922 CATALOGUE OF 



joint short ; third conical, very minute. Antennae very deeply pec- 

 tinated, much longer than the thorax. Abdomen not extending 

 near so far as the hind wings. Legs slender ; hind tibiae with four 

 long spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings very slightly convex along 

 the costa, slightly oblique and nearly straight along the exterior 

 border; angle at the tips and interior angle somewhat rounded; 

 three inferior veins ; second about twice further from the third than 

 from the first. Much^ resembles the Geometrites. 



1. Pan DA LA DOLOSA. 



Mas. Fusca, subtus pallidior ; alee fasciis nonnullis obscurioribus 

 angustis angulosis subobliquis. 



Male. Brown, paler beneath. Wings with several slender 

 darker brown slightly oblique zigzag bands. Length of the body 

 7 lines ; of the wings 19 lines. 



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



Genus TCTA. 



This genus may be distinguished from Berelade, thus: — 



* Alae sat latae. - - - - - - Bekelade. 



** Alae perangustae. ------- Icta. 



Mas. Corpus sublineare, sat gracile. Caput magnum. Palpi 

 brevissimi ; ariiculus 3us minimus. Antennae late pectinatae, cor- 

 poris dimidio longiores. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Pedes 

 validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus minutis apicalibus. Alae 

 perangustae ; anticae posticis valde longiores. 



Male. Body moderately stout, nearly linear, Head large. 

 Palpi very short; third very small. Antennae deeply pectinated, 

 more than half the length of the body. Abdomen extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs stout ; hind tibiae with two minute 

 apical spurs. Wings very narrow. Fore wings very much longer 

 than the hind wings ; first and second inferior veins contiguous at 

 the base; fourth about four times further from the third than 

 the third is from the second. % 



1. Icta fulviceps. 



Nigra; caput, thorax antice, abdomen apice pedesque testaceo- 

 fulva ; pedes postici supra nigri ; alee anticce ad costam 

 testacece. 







