﻿117'2 CATALOGUE OF 



tibiae with very loiigf spurs. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings 

 straight in front, rounded at the tips, slightly oblique and convex 

 and hardly denticulated along the exterior border. 



1. DlOPA rUECULA. 



Foem. Pallide cervina, subtus alhida; abdomen pallide cinereum, 

 cristis nigricantibus ; alee anticce guttis costalibus nigricanti" 

 bus, fascia media recta lata nigricante intus albo marginata 

 postice dilatata et angulata^ strigis duabus poslicis exterioribus 

 nigris, lunulis submarginalibus albidis extus nigra margina- 

 tisy ciliis fuscis cyanescente tinctis ; posticce albcp, marginibus 

 latis fuscis, guttis marginalibus albis, striga apud angulum 

 interior em nigra. 



Female, Pale fawn-colour, whitish beneath. Abdomen pale 

 cinereous ; crests blackish. Fore wings with some blackish dots 

 along the costa, and with a blackish broad straight middle band, 

 which is bordered with white on its inner side, and on its outer side 

 near the hind end is dilated into an acute angle, which almost joins 

 a forked black streak ; the latter is accompanied by another black 

 streak, which is marginal ; submarginal lunules whitish, bordered 

 with black on the outer side; ciliae brown, partly with a bluish 

 tinge. Hind wings white, with a black streak by the interior angle, 

 and with broad brown borders, which contain a row of white margi- 

 nal dots. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Fam. 3. HYPOCALIDJE. 



Statura mediocris. Palpi crassi, arete applicati, rostriformes, 

 articulis indistinctis. Alae posticae saepissime flavae nigro margi- 

 natae. 



Hypocalidae, Guen, Noct. iii. 73. 



Size moderate. Palpi thick, prominent, rostriform, closely 

 applied together; joints indistinct. Hind wings most often yellow, 

 with black borders. 



