346 CATALOGUE OF 



nata,2a majore subovata costam attingente 3aqueparva postica 

 e lineola flexuosa vix conspicua connexis ; posticce costa 

 interiore maculisque duabus magnis discalibus flavescente- 1 

 albis. 



Hyalitis luctuosalis, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 290, 291. 



Hindostan ? 



Country unknown. 

 21. Desmia Opisalis. 



Fcem. Fusca, subtus alba; palpi suberecti, articalo 3o gracili bre- 

 vissimo ; abdomen albo fasciatum ; tarsi antici apice nigri ; alee 

 purpurea nitentes, linea interiore alba subarcuata, linea media 

 alba interrupta abbreviata ; anticce non elongatce, linea media 1 

 bis dilatata, striga exterior e discali transversa alba; posticce \ 

 linea media apud discum dilatata. 



Female. Brown, with metallic purple, blue and green reflec- 

 tions, cinereous- brown beneath. Body beneath and legs white. 

 Palpi almost vertical ; third joint slender, very short. Abdominal ] 

 segments with white hind borders. Fore tarsi with black tips. 

 Wings with the interior line white, slightly curved ; middle line in- ' 

 terrupted, abbreviated at each end, with two slight dilatations in the 

 fore wings and one in the hind wings ; marginal line whitish, very 

 slight ; fringe with white tips. Fore wings not prolonged, with a 

 white exterior transverse discal streak. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 13 Hues. 



a . — __ ? From Mr. Foxcroft's collection. 



22. Desmia Prognealis. 



Foem. Nigra, subtus alba ; abdomen apice album ; nigro bistri- 

 gatum ; aim fimbria alba fusco interlineata ; anticce elongates, 

 fasciis duabus punctoque intermedio opalino- albis, fascia in- 

 teriore apud medium coarctata, exterior e abbreviata; posticce 

 fascia opalino-alba valde dilatata ex parte interlineata. 



Female. Black, white beneath. Abdomen white at the tip, 

 with a black streak on each side. Wings with a white fringe, which 

 is interlined with brown. Fore wings much prolonged, with two 

 white-opaline bands, of which the interior one is contracted and 

 angular in the middle, and has a white point on the outer side; the 



