1454 CATALOGUE OF 



Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Alae lata? ; anticae vix an- 

 gulatae, apud costam subrectae, margine exteriore recto mediocriter 

 obliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Palpi short, stout, pilose, hardly extend- 

 ing beyond the head. Antennae very deeply pectinated, as long as 

 the thorax. Abdomen extending for one-fourth of its length beyond 

 the hind wings. Wings broad. Fore wings straight in front, 

 slightly rounded towards the tip of the costa, hardly angular at the 

 tips, straight and moderately oblique along the exterior border ; first 

 and second inferior veins nearly contiguous at the base ; third very 

 remote from the second and from the fourth. 



1. Lebeda contraria. 



Mas. Cervina ; antennae obscure ferruginece, ramis ftdvis ; abdo- 

 men fasciis apiceque testaceis ; alee fascia lata marginali sub- 

 pal lidiore. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Antennae dark ferruginous, with tawny 

 branches. Abdomen with testaceous bands ; tip testaceous Wings 

 with a broad slightly paler marginal band. Length of the body 18 

 lines ; of the wings 38 lines. 



a. West Africa. From Mr. Argent s collection. 



Group 2. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Palpi porrecti, obtusi, pilosissimi, 

 caput sat longe superantes. Antennae subpectinatae, thorace paullo 

 longiores. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. Alae lata? ; anticae 

 apud costam rectae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore recto me- 

 diocriter obliquo. 



Female. Body stout. Palpi porrect, obtuse, very pilose, ex- 

 tending rather beyond the head. Antennae minutely pectinated, a 

 little longer than the thorax. Abdomen extending very little 

 beyond the hind wings. Wings broad. Fore wings straight in 

 front, somewhat rounded at the tips, straight and moderately oblique 

 along the exterior border ; first and second inferior veins contiguous 

 at the base ; third very remote from the second and from the fourth. 



