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second longer and oontaininlf two black points j submarginal line
brown, nearly straight, whitish-bordered on the outer side j marginal
spaco diffusedly whitish; marginal points blackish. B inll wings
oi11ereolls, sligbtly hyaline; fringe whitish. Length of the body 3
lines; of the wings 8 lines.
A. Colombo, Ceylon. From M. Nietner's collection.
Gonus 72. BOSTRA.
From. Oorpus crassum. Probosci~ mediocriB. Pal pi porrecti,
IRDceolati, disjuncti, capiLIs lutitlldille vix hl'el"iares; articuJus
311s caniclls, pRrVllS. AntennOl graoiles. Abdomen laneeoJatllm,
alas posticas slIJlerans. Pedeslongiuscnli, sat graciles, AIm breves,
sat late i anticm Reutlll, margine exteriore postieo perobliquo.
Female. Bouy thick. Proboscis model'll.lely long. Pillpi
porreet, laneeolate, nearly a~ long as tbe breadth of tbe head. apart
fl'Om each other; third joint conical, minute. A ntennlll slender.
Abdomen lanooolate, extending beyond the hind wings. I.ege
ra~her long and slendol'; bind libim with four long spurs. Wings
short, rather broad. FOI'e wings acute; costa. straight i eJ>terior
border oonvex, very oblique hludward.
1. BaS'1.'R1l. fr.l.USEr.LiI..
Fmm. Sordide cinerea; caput et tl,of'a:c pallide cervina; a10
antictB basi pallidI' cerllintB, li71BU duabuB albidi., la obligua
't1brecta, 20. 8ubundulata.
Female, Dingyeinereolls. more dingy beneath. Head, palpi
and thorax pale fa.wn-eolour. Fore wings Ilale tawn-aolour tnwards
tlJe base; this hue bouul1ed by Rn oblique noarly strllight wbitish
lino, whieh is nearly plIl'll11el to an extol'ior sliglitly nndulating
whitish line. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines.
a. Oeylon. From M. Nietner's colleation.
GenUB 73. SAOATIA.
Mas. Oorpus sat robustum. Proboscis lDediocris. PQlpi
ascellllcntes, verticem lion SUpel'llllteB i IlI'tiollluH 2U5 arouatus; Gus
linellris, o.pioe obtuBlIS, 20 breviar. Alltennm l'ObU8tlB, setuloslB.
Peues Imves, medioores; tibire pustiom culcaribuB quatuur 10Dgia.
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