390 CATALOGUE OF 



Asia. 



4. Endoteicha suffusalis. 



Fcem. P urpurascente- rosea ; palpi erecti , arcuati ; abdomen apice 

 luteum ; alee fimbria flava basi ex parte rosea; anticce costa 

 lutea nigro et extus albo notata, linea interiore undulata flava 

 fasciaque contigua obliqua lutea, linea submarginali nigra, 

 linea marginali atra nonnunquam e panctis; posticce linea 

 interiore flava undulata. 



Female. Purplish rosy, minutely speckled with Mack, luteous 

 beneath. Wings purple, and varied with black beneath. Palpi erect, 

 curved, not rising above the vertex. Tegulae of the thorax long. Ab- 

 domen luteous towards the tip. Oviduct exserted. Wings with a 

 yellow fringe, which is partly rosy towards the base. Fore wings lu- 

 teous along the costa, which is slightly marked with black and exte- 

 riorly with white; a yellow undulating interior line, which adjoins an 

 oblique luteous band, the latter diffuse on the outer side ; submarginal 

 line black, parallel to the marginal line, which is deep black, and 

 occasionally composed of points. Hind wings with a yellow undu- 

 lating interior line; marginal line of deep black points. Length of 

 the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 

 a — d. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



5. Endotricha decessalis. 



Mas. Ochraceo-rufa ; antenna albida^ submoniliformes ; alee 

 fimbria albida basi rufa nigro notata ; anticce acuta, non fal- 

 catce, costa lituris nigris et pallidis, linea submarginali pallida 

 vix obliqua aut arcuata fusco submarginata, orbiculari et 

 reniformi e squamis paucis nigris. 



Male. Ochraceous-red, testaceous and varied with red beneath. 

 Antennae whitish, submoniliform. Wings more entirely red 

 towards the exterior border ; fringe whitish, red and slightly 

 marked with black towards the base ; marginal points black. Fore 

 wings acute, not falcate; costa with alternate black and pale marks ; 

 submarginal line pale, almost upright, hardly curved, indistinctly 

 brown-bordered ; orbicular and reniform marks very slightly indi- 

 cated by black flecks. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



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



