522 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi extremely 

 short. Antennae slightly pectinated for three-fourths of the length 

 from the base, setulose from thence to the tips. Abdomen extending 

 a little beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft large. Legs smooth, 

 moderately long and stout; hind tibiae with four very long spurs. 

 Wings rather short and broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the 

 tips; costa and exterior border almost straight, the latter rather 

 oblique; first and second superior veins united towards the base ; 

 first forked; second and third inferior veins united towards the 

 base. 



1. TOPIRIS CANDIDELLA. 



Mas. Argenfeo-alba ; antennce nigra. 



Male. Silvery white, without any markings. Antennae black. 

 Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 11 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mi. Saunders' collection. 



Genus 39. TIPAN.EA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Fasciculus apicalis productus. Pro- 

 boscis nulla. Palpi graciles, subpilosi, oblique ascendeutes, verticem 

 non superantes, articulo 3o minimo. Antennae setulosae. Abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes laeves, longissimi, gracillimi ; 

 calcaria longissima. Alse anticse latiusculae. 



Male. Body slender. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis 

 obsolete. Palpi slender, slightly pilose, obliquely ascending, not 

 rising higher than the vertex; third joint very minute. Antennae 

 minutely setulose. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs smooth, very long and slender; spurs very long. 

 Fore wings rather broad ; costa and exterior border almost straight, 

 the latter moderately oblique; first and second inferior veins con- 

 tiguous at the base ; third about twice further from the fourth than 

 from the second. 



1, Tipan^ea patulella. 



Mas. Nivea ; aim aiitica subtus pallide fuscescentes ; posticus 

 sublus apud costam pallide fuscescentes. 



Male. Pure white. Fore wings tinged with pale brown 

 beneath. Hind wings tinged with pale brown beneath towards the 

 costa. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



