196 ME. r. WA-LKEE OK HETEEOCEEOTTS LEPIDOPTEEA. 



455. Badiza ereboides, n. s. Mas. Fusca, subtus testaceo-cinerea, 

 alis subconspersis, linea exteriore recta obliqua nigro-fusca cinereo 

 marginata apud costam retracta, linea submarginali cinerea angulosa, 

 alis anticis plaga marginali subapicali cervina, costa apicali nigricante, 

 reniformi e macula subcostali nigricante. 



Male. Brown, testaceous cinereous beneath. Wings minutely speckled ; 

 exterior line straight, oblique, blackish brown, cinereous-bordered, 

 retracted towards the costa of the fore wings; submarginal line 

 cinereous, zigzag ; marginal lunules blackish brown ; under side with 

 the interior, exterior, and submarginal lines dentate, the 1st and 

 2nd brown, the 3rd cinereous, broadly bordered with brown. Fore 

 wings with a subapical fawn-coloured patch on the exterior border ; 

 tip of the costa blackish ; reuiform mark represented by a blackish 

 spot near the costa. Length of the body 7i lines ; of the wings 15 

 lines. 



Addenda to the preceding/ Families. 



Fam. LITHOSIID^, Steph. 



Gren. MiEOBEiGA, n. g. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis conspicua. falpi arcuati, bre- 

 ves, ad frontera applicati ; articulus .3"' minimus. Antenna subsetu- 

 losae. Abdomen lanceolatum, basi cristatum, apice compressum, alas 

 posticas vix superans. Pedes vix pilosi, calcaribus longis. Alee an- 

 ticse elongatae, apice rotundatcE. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Probi)scis distinct. Palpi curved, 

 hardly stout, with very short hairs, applied to the front, not ascending 

 to the vertex ; 3rd joint very minute. Antennae minutely setulose. 

 Vbdomen lanceolate, crested towards the base, slightly compressed 

 towards the tip, hardly extending beyond the hind wings ; apical 

 tuft very small and compressed. Legs rather stout, nearly bare; 

 hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings elongate. Fore wings some- 

 what rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, very oblique. 



The affinities of this genus are doubtful, and it hardly seems to be one 

 of the Lithosiidce. 



456. MiROBRiGA puLCHRtviCTA, n. s. Mas. Ochracea, abdomine 

 albido-cinereo, cristis apiceque ochraceis, alis luteo variis linea media 

 cinerea dentata diffusa, linea exteriore interrupta cupreo conspersa, 

 linea submarginali Isete ochracea subrecta cupreo liturata, ahs anticis 

 cupreo triguttatis. 



Male. Ochraceous, paler beneath. Abdomen mostly whitish cinereous, 

 except the tufts and the tip. Wings partly luteous ; middle line dark 

 cinereous, dentate, diffuse ; exterior line less distinct, interrupted, 

 with cupreous speckles ; submarginal line bright ochraceous, nearly 



