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CATALOGUE OF 
Genus 63. ARGUA. 
Mas. Corpus cylindricum, sat robustum. Proboscis brevis. 
Palpi graciles, subascendentes, capitis latitudine breviores; articulus 
2us subtus fimbriatus ; 3us linearis, 2o brevior et gracilior. An- 
tennae serratae. Pectus pilis longis vestitum. Abdomen alas posticas 
superans; fasciculus apicalis radiatus. Alae anticse latiusculae, 
apice rectangulatae, costa recta basi fimbriata subconvexa, margine 
exteriore dentato vix obliquo. 
Male . Body cylindrical, rather stout. Proboscis short. Palpi 
slender, slightly ascending, shorter than the breadth of the head; 
second joint fringed beneath ; third linear, shorter and more slender 
than the second. Antennae serrated. Pectus clothed with long 
hairs. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings; apical 
tuft diverging. Legs moderately long and stout ; spurs not long. 
Wings rather broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips; costa 
straight, fringed and slightly convex at the base ; exterior border 
dentate, very slightly oblique. 
1. Argua scabra. 
Mas. Albida; alee anticce transverse rugulosce, lineis tribus trans - 
versis undulatis nigris , fasciis duabus cinereis plus minusve , 
indeterminatis , lineis duabus submarginalibus strigularibus 
punctisque costalibus nigris ; posticce pallide cinerece. 
Male. Whitish. Fore wings transversely rugulose, with three 
black irregularly undulating transverse lines, and with a double row 
of transverse black submarginal streaks ; second and third lines 
accompanied by more or less indistinct cinereous bands ; costal 
points black. Hind wings pale cinereous. Length of the body 
8 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 
«, 6. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection. 
Genus 64. URABA. 
Fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi oblique 
ascendentes, verticem non attingentes ; articulus 3us brevissimus. 
Antennae glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Tibiae 
posticae calcaribus quatuor breviusculis. Alae anticae latae, vix 
acutae, costa vix convexa, margine exteriore obliquo subconvexo. 
