546 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



of the wing, one by the base, one before, and the third beyond the 

 middle of the length ; three little reddish marks in a band at the 

 tips. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Eev. D. F. Morgan. 



Genus 124. BARSINE. 



Mas. Corpus longiusculum, sat gracile. Palpi capite multo 

 breviores ; articulus 3us conicus, 2i dimidio brevior. Antennas se- 

 taceae, subpectinatae, ramis gracillimis. Abdomen apice valde pilo- 

 sum. Pedes graciles; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor mediocriter 

 longis. Alas latiusculae, non longae ; antieae costa subconvexa, mar- 

 gin e apicali valde obliquo, angulo postico rotundato. 



Male. Body rather long and slender. Palpi much shorter 

 than the head; third joint conical, less than half the length of the 

 second. Antennae setaceous, minutely pectinated ; the branches 

 very slender and like bristles. Abdomen tapering very slightly from 

 the base to the tip which is very pilose. Legs slender ; hind tibiae 

 with four moderately long spurs. Wings rather broad, not long. 

 Fore wings slightly convex in front, very oblique along the apical 

 border; hind angle rounded; first second and third inferior veins 

 approximate at the base ; third about four times further from the 

 fourth than from the second. 



1. Barsine defecta. 



Testacea ; palpi apice nigri ; thorax nigro quadriguttatus ; alee 

 antica e strigis rufis fuscisque fasciata. 



Testaceous. Palpi with black tips. Thorax with two black 

 dots on each side. Fore wings with four irregular oblique bands of 

 red streaks, the streaks lengthening successively in each band, those 

 on the fourth band twice the length of those on the first ; there are 

 also two oblique bands of brown dots and an apical one of brown 

 streaks. Length of the body b\ lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a, b. Nepaul. Presented by Major-General Hardwicke. 



2. Barsine effkacta. 



Alba; thorax fascia rufa ; alee antica rufo maculata et bifasciata. 



White. Palpi, proboscis and antennae testaceous. Thorax 

 with a red band. Legs testaceous with white tomentum. Fore 



