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CATALOGUE OF 
forms a slight angle. Antennae stout, rather short. Thorax robust ; 
tegulae long, with squamous hairs. Abdomen conical, extending 
rather beyond the hind wings. Legs robust, pilose ; posterior tibiae 
dilated; spurs long. Wings thick, rather broad, alike in colour, 
and with like markings. Fore wings subfalcate ; exterior border 
slightly convex, moderately oblique. 
1. Herculia bractealis. 
Foem. Saturate ruf a, subglaucescens ; tibice tarsique flavesceniia ; 
alee nigro subconspersa , lineis duabus obliquis parallelis sub - 
undulatis nigris, fimbria testacea basi nigra; anticce rent - 
formi e atomis contiguis nigris . 
Female . Deep red, with a glaucous tinge, not paler beneath. 
Tibiae and tarsi mostly yellowish. Wings slightly and minutely 
speckled with black; two oblique slightly undulating black parallel 
lines, which are more approximate in the hind wings than in the 
fore wings ; fringe testaceous, black at the base. Fore wings with 
the reniform mark indicated by some confluent black flecks. Length 
of the body 5 — 5J lines; of the wings 12 — 13 lines. 
a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 
b . Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
Genus 21. GODARA. 
Corpus sat gracile. Caput postice fasciculatum. Proboscis 
breviuscula, sat gracilis. Palpi oblique ascendentes, sat graciles ; 
articulus 3us linearis, 2i dimidio fere longior. Palpi maxillares 
lineares, valde distincti. Antennae glabrae, breviusculae, sat validae. 
Alae breves, latae ; anticae vix acutae, costa basi convexa, margine 
exteriore subconvexo; posticae lituris nullis. Mas . — Abdomen alas 
posticas perpaullo superans. Coxae anticae tibiaeque anteriores 
fasciculatae. Alae anticae costa basi fasciculata. 
Body rather slender. Head tufted hindward. Proboscis rather 
short and slender. Palpi obliquely ascending, rather slender; third 
joint linear, rounded at the tip, full half the length of the second. 
Maxillary palpi linear, very distinct. Antennae smooth, rather 
short and stout. Legs smooth, moderately stout; spurs long. 
Wings short and broad. Fore wings hardly acute, with the costa 
convex towards the base; the markings as usual; exterior border 
slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings without markings. 
