906 CATALOGUE OF 



which are most numerous and most distinct on the fore wings, and 

 are mostly obsolete on the under side. Length of the body 8 lines ; 

 of the wings 26 lines. 

 a. Himalaya Mountains. From Mr. Leadbeater's collection. 



8. Deeata degeneea. 

 Mas. Cervina ; antennarum rami fusci, alee fasciis duabus obli- 

 quis fuscis. 

 Male. Fawn-colour. Antennae with brown branches. Wings 

 with two brown oblique bands, the first hardly before the middle of 

 the wing, the second beyond two-thirds of the length. Length of 

 the body 6—7 lines ; of the wings 18 — 20 lines. 



a—c. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A Smith. 



9. Deeata testacea. 



Mas. Testacea; alee fasciis nonnullis angustis obliquis fuscescen- 



tibus. 

 Tar. /3. Alee anticce dimidio basali fuscescentes. 



Male. Testaceous. Wings with several slender oblique 

 brownish bands; most of them pale brown and slightly undulating; 

 two of them darker and more distinct, the interior one hardly undu- 

 lating, the outer one straight; these bands are most distinct on the 

 fore wings. 



Var. /3. Bands of the wings darker and more distinct. Fore 

 wings brownish from near the base to much beyond half the length. 

 Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



a, b. Silhet. From Mr. Stainforth's collection. 



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



d. Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby's collection. 



Foem. ? Obscure cervina ; alee fasciis fuscis. 



Fern. ? Dark testaceous. Fore wings with five oblique brown 

 bands ; first band near the base of the wing ; second before the 

 middle; third indistinct, hardly beyond the middle; fourth at two- 

 thirds of the length, darker and broader than the others ; fifth 

 slightly undulating, at half the distance between the fourth and the 

 exterior border. Hind wings with three bands, which correspond to 

 the second, fourth and fifth of the fore wings. Length of the body 

 12 lines ; of the wings 32 lines. 



