168 MR. F. AVALKEE ON HETEUOCEEOTJS LEPIDOPTEEA 



que undulatis lutescentibus, puncto discali nigro, linea exteriore fusca 

 arcuata extus pallido iutus plumbeo marginata, spatio marginali fus- 

 cescente lineam pallidam angulosam nigricante marginatam inclu- 

 dente, alis posticis cupreo-fuscis. 

 Female. Dull pale luteous, whitish beneath. Palpi brownish exteriorly. 

 Abdomen brownish cinereous. Fore wings whitish, lutescent along 

 the costa, and with lutescent transverse undulating lines ; a black dis- 

 cal point and a brown curved exterior line, which is pale-bordered on 

 the outer side and broadly bordered with plumbeous on the inner 

 side ; space beyond the line brownish, including a pale blackish- 

 bordered very zigzag submarginal line. Hind wings cupreous brown. 

 Length of the body 44 lines ; of the wings 1 1 lines. 



Gen. Carissa, n. g. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi oblique ascendentes, 

 verticem longe superantes ; articulus 3"' linearis, 2° paullo brevior et 

 gracilior. AntenncB longje, validse, setulosse, pubescentes. Abdomen 

 subcompressum, alas posticas sat superans ; fasciculus apicalis mini- 

 mus. Pedes vix robusti ; tibiEc intermedise pilis longissimis fimbriatae ; 

 tibiaj posticse subfimbriatse. Al(B elongatse; anticse apice rotundatse, 

 costa recta, mai'gine exteriore perobliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising 

 much higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint linear, a little shorter and 

 more slender than the 2nd. Antennse long, stout, setulose, pubes- 

 cent. Abdomen tapering, slightly compressed, extending rather far 

 beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs hardly stout ; 

 middle tibise thickly fringed along the whole length with extremely 

 long hairs ; hind tibiae slightly fringed with short hairs ; spurs of mo- 

 derate length. Wings elongate, moderately broad. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border convex, very 

 oblique. 



373. Carissa cossoides, n. s. Mas. Obscure fusca, alis anticis nigro 

 strigatis, plagis duabus purpureo-nigris atro marginatis, 1" basali, 2a 

 exteriore. 



Male. Dark brown. Abdomen, underside, and wings brownish cine- 

 reous. Fore wings with minute transverse black streaks, and with 

 two large purplish-black patches, one near the base, the other exterior, 

 both bordered hindward by a deep-black line. Length of the body 

 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



Gren. Maxilua, u. g. 



Foem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi sat graciles, 

 verticem superantes; articulus 2"* subarcuatus; 3"^ linearis, brevior. 

 Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes validi ; tibiae fimbriatae. 

 Al(e anticse apice rectangulatae, costa recta, margine exteriore sub- 

 convexo. • 



