Palpi maxillares longiusculi. Antennae 

 valide, dense setulosae. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. Pedes 

 robusti, pilosi ; antici densissime fasciculati. Alae anticae latiusculae, 

 elongatae, acuta?, margine exteriore convexo sat obliquo. 



Male. Body thick. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis ro- 

 bust. Labial palpi porrect, pilose, thick, curved downward, full 4 as 

 long as the breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi full half the 



