944 CATALOGUE OF 



two broad gilded bands, the first extending from the interior angle 

 to the disk, and there joining the second, which extends between the 

 submarginal line and the exterior border, and is dilated hindward ; 

 subraarginal line nearly straight, almost obsolete hindward, bordered 

 in fronton the inner side by a cinereous streak ; a minute silvery 

 subapical streak ; apical angle more hooked than that of O. emargi- 

 nata. Hind wings cupreous-brown, with pale ciliae. Female. — 

 Like the male, but with the gilded hue less prevalent; subapical 

 streak more distinct ; a bright silvery streak in the disk, and another 

 along the fore part of the exterior border. Length of the body 8 

 lines; of the wings 16 — 18 lines. 



a— c. Port Natal. From Mr. Plant's collection. 

 d> Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 

 e. Silhet. From Mr. Stain fbrth's collection. 

 f,g. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Asia. 



4. OlLESIA EMAliGINATA. 



Ferruginea; caput et thorax anlicus lutea ; abdomen cinereum ; 

 alae anticce lineis duabus obliquis posticis subroseis, antice 

 subrosece ferrugineo vari<e,vitta intermedia flexa nigro-cinerea 

 lineis duabus albis conjuncta, margine exteriore subroseo 

 antice ferrugineo-strigato, fascia submarginali postice dilatata 

 cuprea ; posticce aneo-cinerea, margine lato ceneo-fusco ; 

 ciliis albidis. 



Noctua emarginata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 2, 240. 

 Oraesia emarginata, Guen. Noct. ii. 363, 1203. 



a, b. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stain forth's collection. 

 c — e. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

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

 g. Punjaub. Presented by General Hearsay. 



5. Orjesia rectistiua. 



Ferruginea ; caput et thorax anticus lutea ; antenna? maris pec* 

 tinata? ; abdomen et alai posticce testaceo-albida ; ala? antica 

 cupreo-subrosece, lineis obliquis undulatis ferrugineis, striga 

 interiore punctoque discali nigris, fascia submarginali cuprea 

 postice dilatata intus nigro et ex parte albo marginata. 



Orssia rectistria, Guen. Noct. ii. 363, 1204. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Stainforth's collection. 



