﻿1754 CATALOGUE OF 



cinereous, somewhat brownish towards the exterior border ; fringe 

 pale. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 13 lines. 



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



Genus PASTONA. 



Fcem, Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi gl'aciles 

 porrecti ; articulus 3us acutus, brevissimus. Antennae validae, 

 corporis dimidio valde longiores. Abdomen alas posticas non 

 superans. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis. Alae sat 

 angustae ; anticae apud costam rectae, margine exteriore subangu- 

 lato postice perobliquo. 



Female. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 slender, porrect ; third joint acute, not more than one-fourth of the i 

 length of the second. Antennae stout, much more than half the, I 

 length of the body. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs stout ; hind tibiae wdth long spurs. Wings rather 

 narrow. Fore wings straight along the costa, rectangular, but 

 somewhat rounded at the tips ; exterior border somewhat angular, i 

 in the middle, very oblique along the hind part. 



1. Pastona rudis. 



Fcem. Cinerea,fusco conspersa ; alee anticce obscure fuscce^puncto 

 basali, fasciaque approximata undulata albis, guttis punctisque 

 plurimis albis et testaceis, macula discali nivea ; posticce 

 cinereo-fusccej fimbria pallide cinerea. 



Female. Cinereous, speckled above with brown. Fore wings 

 dark brown, with a white point at the base, with a white undulating 

 band near the base, and with many white and testaceous points and 

 dots, some of which torm incomplete bands ; a bright white discal 

 spot. Hind wings cinereous-brown ; fringe pale cinereous ; under 

 side with a black discal spot and an exterior black undulating line. 

 Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



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