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dulating ; middle line broad, straight, oblique, diffuse on the inner 

 side; submarginal line diffuse and irregular on the inner side, con- 

 cisely bordered on the outer side by a whitish line, which forms a 

 distinct angle; a short blackish apical streak. Hind wings cine- 

 reous ; exterior line brown ; subraarginal line whitish, composed of 

 dots on the under side, as it is also on that of the fore wings. 

 Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



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



Genus 32. LAMURA. 



Mas. Corpus robustuin, dense pilosum. Proboscis brevis. 

 Palpi validi, ascendentes, articulo 2o tumido subtus piloso, 3o bre- 

 viore lanceolato subarcuato. Antennae pectinat*. Abdomen basi 

 subcristatum; alas posticas vix superans. Pedes validi, subpilosi, 

 calcaribus longissimis; antici breves. Alae latiusculae; anticae 

 apice subrotuudata?, margine exteriore subconvexo subobliquo. 



Male. Body stout, densely pilose. Proboscis short. Palpi 

 stout, ascending ; second joint slightly tumid above, pilose beneath ; 

 third lanceolate, slightly curved, much shorter than the second. 

 Antennae pectinated on both sides to their tips, much more than 

 half the length of the body. Abdomen slightly crested towards the 

 base, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, slightly 

 pilose; spurs very lung. Fore legs short. Wings rather broad. 

 Fore wings with the apical angle slightly rounded ; exterior border 

 slightly convex and oblique. 



I. Lamura obeeratalis. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusea ; alee lineis exteriore et submarginali 

 fuscis diffusis indistinctis denticulatis pallido extus margina- 

 tis ; anticce linea. interiore distincta pallido intus marginata, 

 orbiculari e gutta alba, reniformi albido-testacea angusta 

 fusco marginata. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown, paler beneath. Third joint of the 

 palpi whitish at the tip. Wings with the exterior and submarginal 

 lines brown, diffuse, indistinct, denticulated, with pale outer bor- 

 ders, which are indistinct, except towards the costa. Fore wings 

 with a distinct interior line, which has a pale inner border; orbi- 

 cular mark forming a white dot ; reniform whitish testaceous, nar- 

 row, with a brown border. Wrings beneath with the lines more dis- 

 tinct and with a discal mark, which is larger on the hind wings 



