﻿1840 CATALOGUE OF 



POAPHILA? SIMPLEX. 



Foem. Subrufescente-cinerea ; palporum articulus Sus conicus^ 

 brevissimus ; alee anticre trienie exteriore obscuriore, lineis 

 obscuris undulatis denticulalis indlstinctis^ lituris duabus 

 costalibus nigris, reniformi rufescente angusta subexcavata. 



Female. Cinereous, with a slight reddish tinge. Third joint 

 of the palpi conical, less than one-fourth of the length of the second. 

 Fore wings with the apical third part darker ; lines dark, indistinct, 

 undulating and denticulated; two black costal marks terminating 

 the interior and middle lines; costal subapical points pale ; reni- 

 form mark reddish, narrow, slightly excavated on the outer side. 

 Hind wings in colour like the fure wino^s, but without lines. 

 Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



North Hindostan. In the East India Company's collection. 



Genus BAREIA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves, 

 validi, pilosi, porrecti ; articulus 3us minimus. Antennae crenu- 

 latae, corporis dimidio vix longiores. Abdomen lanceolatum, alas 

 posticas paullo superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedis lon- 

 giusculi ; femora pilis longis; tibia? posticse calcaribus longissimis. 

 Alae longiusculse ; auticae apud costam rectse, apice subrotundatae, 

 margine exteriore subconvexo sat obliquo. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Proboscis short. Palpi short, 

 stout, pilose, porrect ; third joint very minute. Antennae crenulate, 

 hardly more than half the length of the body- Abdomen lanceolate, 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs 

 rather long; femora with long hairs; hind tibiae with very long 

 spurs. Wings rather long, moderately broad. Fore wings straight 

 along the costa, a little rounded at the tips, slightly convex and 

 rather oblique along the exterior border. 



L Bareia incidens. 



Mas. CinereO'cervina ; abdomen cinereun^ segmentis nigricante 

 marginatis ; alee anticcR cinereo obscuro ex parte nebulosce, 

 lineis nigris undulatis diffmis incompletis, orbiculari alba 

 nigro submarginata, striga subcostali nigra obliqua, maculia 



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