1170 CATALOGUE OF 



4. ROSEMA EPIOENA. 



Viridis ; thoracis margo anticus et vitta dorsalis cinerea ; abdo- 

 men albidum ; ala? anticce costa, macula postica basali, gutta 

 discali margineque exteriore albidis ; postica albida. 



Phalaena-Bombyx epigena, Anon, Ins. Surin. 227, pi. 102. 



Surinam. 



5. Rosema Deolis. 



Mas. Lcete prasina ; caput testaceum ; palpi fusci, subtus albidi ; 

 antenna fulva ; pectus albidum ; abdomen luteum, subtus testa- 

 ceum ; aim antica vitta costali lutea postice alba, subtus testa- 

 cea ; postica lutea, subtus testacea. 



Bombyx Deolis, MSS. 



Male. Bright grass- green. Head testaceous, excepting the 

 hind border. Palpi brown, whitish beneath. Antenna) whitish, with 

 tawny branches, simple towards the tips, full half the length of the 

 body. Pectus whitish. Abdomen luteous, testaceous beneath, ex- 

 tending for one-third of its length beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 tawny. Fore wings with a luteous costal stripe, which is bordered 

 with white on tbe bind side; under side testaceous; costa very 

 slightly convex ; exterior border straight, very oblique. Hind wings 

 luteous, testaceous beneath. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the 

 wings 18 lines. 



Cayenne. In the collection of Mr. Saunders. 



Genus 4. MORESA. 



Fcem. Corpus cylindricum, longiusculum, sat validum. An- 

 tennae subpectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. 

 Pedes sat graciles ; tibiae posticae quadrical carats. Alae mediocriter 

 latae ; anticae longiusculae, apud costam convexae, apice subacumi- 

 natae, margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Female. Body cylindrical, rather long, moderately stout. An- 

 tennae slightly pectinated. Abdomen extending for about one-fourth 

 of its length beyond the hind wings. Legs rather slender; hind 

 tibiae with four spurs, the apical pair much longer than the others. 

 Wings moderately broad. Fore wings convex along the costa, 



