﻿1630 CATALOG Uli OF 



ginali dijfusis, linea marginali lunulata disiinctissima , 

 anticce valde falcatce, striga apicali nigra testaceo marginata, 

 orhiculari et reniformi obscure cervinis, hujus margine albo 

 punctata, costa subtus cinerea; posticce linea exteriore albo 

 notata. 



Female, Cinereous-brown, hardly paler beneath. Palpi black. 

 Wings partly and slightly tinged with dingy fawn-colour ; all the 

 usual lines visible, black, undulating and denticulated ; middle and 

 submarginal lines diffuse ; marginal line lunulate, very distinct, at 

 some distance from the border ; under side with the lines obsolete, 

 excepting the exterior one, which is hoary and nearly straight, and 

 the submarginal one, which only appears on the fore wings, and is 

 obsolete towards the interior border. Fore wings very falcate, with 

 a black testaceous-bordered apical streak ; orbicular and reniform 

 marks dull fawn-colour, of the usual form, the latter with some 

 white points on its border, more distinct beneath ; costa hoary 

 beneath. Hind wings with some minute white marks on the 

 exterior line. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 22 

 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus 28. MARTHAMA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Fasciculus frontalis non acutus, 

 Oculi magni. Proboscis breviuscula. Palpi mediocres, oblique 

 ascendentes; articulus 2us squamosus; 3us pubescens, linearis, vix 

 acuminatus, 2o paullo brevior. Antennae serratae, setosae, longius- 

 culae. Abdomen subcylindricum, vix carinatum, apice obtusum, 

 non fasciculatum, alas posticas non superans. Pedes sat validi, vix 

 pilosi ; tibisB posticae calcaribus longissimis. Alae integrae, medio- 

 cres ; anticaB apud costam rectae, apice rectangulatae, margine 

 exteriore subconvexo subobliquo. 



Male, Body rather stout. Frontal tuft not acute. Eyes 

 large. Proboscis rather short. Palpi moderately long and slender, 

 obliquely ascending ; second joint squaraose ; third pubescent, linear, 

 hardly acuminated, rather shorter than the second. Antennae ser- 

 rated, much more than half the length of the body ; the teeth with 

 short bristles. Abdomen nearly cylindrical, very slightly keeled,j 

 not extending beyond the hind wings, obtuse at the tip, which ha^ 

 no tuft. Legs rather stout, hardly pilose ; hind tibiae with very' 



