356 CATALOGUE OF 



14. Samea melicertalis. 



Fcem. Alba; thorax guttis nonnullis anticis testaceis nigra 

 notatis ; alee fere hyalines, lineis tribus angustis deviis pallide 

 fuscis, linea submarginati pallidiore diffusa; anticce punctis 

 basalibus et costalibus nigris, orbiculari el reniformi sub- 

 quadratis vacuis pallide fusco marginatis ; posticce linea \a 

 annulum anticum fin genie. 



Female. White. Thorax in front with some testaceous black- 

 marked dots. Wings nearly hyaline, with three slight irregular 

 pale brown lines ; a paler and more indistinct and diffuse submar- 

 ginal line ; marginal line darker. Fore wings with black points at 

 the base and along the costa ; two void, subquadrate, pale brown- 

 bordered marks representing the orbicular and the reniform. Hind 

 wings with the first line forming a ringlet in front. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



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



Asia. 



15. Samea geographicalis. 



Mas. Stramineo-fiava, S. matutinali quoad lituras similis ; alee 

 margine lato nigro-fusco subauralo magis sinuato ; antica 

 margine latiore, maculis discalibus vacuis violaceo-cinereo 

 notatis, orbiculari lineam emittente, lituris duabus cinereis, 

 una basali, altera discali ; posticce margine valde denti- 

 culato. 



Samea geographicalis, Guen. Belt, et PyraL 197, 138. 



Hindostan ? 



16. Samea continentalis. 



Mas. S. geographicali valde affinis ; alee saturations, margine 

 latiore ; anticce costa nigricante excavata, maculas discales 

 tegente, basi maculaque discali in teriore fuscis ; posticce mar' 

 gine latissimo dentato. 



Samea continentalis, Guen. Belt, et PyraL 197, 139. 



Hindostan ? 



