﻿1136 CATALOGUE OF 



posticae calcaribus longissirais. Alae anticae angastae, apud costam 

 rectae, apice subrectangulatae, margiue exteriore subdenticulato sub- 

 convexo valde obliquo. 



Allied to Stictoptera, Body moderately stout. Proboscis mo- 

 derately long. Palpi ascending, rather long and slender ; third 

 joint linear, about two-thirds of the length of the second. Antennae 

 slender, very minutely pubescent, about three-fourths of the length 

 of the body. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings; 

 second segment crested; apical tuft small. Legs slender; hind 

 tibsae with very long spurs. Fore wing-s narrow, straitrht along the 

 cosia, nearly rectangular at the tips ; exterior border slightly denti- 

 culated and convex, very oblique. 



1. Steieia subobliqua. 



Mas. Pallide cervina, subtii-s subalbida ; thorax anticus obscure 

 fuscus ; abdomen cinereum, crista f us ca ; alee anticcB lituris 

 variis guttisque marginalibus nigris, striga subapicali atra, 

 fascia subobliqua fusca extus nigro margin^ta, reniformi 

 nigra margiiiata et uniguitata ; posticcB cinereo-vitrece^ mar- 

 gine lato cBneo-fusco. 



Male, Pale fawn-colour, almost whitish beneath. Thorax 

 dark brown in front. Abdomen cinereous ; crest brown. Fore 

 wings ^yith various black marks, with a deep black subapical streak, 

 and with black marginal dots ; a slightly oblique brown band, bor- 

 dered with black on its outward side, which is near the reniform spot ; 

 the latter has a black border and contains a black dot. Hind wings 

 grayish vitreous, with broad eeneous-brown borders. Length of the 

 body b\ — 6 lines ; of the wings 15 — 16 lines. 



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

 h. Ceylon. Prom Mr. Stevens' collection. 



2. Steieia signifera. 



Mas. CinereO'fusca, subtus albida ; caput nigricans ; abdomen 

 cinereum ; alec onticcB fasciis nonnullis fusds ex parte nigra 

 marginatis, guttis tnarginalibus et discalibus, reniformi^ mar- 

 gine liturisque duabu^ {una costali, altera discali) nigris ; 

 posticcE cinereo-vitrecE, mar gine latissimo fiisco, 



3Iale. Cinereous-brown, whitish beneath. Head and palpi 

 above blackish. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings with some brown 



