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CATALOGUE OF 
Female . Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi obliquely as- 
cending, full as long as the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceo- 
late, as long as the second. Antennae slender. Wings moderately 
broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa straight ; exte- 
rior border very slightly convex and oblique. 
This genus has much resemblance to some of the Noctuites. 
1. Banassa rutilans. 
Fcem. Fusca , subtus albicla ; alee anticce intus chalybceo extus cu- 
preo tinclce , lineis duabus interioribus coccineis , tinea exte- 
riore undulaia argentea intus nigro marginata , lunulis margi- 
nalibus nigris coccineo marginaiis , strigulis quatuor costalibus 
albidis ; posticce albido fimbriatce . 
Female. Brown, whitish beneath. Fore wings tinged with 
chalybeous, and exteriorly with cupreous ; two slightly oblique ver- 
milion lines before the middle ; an exterior undulating silvery line, 
which on its inner side is bordered with black, and towards the 
costa with vermilion also ; marginal lunules black, bordered with 
vermilion ; four minute oblique white streaks towards the tip of the 
costa. Hind wings with a whitish fringe. Length of the body 5 
lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 
Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Genus 27. PHAZACA. 
Fcem. Corpus laeve, vix robustum. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. 
Palpi porrecti, graciles, capitis latitudine multo breviores; articulus 
3us linearis, acutus, 2o brevior. Antennae valid®. Abdomen alas 
posticas paullo superans. Pedes laeves, brevissimi ; tibiae posticae 
latiuscul®, calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae antic® apice rotundat®, 
margine exteriore perobliquo vix convexo ; posticae margine exte- 
riore subangulato. 
Female. Body smooth, hardly stout. Proboscis short, slender. 
Palpi porrect, smooth, slender, much shorter than the breadth of 
the head ; third joint linear, acute, shorter than the second. An- 
tenn® stout, smooth. Abdomen slightly tapering, extending a little 
beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, very short ; hind tibi® rather 
broad, with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 
rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border hardly convex, 
very oblique. Hind wings with a much rounded angle on the exte- 
rior bolder. 
