﻿1672 CATALOGUE OF 



dimidio valde lonj^iores. Pectus dense pilosum. Abdomen sub- 

 lineare, basi sat pilosum, alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes 

 longiusculi, sat ^raciles, dense fasciculati ; tibiae anticse subdilatatae, 

 posticae calcaribus lony:issimis. Alse latiusculse, vix denticulatae ; 

 anticae apud costam subrecta), apice subrotundatag fere rectangulatae, 

 margine exteriore vix obliquo. 



Male. Body stout, pilose. Proboscis short. Palpi densely 

 pilose to the tips, curved, ascending to the vertex; a tuft of hairs 

 extending far beyond the third joint, which is small. Antennae 

 setaceous, much more than half the length of the body, rather 

 deeply pectinated ; the branches becoming very short towards the 

 tips, which are merely serrated. Pectus densely pilose. Abdomen 

 nearly linear, rather pilose towards the base, extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long and slender, densely 

 tufted, especially the fore tibiae, which are somewhat dilated ; hind 

 tibiae with extremely long spurs. Wings rather broad, very slightly 

 denticulated. Fore wings nearly straight along the costa, slightly 

 rounded and almost rectangular at the tips, hardly oblique along 

 the exterior border. 



1. Gtscala quadricolor. 



Mas. Cinereo -nigra ; palpi teataceo vittati ; thorax fasciis an tieis 

 roseis ; pectus roseum ; pedes rosea pilosis tibiis anticis nigro 

 fasciatis ; abdomen cinereum, fasciculo basali rufescente, 

 subtus iestaceum ; alee anticce striga basali rosea, fascia media 

 latissima viridi antice abbreviata, anniilo subcostali oblongo 

 obliquo rosea, spatio rnarginali subroseo-cervino lineam nigram 

 interruptam nonnunquam includenie ; posticce apice cervincE, 

 fascia brevi subapicali nigra intus rufesceiite-albo inter- 

 lineata, Var. — AIcb anticce vitta lata postica testacea. 



Male. Cinereous-black. Palpi with a testaceous stripe. 

 Thorax with rosy bands in front. Pectus and legs with rosy hairs ; 

 fore tibiae with black bands. Abdomen cinereous, with a tuft of 

 reddish hairs at the base, testaceous beneath. Fore wings with a 

 slight rosy streak near the base, with a very broad middle green 

 band, abbreviated towards the costa, where there is an oblong 

 oblique rosy ringlet; apical third part fawn-colour, with a slight 

 rosy tinge towards the green part, and including an irregular and 

 much interrupted black line, which is occasionally quite obsolete. 

 Hind wings of the tips dull fawn-colour, and including a short 



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