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cent-testaceous line ; orbicular mark represented by a white black- 

 bordered dot, behind which there is another similar dot ; reniform 

 whitish, concave exteriorly, interrupting a broad black streak; under 

 side lutescent- testaceous along the costa. Hind wings with the 

 denticulated lines almost obsolete above, but very distinct beneath. 

 Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a — d. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



4. Mastygophora Brontesalis. 



Mas. Cervina, subtus albido-cinerea ; palpi intus albi, articuli Si 

 fasciculo longo denso lanuginoso testaceo ; alee linea inleriore 

 fuscescente indistincta, spatio medio albido, linea exteriore 

 pallida undulata, fascia submarginali fuscescente extus valde 

 excavata, reniformi e punctis duobus nigris ; posticce lituris 

 subtus distinctis. 



Female. Fawn-colour, whitish cinereous beneath. Palpi white 

 on the inner side ; lirst joint porrect, longer than the thorax ; second 

 longer than the first, on which it is reflexed ; third longer than the 

 second, and extending nearly to the middle of the abdomen, chan- 

 nelled along the inner side, on which it is furnished with a thick 

 tuft of delicate, testaceous, woolly, and very long hairs. Antennas 

 pubescent, with two setae on each joint. Abdominal segments with 

 pale sutures. Wings with the interior line brownish, indistinct ; a 

 whitish space between it and the exterior line ; the latter pale, un- 

 dulating, partly and irregularly accompanied by black flecks, and 

 having along its outer side a brownish band; this much excavated 

 on its outer side, by which there are some traces of the dark brown 

 submarginal line ; marginal lunules black ; reniform mark indicated 

 by two black points. Hind wings beneath with the discal mark, 

 the lines and the exterior border brown. Length of the body 6 lines ; 

 of the wings 14 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus 20. PALTHIS. 



Mas. Corpus sat validum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi com- 

 pressi, pubescentes, longissimi, supra thoracem reversi; articulus 

 2us arcuatus ; 3us rectus, apice fasciculatus, 2o plus duplo longior. 

 Antennae sat validae, apice convolutae, articulis bisetosis. Abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes sat graciles, subnudi ; tibiae 



