﻿1412 CATALOGUE OF 



5. HvPiETRA CUKVIFERA. 



Foem. Obscure f err uglneo-fusca ; caput cinerascens ; palpi intus 

 testacei ; abdomen fuscum^ guttis stibtus lateralibus albis ,• 

 pedes tarsis et calcarlbus basi albis ; alee anticce basi et 

 apud marginem exteriorein paltidioresy iineis transversis nigri- 

 cantibus undidatis sitbobsoletisy striga discali obliqiia nigra 

 arcuata, intus albo marginata, llnea postica transversa pallide 

 ferruginea antice arcuata^ spatio ex leriore pallida , linea mar- 

 ginali testacea undulata ; posticce fuscce ^ basi fasciaque cervi- 

 nis, ciliis ex parte albis. 



Female. Dark ferruginous-brown, paler brown beneath. Head 

 somewhat cinereous. Palpi mostly testaceous on the inner side. 

 Abdomen brown, with white dots on each side beneath, except 

 towards the tip. Tarsi and spurs of the tibiae white at the base. 

 Fore wings paler at the base and towards the exterior border ; the 

 transverse lines blackish, undulating, almost obsolete ; a black 

 curved discal oblique streak, bordered with white on the inner side, 

 and connected with one end of a pale ferruginous line, which 

 is curved in front, and extends hind ward straight to the interior 

 border ; exterior pale part speckled with black ; a testaceous undu- 

 lating marginal line. Hind wings brown, fawn-coloured towards 

 the base, and with an abbreviated lawn-coloured band ; ciliae white 

 at the tips of the wings and by the interior angle. Length of the 

 body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



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



6. Hyp.etra perficiens. 



Mas. Ferruginea; abdomen gutlis lateralibus albis; alee ciliis 

 testaceis nigro marginatis ; antica stibfalcata, ex parte purpu- 

 rascentes^ striga nigra basali costali, fascia atra antice ferru- 

 ginea^ litura postica fasciaque albo-ftavesceniibus, lineolis 

 posticis tindnlatis rvfesceniibus, orbiculari punciiformi^ reni- 

 formi obsoleta, plaga discali atra excavata albido marginata 

 lineam posticam nigricantem submidnlatam emiitente^ spatio 

 antico ferrvgineo strigam arcuatam nigro -cineream inclndtnte^ 

 spatio exteriore cervino apiid marginem testaceo lineam sub- 

 marginalem denticnlatam iestaceam includente, litura apicali 

 nigricante^ piinctis marginalibus nigris ; posticce pallide 

 fnsc(B, litnris duabus apud marginem interiorem nigris tes- 

 taceo marginatis^ margine latissimo obscure fusco lineam 

 iestaceam includente. 



