﻿1728 CATALOGUE OF 



denticulatis pallidis nigro marginatis, striga discali nigri- 

 cante indistincta interrupta, orbiculari et reniformi cinereo 

 marginatis, ilia subrotunda, punctis costalibus subapicalibus 

 pallidis, punctis marginalibus albis minutis ; posticce cinerece, 

 apud marginem obscuriores, linea marginali nigra, fimbria 

 pallida, 



Male, Reddish cinereous, cinereous beneath. Thorax with 

 two black lines in front. Abdomen cinereous, slightly crested ; 

 apical tuft small. Fore wings with the lines obsolete, except the 

 exterior line and the submarginal line, which are indistinct, denti- 

 culated, pale and bordered with black ; an indistinct blackish streak 

 interrupted by the orbicular and reniform marks, which have cine- 

 reous borders ; orbicular nearly round ; costal subapical points pale; 

 marginal points white, minute. Hind wings cinereous, darker 

 towards the exterior border, where there is a black line ; fringe pale. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 12^ lines. 



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



Hadena languida. 



Mas. Subcervina, nigro conspersa, dense pilosa, subtus cinerea ; 

 palporum ar ti cuius 3us brevissimus ; antennas simplices ; thorax 

 antice f us cus, fascia tenui nigra; abdomen cinereum, subcris- 

 tatum, fasciculo apicali maximo ; alee anticce lineis pallidis 

 et nigris undulatis ex parte obsoletis, linea marginali nigri- 

 cante fusca, fimbria nigricante cervino notata, orbiculari et 

 reniformi nigro marginatis, ilia oblonga, litura discali diffusa 

 nigricante ; posticce cinerece, margine lato nigricante cinereo, 



Male, Dull fawn-colour, speckled with black, cinereous 

 beneath, densely pilose. Third joint of the palpi not more than 

 onefourth of the length of the second. Antennee simple. Thorax 

 mostly brown in front, where there is a slender black band. Abdo- 

 men cinereous, slightly crested ; apical tuft very large. Fore wings 

 with the lines undulating, pale and black, mostly obsolete; an irre- 

 gular blackish brown marginal line ; fringe blackish, with fawn- 

 coloured intervals ; orbicular and reniform marks with black borders ; 

 the former oblong ; the latter contracted in the middle, interrupting 

 a diffuse blackish mark. Hind wings cinereous, with broad 

 blackish cinereous borders; fringe dingy whitish. Length of the 

 body 7 lines , of the wings 14 lines. 



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



