126 MR. F. WALKER ON HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA 
abdomineque basi fuscescentibus, alis anticis fuscis costa luteseente 
macula atra apud angulum interiorem, posticis albidis. 
Male. Pale luteous. Antenne very broadly pectinated. Thorax 
brownish hindward. Abdomen hoary, brownish at the base. Fore 
wings brown, with the exception of the costa, for almost one-third of 
the length from the base, and with a deep-black large round spot by 
the interior angle. Hind wings whitish. Length of the body 33 lines ; 
of the wings 10 lines. 
146. ARTAXA METALEUCA, n.s. Mas. Pallidissime cervina, alis an- 
ticis gutta subapicali nigricante linea submarginali e punctis nigri- 
cantibus vitta postica lata alba. 
Male. Very pale fawn-colour. Head and palpi white; the latter por- 
rect, with rounded tips ; 3rd joimt extremely minute. Fore wings with 
a blackish dot near the tip of the costa, and with some slight indica- 
tions of a submarginal blackish line; a broad white stripe along the 
interior border. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 
147. ARTAXA? RUPTATA, n.s. Mas. Pallide flavescens, alis anticis 
fusco conspersis, linea exteriore bis interrupta e atomis fuscis disco 
subtus fusco. 
' Male. Pale yellowish. Palpi decumbent, rather slender. Antenne 
broadly pectinated. Fore wings thinly brown-speckled; some of the 
speckles confluent, and forming an exterior line, which is widely in- 
terrupted in two parts, and is dilated and most apparent on the costa ; 
underside brown, with the exception of the exterior and interior 
borders. Hind wings slightly paler. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 
the wings 8 lines, 
This and the preceding apecies differ somewhat in the structure of the 
palpi from the typical form of Artaza. 
Gen. Lactpa, Walk. 
148. LactpA cosTIPLAGA, n. s. Mas. Fusca, thoracis lateribus 
nigricantibus, abdomine cristis nigris, alis anticis plaga strigaque 
exteriore costalibus nigricantibus lineis exterioribus quatuor angulosis 
nigris fimbria nigricante notata. 
Male. Brown. Palpi blackish, extremely broad, densely pilose. An- 
tenn with very long pubescent branches. Thorax blackish on each 
side. Abdomen with black crests. Fore wings with a blackish patch, 
which extends along the costa from the base to a little beyond half 
the length; a blackish costal streak nearer the tip; four irregular 
exterior limes composed of black cuneiform marks ; the 4th submar- 
ginal, more regular than the others; fringe with blackish marks. 
Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 
149. LacIDA STRIGIFIMBRIA, n.s. Mas. Fusca, abdomine alisque 
pallide cinereis, alis anticis nigro conspersis fusco bifasciatis nigroque 
subtrifasciatis fimbria lituris subquadratis fuscis. 
