1484 CATALOGUE OF 



ferruginous, with a curved whitish band near the base, with a white 

 spot on the discal aveolet, and with two whitish bands beyond, the 

 first band undulating, the second marginal, and between them 

 a band of blackish white-tipped spots. Hind wings pale ferrugi- 

 nous, with a whitish middle band beneath. Length of the body 6 

 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



b. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by — Walcott, Esq. 



Genus 26. OMPHALIA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Antennae late pectinatae. Abdo- 

 men alas posticas non superans. Ala? lata?; antics apud costam 

 rectae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore subobliquo. Fcem.— 

 Corpus robustum, Antennae simplices. Abdomen alas posticas 

 diraidio superans. Alae angustae ; anticas margine exteriore sat 

 obliquo. 



Omphalia, Boisd. Herr.-Schceff. Lep. Exot. Sp. Ser. i. 



Male. Body rather stout. Antennae deeply pectinated. Ab- 

 domen not extending beyond the hind wings. Wings broad. Fore 

 wings straight in front, rounded at the tips, very slightly oblique 

 along the exterior border. Female. — Body stout. Antennae simple. 

 Abdomen extending for full half its length beyond the hind wings. 

 Wings narrow. Fore wings rather oblique along the exterior 

 border. 



1. Omphalta psorica. 



Mas. Ferruginea ; alee antica obscure fuscce, ferrugineo varice, 

 gutta discali nigra fasciisque tribus undulosis ferrugineis 

 nigro marginatis ; postiece obscure fuscce, basi ciliisque ferru- 

 gineis. Foem. — Cana ; alee albidai, anticce fasciis tribus 

 guttularibus subundulosis nigris. 



Omphalia psorica, Boisd. Herr.-Schceff. Lep. Exot. Sp. Ser. i. pi. 

 19, f. 92, 93. 



Male. Ferruginous. Fore wings dark brown, partly ferrugi- 

 nous in the disk, with a black discal mark and with three undula- 

 ting black-bordered bands. Hind wings dark brown, ferruginous at 

 the base and with a ferruginous fringe. Female. — Hoary. Wings 

 whitish. Fore wings with three slightly undulating black clotted 

 bands ; the first and second imperfect. 



Brazil. 



