846 CATALOGUE OF 



Dark brown. Head, antennae, pectus and legs testaceous. 

 Abdomen testaceous at the tip. Hind wings with a broad white 

 border. Male. — Fore wings with white flecks, and with a white 

 streak along the exterior border. Female. — Fore wings with 

 a broad white border. Length of the body 6 — 7 lines ; of the 

 wings 14—20 lines. 



Var. /3. Male. Head and thorax fawn-colour. Fore wings 

 fawn-colour, with a darker discal spot, and a darker oblique whitish 

 bordered band, between which and the exterior border the wings 

 are very pale fawn-colour. Hind wings with a very broad white 

 border. 



Var. y. Female. Fore wings with a pale brown exterior 

 border. 



a, b. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by — Walcott, Esq. 

 c,d. New Holland. Presented by H. G. Harrington, Esq. 

 e,f. New Holland. From Mr. Argent's collection. 

 g — i. New Holland. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 j. Sydney. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Genus 44. TEAEA. 



Caput sat validum, sublineare, fere cylindricum. Caput et 

 thorax pilosissima. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves ; articulus 2us 

 lo longior ; 3us minimus. Pedes pilosi sat validi ; tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus duobus longis apicalibus. Alae latae. Mas. — Antennae 

 latissime pectinatae. Fcern. — Antennae mediocriter pectinatse. 



Bombyx, p., Lewin ; Donov. ; Boisd. 

 Trichetra, p., White. 



Body rather stout, nearly linear and cylindrical. Head and 

 thorax very hairy. Proboscis short. Palpi short ; second joint 

 longer than the first ; third very minute. Abdomen hardly extending 

 as far as the hind wings. Legs hairy, rather short ; hind tibiae with 

 two long apical spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings straight in front, 

 hardly angular at the tips, oblique and very slightly along the ex- 

 terior border ; interior angle much rounded ; three inferior veins ; 

 second much nearer to the first than to the third. Male. — Antennae 

 very deeply pectinated. Female. — Antennae moderately pectinated. 



A. Alae anticae plus minusve argenteae. 

 A. Alae non fasciatae aut unifasciatae. 

 a. Alae posticae nigra. 



a. Thorax testaceus aut fulvus. - - tristis, Lewin. 



