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CATALOGUE OF 
breves, sat validi ; tibiae posticse non incrassatae, calcaribus parvis. 
Alae longae, integrae ; anticae vix acutae, margine exteriore per- 
obliquo; posticse margine exteriore truncato. Mas . — Antennae 
pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Alae posticae 
costa apicem versus subtruncata. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 
Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans, apice conicum. Alae pos- 
ticae productae, acutae, costa apicali valde truncata. 
Male and female . Body moderately stout. Front not tufted. 
Proboscis almost obsolete. Palpi porrect, short, extending a little 
beyond the head ; third joint very minute. Antennae rather short. 
Legs short, moderately stout. Hind legs a little thicker than the 
anterior legs; tibiae not incrassated ; spurs short. Wings long, 
entire. Fore wings hardly acute ; exterior border very oblique. 
Hind wings with the exterior border somewhat truncated. Male . — 
Antennae moderately pectinated. Abdomen not extending beyond 
the hind wings; apical tuft small. Hind w r ings with the apical 
part of the costa slightly truncated. Female . — Antennae simple. 
Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings ; tip conical. 
Hind wings prolonged and acute at the tips ; apical part of the 
costa much truncated. 
1. CcENINA PCECILARIA. 
Leete lateritia ; alee nigro eonspersce, fascia interrupta maculari 
alba nigro marginata , margine interiore fimbriaque nigro 
alboque variis. 
Geometra pcecilaria, Herr.-Sch. Exot. Sehm. f. 192, 193. 
a, b. Zoolu Country. Presented by G. F. Angas, Esq. 
c — g. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
Genus 52. ORSONOBA. 
Mas. Corpus robustum. Frons non fasciculata. Proboscis 
distincta. Palpi crassi, porrecti, caput non longe snperantes ; arti- 
culus 3us conicus, parvus. Antennae sat late pectinatae, dimidio 
fere apicali simplici. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans; fas- 
ciculus apicalis densus, quadratus. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae 
non incrassatae, calcaribus sat longis. Alae oblongae; anticae sub- 
truncatae, angulis duabus subapicalibus parvis, margine exteriore 
perobliquo, margine interiore excavato; posticae costa excavata, 
margine exteriore vix deutato. 
