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CATALOGUE OF 
Male and female. Third joint of the palpi lanceolate, nearly 
as long as the second. Abdomen of the male extending a little 
beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, long, very slender. Fore 
wings narrow ; exterior border convex, very oblique. 
4. Araxes? decursella.^ ^jerl-ASisccs 
Mas et fcem. Flavescente-alba. 
Male and female. Yellowish white. Length of the body — 3 
lines ; of the wings 6 — 7 lines. 
a — e. Ceylon. From M. Nietner’s collection. 
Genus 19. APURIMA. 
Mas. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. Palpi la- 
biales graciles, porrecti, lanceolati, pilosi, capitis latitudine valde 
longiores. Palpi maxillares breves. Antennas breves, glabrae, gra- 
ciles. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans, apice tumidum. 
Pedes laeves, graciles. Alas anticse elongatae, acutas, margine exte- 
riore perobliquo. 
Male. Body slender. Proboscis short, slender. Labial palpi 
porrect, lanceolate, slender, pilose, very much longer than the 
breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi about one-fourth of the length 
of the labial palpi. Antennae short, smooth, slender. Tegulae of 
the thorax with long hairs. Abdomen extending a little beyond the 
hind wings, tumid towards the tip ; apical tuft moderately long. 
Legs smooth, slender; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings 
elougate, moderately broad. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; ex- 
terior border hardly convex, very oblique. 
1. APURIMA XANTHOGASTRELLA. 
Mas. Nivea ; abdomen supra luteum ; alee lituris nullis. 
Male. Pure white. Abdomen luteous above and at the tip 
beneath. Wings without any markings. Length of the body 
6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 
a . South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq. 
