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scutcheon with a slight arched transverse suture near the tip : abdo- 

 men as broad as the chest, with seven slight black stripes: legs 

 marked with black: fore-wings pale testaceous, not punctured: 

 hind-wings colourless. Length of the body 43 lines ; of the wings 7 

 lines, 

 fl. East Indies. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



40. LeDKA INVAllIA. 



Tesiacea, subfnsiformis, nigra punctata; pectm nigra bivittatum ; 

 abdominis latera stihtus ferruginea ; aloe postiete limpida. 



Pale testaceous, almost spindle-shaped, flat, thinly covered 

 with black points: head conical, as broad as the chest, not arched 

 nor ridged, very slightly concave along the hind border, near which 

 it is slightly impressed on each side ; its length much more than 

 half its breadth ; underside convex in the middle: eyelets very 

 near the hind border: scutcheon with a distinct arched transverse 

 suture near the tip : breast with two black spots forming a short 

 stripe on each side : abdomen as broad as the thorax, pale ferrugi- 

 nous on each side beneath: fore-wings not punctured : hind-wings 

 colourless. Length of the body 4j lines ; of the wings 7i lines. 



41. Ledra parva. 



Testacea, subfusiformis, suhtessellata ; aim sublimpidee ; aim an- 

 ticte piceo strigata. 



Testaceous, almost spindle-shaped, flat, indistinctly and mi- 

 nutely mottled with darker colour : head conical, as broad as the 

 chest, not arched, slightly concave along the hind border, uear 

 which it is slightly impressed on each side; its length less than its 

 breadth ; middle ridge very slight above, more distinct, but shorter 

 beneath ; face with slight oblique ridges : chest with a very indis- 

 tinct middle ridge ; scutcheon with a slight semicircular suture : 

 wings almost colourless ; fore-wings with slight pitchy pencillings 

 along the veins, and with some shcnt pitchy streaks along the disk. 

 Length of the body A\ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



fl. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowriug, Esq. 



