78 MK. F, WAIiKER ON HETEEOCEEOUS LEPID0PTEB.1 



higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint elongate-conical, not more than 

 one-third of the length of the 2nd. Antennae smooth. Abdomen 

 lanceolate, not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long ; 

 hind tibiae thickly fringed, with four spurs of moderate length. Wings 

 rather broad. Fore wings very acute; costa and exterior border 

 straight, the latter rather oblique. 



Type, B.fenestrifera. 



Allied to Gonitis. 



340. Banisia FENESTRiFERA, n. s. Fosm. Rufescenti-cervina, alis ni- 

 gi'o subtessellatis, alis anticis macula discali vitrea litm-aque marginali 

 subapicali nigra, alis posticis fimbria apice alba. 



Female. Reddish fawn-colour. Wings irregularly and minutely tessel- 

 lated with black, the markings much more distinct on the underside 

 than above. Fore wings with a large vitreous discal spot; underside 

 with an irregidar black mark on the fore end of the exterior border. 

 Hind wings with a white-tipped fringe. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 14 lines. 



341. Banisia? tetragonata, n. s. Mas. Pallide cervina, vix ro- 

 busta, abdomine alas posticas superante, alis fusco lineatis et sub- 

 tessellatis, maculis duabus subhyalinis duabusque nigricantibus disca- 

 libns quadratis, alis anticis acutis, margine exteriore postico per- 

 obliquo. 



Male. Pale fawn-colour, hardly stout. Third joint of the palpi not 

 one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae stout. Abdomen ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings. Wings indistinctly tessellated with 

 brown ; six or seven slight hardly undulating brown lines ; two small 

 quadrate nearly hyaline discal spots, each accompanied by a quadrate 

 blackish spot. Fore wings acute ; exterior border very oblique hind- 

 ward. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Gen. EusicADA, Walk. 



342. RusiCADA LiGNiGERA, n. s. Mos. Pallidissime cervina, abdo: 

 mine alas posticas vix superante, alis anticis apud costam palhdioribus 

 fusco notatis, margine interiore albido, plaga apud angulum interiorem 

 ferruginea cinereo-fusco suffusa guttam pallidam iucludente, alis pos- 

 ticis aeneis basi cinereis. 



Male. Wood-colour or very pale fawn-colour. Palpi obliquely ascend- 

 ing ; 3rd joint linear, acute, full half the length of the 2nd. Antennae 

 very minutely pubescent. Abdomen keeled, hardly extending beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs very stout; spurt long. Fore wings paler and 

 with regular brown marks along the costa ; space along the interior 

 border irregularly whitish ; a ferruginous mark near the base of the 

 interior border and a ferruginous patch by the interior angle, the 

 patch tinged with cinereous brown and containing a pale dot ; mar- 

 ginal points black, very minute. Hind wings aeneous, cinereous to- 



