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CATALOGUE OF 
costa ; costa convex, oblique exteriorly ; exterior border very slightly 
convex and oblique. Hind wings pale luteous, with fawn-coloured 
marginal points; a diffuse brownish apical patch ; costa very convex 
towards the base. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 
13 lines. 
a . Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
3. ToRDA ALTANA. 
Foem. Lateritia, nitens, subtus cinerea ; abdomen cinereum ; alee 
anticee falcatee , macula subcostali obliqua vitrea , costa basi 
convexa extus cervina recta; posticee cinereo-fuscce , angulo 
interiore fimbriaque rufis . 
Female . Brick-red, shining, mostly cinereous beneath. Frontal 
tuft prominent. Palpi obliquely ascending; third joint conical, 
very minute, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. 
Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings falcate, with a small ascending 
tuft in the disk near the base; an oblique exterior subcostal vitreous 
spot, which is somewhat contracted in the middle; co»ta convex 
towards the base, straight and fawn-coloured exteriorly, prominent 
at the tip; exterior border very slightly convex and oblique. Hind 
wings cinereous-brown ; interior angle and fringe red. Length of 
the body 6 lines; of the wiugs.16 lines. 
This may be a variety of T. vitriferana . 
a. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
4. Torda feopriana. 
Foem. Cinereo-rufa , subtus cinerea; abdomen cinereum; alee 
anticee vix falcatee , nigro subconspersee , lineis interiore et 
exteriors rufis angulosis , striga intermedia discali lata obliqua 
rufa ; posticee eeneo-fuscee. 
Female. Cinereous-red, cinereous beneath. Frontal tuft pro- 
minent. Palpi obliquely ascending, straight; third joint elongate- 
conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. 
Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings acute, hardly falcate, thinly 
speckled with black; interior and exterior lines red, the first 
forming four angles, the second zigzag; a broad oblique red discal 
streak; costa straight, convex towards the base; exterior border 
very slightly convex, slightly oblique. Hind wings aeneous-brown. 
Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 
a. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
