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half the length of the second. Tegulae of the thorax chalybeous, 
blackish towards the tips. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips, 
testaceous-tinged, minutely black-speckled, with some blackish den- 
tate partly ferruginous lines ; a very broad band near the base and 
a large patch by the interior angle chalybeous-blackish, the latter 
forming a submarginal band which includes a cinereous denticulated 
line ; discal mark blackish, elongated, oblique ; marginal lunules 
blackish. Hind wings aeneous-cinereous, very slightly hyaline. 
Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 
a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 
15. Gyrtona monilialis. 
Fcem. Ferrugineo-fusca , strenuali proximo, ; palpi longi , oblique 
ascendentes , articulo 3 o brevissimo ; alee anticce chalybeeo 
tinctce , lineis nonnullis fuscis denticulatis , lineis duabus e 
punctis nigris cinereo marginatis , litura discali e strigula 
obliqua cinerea punctisque tribus nigris , punctis marginalibus 
nigricantibus elongatis ; posticce fuse ce. 
Female . Ferruginous-brown, closely allied to G. strenualis . 
Frontal tuft very prominent. Palpi obliquely ascending, full as 
long as the breadth of the head, rising a little higher than the 
vertex; third joint very short. Fore wings chafybeous-tinged, with 
several denticulated brown lines ; interior and exterior lines com- 
posed of black cinereous-bordered points; discal mark consisting of 
a little oblique cinereous streak and three black points ; marginal 
points blackish, elongated. Hind wings brown. Length of the 
body 4^ — 5 lines ; of the wings 9 — 10 lines. 
a, b. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 
16 . Gyrtona spilalis. 
Foem. Subferrugineo-cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes ; pedes 
breviusculi ; alee anticce angustee , subiridescenles, apice rotun- 
daUe , lineis nonnullis ferrugineis sub denticulatis nigricante 
punctatis , lituris duabus nigricantibus guttaque alba posticis ; 
posticce eeneo-fuscee, fimbria pallide cinerea . 
Female. Cinereous, stout, with a ferruginous tinge. Proboscis 
distinct. Palpi obliquely ascending, extending somewhat beyond 
the head ; third joint conical, hardly one-fourth of the length of the 
second. Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomeu extending a little 
beyond the hind wings. Legs rather short and stout ; hind tibiae 
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