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CATALOGUE OF 
Female . Hoary. Proboscis ferruginous, hoary and squamous 
towards the base. Fore wings speckled with black and with green, 
aeneous-brown along most of the exterior border; discal point black ; 
interior and exterior lines brown, zigzag, the latter deeply bent 
outward. Hind wings diffusedly brown along the exterior border. 
Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 
a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel’s collection. 
Genus 54. ALATA. 
Mas . Corpus vix robustum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 
Proboscis longiuscula. Palpi recti, lanceolati, subascendentes, sat 
graciles ; articulus 2us subtus sulcatus, penicillo basali ; 3us brevis, 
gracilis. Antennae robustae ; articuli lus et 2us dilatati ; 2us peni- 
cillatus. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans. Pedes laeves, sat 
robusti ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor parvis. Alae anticae elon- 
gate, perangustae, subacute, margine exteriore subcon vexo sat 
obliquo. 
Male. Body hardly stout. Frontal tuft very prominent. Pro- 
boscis rather long. Palpi straight, lanceolate, rather slender, very 
slightly ascending; third joint acute, slender, about one-fourth of 
the length of the second ; the latter is furrowed beneath for the re- 
ception of the penicillate tuft of hairs at its base. Antennae stout ; 
first and second joints dilated, the latter with a penicillate tuft^of 
hairs. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical 
tuft small, elongated. Legs smooth, rather stout; hind tibiae with 
four short spurs. Wings elongate. Fore wings very narrow, 
slightly acute ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex, 
rather oblique. 
1. Alata antic alis. 
Mas. Cervina ; antennee basi subtus albce ; abdomen cervino-al - 
bidum ; alee anticce subhyalince , postice cinerece, costa alba ; 
posticee albido-hyalinee, ceneo subnitentes. 
Male. Fawn-colour, whitish beneath. First and second joints 
of the antennae white beneath. Abdomen whitish, with a slight 
tinge of fawn-colour. Fore wings slightly hyaline, cinereous hind- 
ward ; costa white. Hind wings whitish hyaline, with a slight 
aeneous tinge. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 
a . St. Jago. Presented by C. Darwin, Esq. 
b. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D, F. Morgan. 
