192 ME. F. WALKER OIT HETEKOCEROtJS LEPIDOPTEEA 



Gen. Attsinza, n. g. 



Fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi porrecti, 

 rostriformes, caput longe superantes ; articulus 2"^ supra convexus ; 

 3"' minimus. Antennce graciles. Abdomen alas posticas nou supe- 

 rans. Pedes laeves. Alee breviusculae, latiusculae; anticse acutae, 

 costa recta, margine exteriore vix flexo, postice obliquo. 



Female. Body rather stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi porrect, rostri- 

 form, extending much beyond the head ; 2nd joint convex above ; 

 3rd extremely minute. Antennae slender. Abdomen not extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, moderately stout ; spurs long. 

 Wings rather short and broad. Fore wings acute; costa straight; 

 exterior border hardly bent, oblique hindward. 



448. AusiNZA iEauA, n. s. Foem. Cervina, alisnigro conspersis, lineis 

 interiore et exteriore pallide cinereis rectis obliquis parallelis, bnea 

 submarginali valde indistincta, punctis marginalibus pallidis. 



Female. Fawn-colour, paler and with a cinereous tinge beneath. Wings 

 minutely black -speckled ; interior and exterior lines pale cinereous, 

 straight, oblique, parallel; submarginal line very indistinct ; marginal 

 points black ; marginal line pale. Length of the body 2^ lines ; of 

 the wings 7 lines. 



Gen. AsTTGisA, n. g. 



Mas. CorjoMS sat robustum. Proboscis conspicua. PaZpi validi, caput 

 pauUo superantes ; articulus 2"' oblique ascendens ; 3"' conicus, par- 

 vus. AntenncB pectinatae, apices versus simplices. Pedes laeves, sat 

 graciles, calcaribus longissimis. Alee anticae amplae, acutae, costa 

 niargineque exteriore subconvexis ; posticae abdomen superantes, an - 

 gulo interiore producto. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi stout, ex- 

 tending a little beyond the head ; 2nd joint obliquely ascending ; 3rd 

 conical, porrect, less than one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. An- 

 tennae moderately pectinated to much beyond half the length. Legs 

 smooth, rather slender ; spurs very long. Wings ample. Fore wings 

 acute ; costa and exterior border very slightly convex, the latter mo- 

 derately oblique. Hind wings extending beyond the abdomen; in- 

 terior angle prominent. 



449. AsTYGiSA LARENTiATA,n. s. Mos. Cinereo-fcrruginea, alis lineis 

 basali et interiore obscurioribus undnlatis, lineis exteriore et submar- 

 ginali subundulatis, alis anticis basi plagaque subapicali lituraque dis- 

 cali indistincta ferrugineis, alis posticis puncto discali albo. 



Male. Ferruginous with a cinereous tinge, the latter hue more preva- 

 lent on the under side. Wings with the basal and interior lines darker 

 ferruginous, undulating ; exterior and submarginal lines almost undu- 

 lating. Fore wings darker and with fawn-coloured streaks along the 



