882 CATALOGUE OF 



convex along the costa, with black spots and oblique incom- 

 plete bands, with a rosy mark at the base of the costa beneath ; third 

 inferior vein about thrice further from the fourth than from the 

 second. Hind wings bordered with brown, rosy along the inner 

 margin. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 21 lines. 



a. Richmond River, Australia. From Mr. Leycester's collection. 



Genus 57. SOMERA. 



Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Palpi validi, subarcuati et 

 ascendentes, subtuspilosi, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 2us lo 

 valde loneior; 3us obtusus, brevissimus. Antennae late pectinatae, 

 corporis dimidio paullo breviores. Abdomen alas posticas superans. 

 Pedes pilosi ; tibiae anticae subtus fasciculatae, posticae calcaribus 

 apicalibus sat longis. Alae latae ; anticae apud costam vix convexae. 



Male. Body hardly stout. Proboscis obsolete ? Palpi stout, 

 slightly curved and ascending, pilose beneath, extending a little 

 beyond the head; second joint very much longer than the first; 

 third obtuse and very short. Antennae deeply pectinated, a little 

 less than half the length of the body. Abdomen extending for one- 

 fourth of its length beyond the hind wings. Legs pilose ; fore tibiae 

 tufted beneath; hind tibiae with moderately long apical spurs. 

 Win£s broad. Fore wings very slightly convex along the costa, 

 rounded at the tips, rather oblique along the exterior border ; three 

 inferior veins ; second more than four times further from the third 

 than from the first. 



1. Someea vieidieusca. 



Mas. Fusca ; caput supra albidum ; thorax antice albus, postice 

 viridescens ; pectus, abdomen subtus et pedes posteriores testa- 

 cea ; alee anticae margines versus viridescentes, fasciis nonnul- 

 lis obliquis undulosis obscure fuscis ; posticce subtus pallide 

 testacece. 



Male. Brown. Head mostly whitish above. Thorax white in 

 front, mostly greenish behind. Pectus, abdomen beneath and pos- 

 terior legs testaceous. Fore wings with several slight oblique un- 

 dulating dark brown bands, varied also with a grass-green hue, 

 which is mostly submarginal ; under side pale testaceous, tinged 

 with brown on the basal half, except towards the anterior border, 

 with a slight brownish discal band. Hind wings pale testaceous 

 beneath, with a band like that of the fore wings. Length of 

 the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 

 a. Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



