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CATALOGUE OF 
Ceylon. 
17. ACROBASIS 1NFICITA. 
Mas et foem. Pallide straminea , palpi verticem paullo superantes ; 
alee anticce angustce, apice rotundatce , fuscescente-cinereo ne - 
bulosee , linea submarginali pallida denliculata ; posticce palli- 
diores , subhyalince. 
Male and female . Pale dull straw-colour. Palpi ascending a 
little higher than the vertex ; third joint conical in the male, longer 
and lanceolate in the female. Abdomen extending rather beyond 
the hind wings. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips, mostly 
clouded with brownish cinereous ; submarginal line pale, denticu- 
lated. Hind wings paler, slightly hyaline. Length of the body 
3 — 3| lines ; of the wings 8— 9^ lines. 
a, b. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 
Borneo. 
18. Acrobasis derogatella. 
Foem. Cinereo-cervina ; palpi lanceolati, suberecti , caput super - 
antes ; tibice Jimbriatce ; alee punctis marginalibus nigrica?iti- 
bus albo marginatis , 2 a diffusa strigam emittente , guttis dua - 
bus costalibus nigris albo marginatis , fimbria nigricante 
strigata ; posticce fusco suffusce . 
Female . Cinereous fawn-colour, stout. Proboscis robust. 
Palpi lanceolate, nearly vertical, rising much higher than the head ; 
third joint very acute, full one-fourth of the length of the second. 
Antennae smooth, very slender. Abdomen hardly extending beyond 
the hind wings. Legs rather long and stout ; tibiae fringed ; hind 
tibiae with four long spurs. Wings with marginal blackish points. 
Fore wings rounded at the tips, with two irregular dentate blackish 
lines ; first line broadly bordered on the outer side with white ; 
second line diffuse, slightly bordered with white, emitting a diffuse 
streak in front ; two black white-bordered dots near the costa be- 
tween the two lines ; fringe with blackish streaks ; exterior border 
very oblique ; under side broadly bordered with brown. Hind 
wings overspread with brown. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 
wings 15 lines. 
Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
