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CATALOGUE OF 
Asia. 
7. Homceosoma gratella. ^ 
Mas et foem. Flavescens ; caput et thoracis iegulce rufa ; palpi 
graciles , suberecti , verticem superantes , articulo 3o lanceolato ; 
antennee maris robustee , basi incrassatce ; alee anlicee angustee , 
apice subrotundatce , rw/o strigatee et guttatce , apwd costam 
nonnunquam nigricante-rufce ; posticee cinerece , subiridescentes , 
subhyalinee . 
arcd female. Yellowish. Head and tegulae of the tho- 
rax mostly red. Palpi slender, nearly erect, rising higher than the 
vertex ; second joint slightly curved ; third joint lanceolate, more 
than half the length of the second joint in the female, shorter in the 
male. Antennae stout and incrassated at the base in the male. 
Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings 
narrow, slightly rounded at the tips, more or less streaked and 
dotted with red, sometimes irregularly blackish red along the costa. 
Hind wings yellowish cinereous, slightly iridescent and hyaline. 
Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a — e . Ceylon. From M. Nietner’s collection. 
Mas. Albido-cinerea,subtusfuscescente-cinerea; palpi porrecti, 
articulo 2 o subfasciculato , 2o conico longiusculo ; alee anticee 
apice rectangulatce , tinea discali nigricante , punctis margi - 
nalibus nigris ; posticee fuscescente- cinerece. 
Male. Whitish cinereous, brownish cinereous beneath. Palpi 
porrect, not longer than the breadth of the head; second joint 
slightly tufted above ; third acutely conical, about half the length 
of the second. Antennae stout. Abdomen extending somewhat 
beyond the hind wings; apical tuft rather long. Fore wings 
rectangular at the tips ; exterior border rather oblique ; interior 
angle much rounded ; a blackish line at one-third of the breadth 
from the costa ; marginal points black. Hind wings brownish 
cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 
Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection. 
Mas. Pallidissime cervina ; palpi porrecti , lanceolati , articulo 
3 o conico ; alee anticee apice rectangulatce , tinea discali basali 
8. Homceosoma? Getusalis. 
9. Homceosoma?? Lincusalis. 
