1168 CATALOGUE OF 



Australia. 



4. Oeeta sobkia. 



Mas. Ferruginea ; caput supra testaceum ; alee anticm apice 

 subfalcatce, fasciis duabus obliquis maculaque postica fuscis. 



Male. Ferruginous. Head above and antennae testaceous. 

 Abdomen extending as far as the hind wings. Fore win^s straight 

 along the costa till near the tips, where they are slightly convex, 

 slightly falcate at the tips, oblique and slightly undulating along 

 the exterior border : two brown oblique bands, the inner one straight 

 and distinct, the outer one indistinct and undulating ; interior bor- 

 der with a brown spot between the two bands. Hind wings with 

 the border slightly undulating ; interior border with brown marks. 

 Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. New Holland. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Genus 3. ROSEMA. 



Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis distincta, capitis latitu- 

 dine non longior. Palpi graciles, oblique ascendentes, caput non 

 superantes; articulus 3us lanceolatus, lo brevior. Antennae sub- 

 pectinatse, apices versus nudae, corporis dimidio longiores. Abdomen 

 alas posticas vix superans. Pedes subpilosi ; tibiae posticae calcari- 

 bus quatuor breviusculis. Alae anticae sublatae, apud costam sub- 

 convexae, apice vix acuminatae, margine exteriore recto perobliquo. 



Male. Body rather slender; hairs smooth, closely applied to 

 the body. Proboscis distinct, not longer than the breadth of the 

 head. Palpi slender, pubescent, obliquely ascending, not extend- 

 ing beyond the head ; second joint more than twice longer than the 

 first; third lanceolate, shorter than the first. Antennae slightly 

 pectinated to rather beyond half the length, bare from thence to the 

 tips, more than half the length of the body. Abdomen hardly ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings. Legs slightly pilose ; hind tibiae 

 with four spurs, the middle pair very short, the apical pair rather 

 longer. Fore wings moderately broad, slightly convex along the 

 costa, hardly pointed at the tips, straight and very oblique along 

 the exterior border ; second inferior vein about thrice further from 

 the third than from the first. 



In R. apicalis the preceding generic characters are somewhat 

 modified ; the abdomen extends for one-third of its length beyond 

 the hind wings, and the hind tibiae have four rather long spurs. 



