HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. '17 



61. ANTHJECIA SATURATA. Focm. Ochracea, palpis porrectis caput 

 perpaullo superantibus, articulo 3o conico, abdomine nigricante 

 maculis lateralibus luteis, alis anticis ferrugineis lineis duabus trans- 

 versis testaceis angulosis nigro marginatis linea submarginali lutea 

 midulata, alis posticis maculis duabus maximis fimbriaque pallide 

 luteis. 



Female. Ochraceous. Front prominent. Palpi slender, porrect, 

 clothed with short hairs, extending very little beyond the head ; third 

 joint conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae brown. Abdomen blackish, with luteous spots on each side 

 towards the tip. Tarsi brown, their joints with luteous tips. Fore 

 wings ferruginous, with two zigzag testaceous lines which are irregu- 

 larly bordered with black on their approximate sides ; submarginal 

 line luteous, undulating ; fringe luteous, with black streaks ; under 

 side blackish, with a pale yellow basal mark, with a much interrupted 

 pale yellow band, and with a luteous submarginal band. Hind wings 

 with a band formed by two pale luteous spots, and with a pale luteous 

 fringe ; under side pale luteous, with two very irregular blackish 

 bands. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 linos. 



The markings on the fore wings distinguish it from A. dorsilutea. 



62. ACONTIA ANTICA. Mas. Alba, subtus cinerea, capite antice 

 fusco, palpis fuscis porrectis caput paullo superantibus articulo 3o 

 conico, thorace postice fusco, abdomine cinereo-fusco fasciculo apicali 

 subtus testaceo, alis anticis aurato-viridescente late marginatis spatio 

 marginal! lineas transversas angulosas purpurascentes includente 

 striga antemedia antica rlava guttis duabus discoidalibus ciiiereis, alis 

 posticis fuscescente cinereis fimbria alba. 



Male. White, cinereous beneath. Head brown in front. Palpi 

 brown, porrect, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint conical, 

 less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae tawny, 

 stout, smooth. Hind part of the thorax brown. Abdomen cinereous- 

 brown, not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft testaceous 

 beneath. Fore wings broadly dull gilded greenish along the exterior 

 border and along the interior; this hue including some purplish 

 transverse zigzag lines ; an antemedial yellow streak extending from 

 the greenish part to the costa ; two cinereous dots in the disk ; fringe 

 pale cinereous. Hind wings brownish cinereous, fringe white. 

 Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 11 lines. 



Much allied to A. tetragona, but the fore wings have no marginal 

 points. 



03. ACONTIA POLYCHROMA. Mas. Nigricans, thorace albido-tri- 

 fasciato, abdomine albido fasciculis tribus dorsalibus nigris, alis 

 anticis rufcsccntc albis plagis tribus magnis fuscis nigro submarginatis 



