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cylindrical, about half tbe length of the second. Antennae very 
broadly pectinated, simple towards the tips. Abdomen with a quad* 
rate apical tuft. Legs short, stout ; hind tibiae not incrassated. 
Wings ample, fringe short; interior angle prominent. Fore wings 
subfalcate ; costa slightly convex; exterior border rather oblique, 
hardly convex. Hind wings extending far beyond the abdomen. 
This type has a resemblance to Gynopteryx , but differs widely 
from that geuus in some characters. 
Decetia Capetusaria. 
Mas. Rufe.scente-cinerea ; alee fusco conferie strigala , subtus 
cinerece innotatce, linea recta obliqua ferruginea, fascia ex te- 
riore fuscescente informi interrupta valde diffusa et indistincta , 
puncto discali fusco, fimbria ferruginea; anlicex linea apud 
costarn angulata , punctis paucis anlicis submar ginalibus indis- 
tinctis albidis nigro notatis. 
Male. Reddish cinereous. Wings thickly, minutely and trans- 
versely brown-streaked; under side cinereous, without markings ; a 
straight oblique ferruginous line, beyond which there is an irregular 
interrupted and very diffuse and indistinct brownish band ; fringe 
ferruginous; a brown discal point. Fore wings with the line retracted, 
and forming an acute angle near the costa ; a few indistinct whitish 
black-marked submarginal points in front. Length of the body 6 
lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 
a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society’s collection. 
b. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth’s collection. 
c. p Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
Genus TACPARIA. 
Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Frons subcon vexa, fasciculo 
brevi acuto. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves, subascendentes, caput 
vix superantes : articulus 3us conicus, minimus. Antennae sat valid®, 
subpubescentes. Abdominis fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes 
validi ; tibiae posticae incrassatae. Alae amplae, margine exteriore 
convexo; antic® subfalcatae, costa vix convexa, margine exteriore 
subobliquo. 
Male. Body moderately stout. Front slightly convex, with a 
short acute tuft. Proboscis short. Palpi short, slightly ascending, 
