﻿1576 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 9. AZAZIA. 



Corpus gracile. Fasciculus frontalis acutus, valde prominens. 

 Proboscis brevis. Palpi sat validi, subascendentes, pilosi ; articulus 

 3us lanceolatus, pubescens, 2i triente brevior. Anieniiae maris setosae, 

 setis arcuatis pubescentibus. Abdomen lanceolatum, fasciculo 

 parvo apicali, alas posticas vix snperans. Pedes longiusculi, sat 

 validi, pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis. Alae integrae, 

 longiusculae, vix latae; alae anticae vix subfalcatae, apud costam 

 rectae, margine exteriore sat obliquo. 



Thermesia, p., Guen, . , 



Male, Body slender. Frontal tuft acute, very prominent. 

 Proboscis short. Palpi rather stout, slightly ascending, somewhat 

 pilose ; third joint lanceolate, pubescent, not one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae slightly pectinated, little more than 

 half the length of the body ; the setae slender, curved, pubescent. 

 Abdomen lanceolate, with a slight apical tuft, hardly extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long and stout, moderately 

 pilose ; hind tibiae with long spurs. Wings entire, rather long, 

 hardly broad. Fore wings almost subfalcate, straight along the 

 costa, which is slightly rounded towards the tip; exterior border 

 rather oblique. 



1. AzAZIA RUBRICANS. 



Pallide cervina (mas) aut testacea (fuem.) ; abdomen pallide cine- 

 rascens ; antennce subciliatce ; alee apud marginem exleriorem 

 saturate cervincs, guttis duabus, tinea undulata interiore, 

 annulo discali lineaque exteriore angulata fuscis ; posticce 

 lineis duabus transversis {exteriore uudulatd) fuscis. 



Ophiusa rubricans, Boisd, Faune Lep, Mad. 106, 11, pi. 16, f. 1. 

 Thermesia rubricans, Guen. Noct. iii. 356, 1829. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Eev. D. F. Morgan. 



b — d. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



e. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



/. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



g. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



A, i. Hindostan. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



j. North Hindostan. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection, 



k. North Hindostan. From Mr. James' collection. 



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



