bare; spurs rather short; fore
tibiae very short. Wings rather broad; fore wings rectangular at the
tips; costa hardly convex; exterior border rather oblique. Hind wings
with the interior angle prominent, acute.
46. BULONGA SCHISTACEARIA, n. s. _Foem._ Glauco-cinerea, alis
nitentibus, linea marginali nigra fimbria interlineata, anticis fusco
quadrilineatis, posticis trilineatis.
_Female._ Glaucous-cinereous, paler beneath. Head and palpi reddish.
Wings shining; marginal line black; fringe pale cinereous, including a
darker line. Fore wings with four straight oblique brown lines; second
line broader than the first, apparent also on the hind wings; third
narrower and darker than the others, blackish, and still more distinct
on the hind wings, where it is bordered with whitish on the outer side;
fourth more indistinct than the others, still more indistinct on the
hind wings. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.
Fam. AMPHIDASYDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. DARISTANE, n. g.
_Mas._ _Corpus_ robustum. _Proboscis_ brevissima. _Palpi_ validi, breves
obtusi, oblique ascendentes; articulus tertius minimus. _Antennae_
setaceae, simplices. _Abdomen_ conicum, alas posticas non superans.
_Pedes_ validi, breviusculi; tibiae anticae brevissimae, posteriores
latissimae, calcaribus longis. _Alae_ breviusculae, sat latae; anticae
acutae.
_Male._ Body robust. Proboscis very short. Palpi short, stout, obtuse,
obliquely ascending; third joint very small. Antennae setaceous, simple.
Abdomen conical, not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, rather
short; tibiae pilose; fore tibiae very short; posterior tibiae very broad,
especially the middle pair. Wings rather short, moderately broad. Fore
wings straight along the costa, acutely rectangular at the tips;
exterior border rather oblique.
47. DARISTANE TIBIARIA, n. s. _Mas._ Cinerea, nitens, alis nigro
conspersis, fascia media rufescente non bene determinata, anticis costa
albida nigro punctata.
_Male._ Cinereous, shining, a little paler beneath. Wings speckled with
black; an indistinct oblique reddish middle band; costa of the fore
wings whitish, with black points. Length of the body 5 lines; of the
wings 12 lines.
Fam. PALYADAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. EUMELEA, _Duncan_.
48. Eumelea Rosaliata, _Cram. Pap. Exot._ iv. 152, pl. 368. f. F.
(Phalaena Geometra Rosalia.)
Inhabits also Amboyna.
Fam. EPHYRIDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. EPHYRA, _Duponchel_.
49. EPHYRA Q
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