﻿1564 CATALOGUE OF 



testaceous-marked points ; niar2:iiial line almost obsolete. Fore 

 wings with some almost obsolete indications of tbe basal, interior | 

 and middle lines, which are dark and undulating; three white 

 costal subapical points. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 15 lines. 



a. West Indies. 



6. Thermesia fusilinea. 



Foem. Testacea aut suhrufescetis, subtus rufa; palporum articu^\ 

 lus Sus 2i dimidio valde longior ; alcB lineis conspicuis \ 

 nigris undulatis nigricante nehulosis apud costam retractis^ 

 linea submarginali subtus guttulari, linea marginali nigra 

 distincta ; antic(E acutce non subfalcata;, orbiciUari subob- 

 soleta, reniformi e litura transversa pallida. 



Female. Testaceous, or sliohtly reddish, brighter red beneath. 

 Third joint of the palpi much more than half the length of 

 the second. Wings with all the usual lines apparent, black, undu- 

 lating, shaded with blackish, retracted towards the costa of the fore 

 wings ; submarginal line guttular beneath ; marginal festoon 

 black, distinct. Fore wings acute, not subfalcate; orbicular mark 

 almost obsolete; reniform indicated by a transverse pale mark. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



h, St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



p. ? 



7. Thermesia monsteatuba. 



Foem. Pallide subtestaceo-cinerea ; palporum articulus 3m5 2i 

 dimidio longior ; alee nigro subconsperscB, linea obliqua recta 

 nigra diffusa^ linea media nigra undulata^ linea submarginali 

 e punctis nigris; anticcs linea inieriore nigra undulata, 

 striga costali obliqua nigra^ orbiculari nigra puncti/orrni, 

 reniformi magna latissima nigro marginaia. 



Female. Pale cinereous, with a slight testaceous tinge. 

 Third joint of the palpi not much shorter than the second. Wings 

 slightly speckled with black, with the oblique line straight, black, 

 diffuse, extending from two-thirds of the length of the interior bor- 

 der of the hind wings to the tips of the fore wings; middle 

 line black, undulating ; submarginal line indicated by black points. 

 Fore wings with the interior line black, undulating-, a black 



