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17. Asopia Eryxalis. 



Mas. Lutea ; palpi angulati ; articulus 2us subtus dilatatus ; Sus 

 longi-conicus, 2i dimidio longior ; antennae pubescentes ; alee 

 apud discum obscure cinereee, lineis duabus angustis nigris, 

 linea submarginali rufescente subdenticulata, fimbria lata ; 

 anticce linea basali nigricante. 



Male. Luteous, paler beneath. Proboscis moderately long:. 

 Second joint of the palpi dilated beneath; third elongate-conical, 

 more than half the length of the second, with which it forms a dis- 

 tinct angle. Antenna? distinctly pubescent. Wings with the disk 

 dark cinerous ; two slender irregular black lines ; submarginal line 

 reddish, very minutely denticulated, almost parallel to the exterior 

 border; fringe broad. Fore wings with a basal blackish line, which 

 is most apparent on the eosia. Length of the body 2| lines ; of the 

 wings 6 lines. 



a. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



18. Asopia? abruptalis. 



Mas et foem. Lutea, subtus alba; palpi obtusi, articulo 3o mi- 

 nimo ; maxillares distincti ; alee lineis duabus angustu nigris, 

 ] a subrecia, 2a denticulata, spatio apud marginem nonnunquam 

 nebuloso, linea margiuali nigra ; anticce linea basali rufes- 

 cente, linea submarginali nigra undulata postice abbreviata. 



Male and female. Luteous, white beneath. Proboscis rather 

 long. Palpi obtuse; third joint very small. Maxillary palpi dis- 

 tinct. Wings with two slender black lines ; the interior one nearly 

 straight; the exterior one denticulated ; space towards the exterior 

 border sometimes clouded ; marginal line black; fringe cinereous, 

 interlined. Fore wings with a reddish basal line, and with an un- 

 dulating black submarginal line, which is abbreviated hindward. 

 Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



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

 b — e. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



19. Asopia? roridalis. 



Mas. Lutea ; thorax antice roseus ; abdomen tumidum, roseo con- 

 spersum; aim longiusculee, sat angustce, ex parte rosea, lineis 

 tribus devils lineaque murginali latiuscula roseis ; anticce 

 acuta, lanceolate?, lituris quinque luteis roseo marginatis. 



