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Male. Body rather stout. Proboscis short. Palpi stout, re- 

 curved over the head, and extending nearly to the hind border of 

 the thorax ; second joint much curved ; third straight, as long as 

 the second, truncate at the tip, furnished with a long dense tuft of 

 hairs, which rests on the thorax. Antennae stout, curved, ciliated 

 with long bristles, little more than half the length of the body. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. 

 Legs stout, bare; spurs long; fore tibiae densely tufted. Wings 

 moderately broad ; fringe broad. Fore wings hardly falcate ; exte- 

 rior border hardly bent in the middle. 



Type, B. abjudicalis. 



Asia. 



1. BERTULA ABJUDICALIS. 



Mas. Subpurpurascente-fusca ; palpi fasciculo testaceo ; abdomen 

 bad testaceum ; alee an ticce fascia obliqua testacea fusco mar- 

 ginata et interlineata, costam versus valde dilatata, orbicularem 

 et reniformem includente, linea submarginali testacea denticu- 

 lata undulata fusco ex parte marginata^ orbiculari nigra punc- 

 tiformi, reniformi alba angusta nigro submarginata, lunulis 

 marginalibus fuscis testaceo notatis ; postica lineis duabus 

 testaceis fusco marginatis, lineis subtus quatuor fuscis. 



Male. Brown, with a slight purplish tinge, more cinereous 

 beneath. Palpi with a testaceous tuft. Abdomen testaceous towards 

 the base. Fore wings with an oblique testaceous band, which is 

 much dilated in front, and thus forms a nearly right angle on its 

 outer side; it is broadly but irregularly bordered with dark brown, 

 has a brown line along each border, and contains the orbicular and 

 reniform marks; submarginal line testaceous, denticulated, undu- 

 lating, partly bordered with dark brown ; orbicular mark black, 

 punctiform ; reniform white, narrow, slightly bordered with black ; 

 marginal lunules brown, marked with testaceous, as are also those 

 of the hind wings, which have two testaceous brown-bordered slightly 

 denticulated lines, and on the under side have four denticulated 

 brown lines, of which the third and fourth are dilated. Length of 

 the body 4 lines ; of the wings 1 1 lines. 



a, b. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 

 c. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



