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CATALOGUE OF 
18. Gauris CONTRARIANA. 
Fcem. Obscure fusca ; palpi albidi, supra fusci ; antennae albo 
annulatce ; abdomen subtus albo fasciatum ; pedes albo fasciati ; 
aloe anticce subfalcatce , cinereo con sper see, fascia non conspersa , 
strigis exterioribus lineaque submarginali ochraceis, linea mar - 
ginali atr a, fimbria chalybcea ; posticce linea submarginali 
pa Hide cinerea. 
Female. Dark brown. Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascend- 
ing, not rising higher than the vertex, whitish beneath and on the 
inner side; third joint extremely minute. Antennae with white 
rings. Abdomen with white bands on the under side. Legs with 
white bands. Fore wings acute, subfalcale, with minute cinereous 
speckles; a middle band without speckles; some irregular longi- 
tudinal ochraceous streaks towards the exterior border; submarginal 
line ochraceous; marginal line deep black; fringe ebalybeous; 
costa and exterior border straight, the latter slightly oblique. Hind 
wings with a pale cinereous submarginal line. Length of the body 
lines; of the wings 7 lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 
19. Gauris velatana. 
Mas. Ni gro -fusca ; palpi oblique ascendentes , verticem non 
superantes ; alee anticce basi fasciaque subcinereis , strigis 
exterioribus lineaque marginali ochraceis . 
Closely allied to G . bigerana. Male . — Blackish brown. Palpi 
smooth, slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the 
vertex, much shorter than the breadth of the head. Antennae very 
minutely setulose. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. 
Fore wings acute, with a cinereous tinge towards the base, and with 
a middle band of the same hue; several longitudinal ochraceous 
streaks in the exterior part ; marginal line ochraceous, continued 
along the apical part of the costa, which is straight; exterior border 
slightly convex, hardly oblique. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 
the wings 7 lines. 
a . Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
