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CATALOGUE OF 
45. Nephopteryx meridionalis. 
Mas. Rufescente-cinerea ; caput albidum ; antennas validce, se- 
tulosce, pubescentes ; abdomen alas posticas super ans ; alee an- 
ticas nigro subcojispersce, apice subrotundatce, lineis exteriore 
el submarginali nigris , la valde abbreviata , 2aundulata , linea 
ad hue exteriore fusca denticulata, litura discali informi , 
punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticas cinerecs , linea marginali 
fusca . 
Male, Eeddish cinereous. Head whitish. Antenna stout, 
minutely setulose and pubescent. Abdomen extending beyond the 
hind wings. Fore wings moderately broad, thinly black-speckled, 
slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior and submarginal lines black, 
the first extending from the costa nearly to the middle, the second 
undulating, with a brown denticulated line on the outer side; dis- 
cal mark composed of a few diffuse brown and black points, close to 
the inner side of the exterior line ; marginal points black ; exterior 
border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings cinereous, slightly 
hyaline ; marginal line brown ; fringe interlined with brown near 
the base. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clark’s collection. 
46. Nephopteryx ? Etolusalis. 
Foem. Fusca; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem vix super antes, 
articulo 3 o conico longiusculo ; abdomen alas posticas sat su- 
per ans ; pedes robusti ; alas anticce angustae , apice rotundatce , 
lineis e punctis nigris pallido marginatis , plaga postica albido- 
cinerea , reniformi subquadrata pallido marginata ; posticas 
fusees cen te-cinerece. 
Female . Brown, brownish cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely 
ascending, hardly rising above the vertex ; third joint acutely coni- 
cal, less than half the length of the second. Abdomen cinereous, 
extending some distance beyond the hind wings. Legs stout; 
spurs very long. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips, extremely 
oblique along the exterior border ; lines indistinct and incomplete, 
represented by black pale-bordered points; a subquadrate whitish 
cinereous patch extending from the interior border to the reniform 
mark, which has a pale incomplete subquadrate border. Hind 
wings brownish cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the 
wings 10 lines. 
Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection. 
