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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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