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CATALOGUE OF 
Asia. 
The five following species, like the Australian Macrosilce , 
belong to the second West Indian group. 
Obscure fusca, ex parte ferruginea, subtus albida ; thorax lateribus 
aibidis strigisque duabus albis antice conjunctis ; abdomen e 
maculis obscure fuscis trivittatum ; alee anticce ferruginea, 
f asciis undulatis obliquis nigricantibus , gutta discali alba 
fasciaque exterior e angulosa albida ; posticce fuscce. 
Dark brown, partly ferruginous, mostly whitish beneath. Tho- 
rax whitish along each side, and with two white streaks which are 
united in front. Abdomen paler than the thorax, with three rows of 
dark brown spots. Fore wings mostly ferruginous, with blackish 
undulating oblique bands, with a white discal dot, and a whitish 
zigzag band near the exterior border. Hind wings brown. Length 
of the body 14 lines ; of the wings 32 lines. 
a. North India. Presented by Mrs. Hawes. 
b. North India. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
nerea ; caput antice fuscum ; thorax fusco marginatus ; abdo- 
men vittis tribus interruptis ( lateralibus latioribus ) fuscis ; 
alee anticce flavo-viridi subtinctce , lituris costalibus et sub - 
marginalibus obscure fuscis, plaga magna fusca extus nigro 
alboque marginata fasciaque obliqua nigra inter cisa ; pos- 
ticce fuscce , f asciis obscurioribus, apud marginem interiorem 
albidce . 
Cinereous. Head dark brown in front. Thorax dark brown 
in front and along each *side. Abdomen with three interrupted 
dark brown stripes, the lateral pair irregular and broader than the 
middle one. Fore wings slightly tinged with yellowish green, with 
some dark brown marks on the costa and along the exterior border, 
with a large brown patch, which is bordered on the outer side with 
black and with white, and is traversed by an oblique irregular black 
band. Hind wings brown, with darker brown bands, whitish along 
the interior border and about the interior angle. Length of the 
body 24 lines ; of the wings 56 lines. 
a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 
14. Macrosila inexacta. 
15. Macrosila obliqua. 
