90 Mr. F.Walker's Characters of U7i described Lepidoptcr a 



rotundatae, margine exteriore convexo ; posticse margine ex- 

 teriore postico sub-truncato. 



Female. — Body stout. Proboscis ratber long. Palpi slightly 

 curved and ascending, extending somewhat beyond the head ; 3rd 

 joint minute, conical. Antennae rather slender. Abdomen nearly 

 linear, except towards the tip, extending far beyond the hind- 

 wings. Legs moderately long; hind-tibiae stout, with four very 

 long spurs. Wings elongate, not broad. Fore-wings rounded at 

 the tips ; exterior border convex, very slightly oblique. Hind- 

 wings with the exterior border slightly truncate hindward. 



Allied to Anthcecia, Boisd. 



Gora cequnlls, 

 Fcem. — Cinevea, fuscescente purpiireo conspersa, abdominis 

 segmentis luteo-marginatis, alis fuscsceente purpureis fimbria 

 lute^, anticis costd interiore plagaque costali exteriore cinereis, 

 posticis vitta lutea abbreviata interrupt^. 



Female. — Cinereous, speckled with brownish-purple, whitish 

 cinereous beneath. Abdomen brownish-purple ; hind borders of 

 the segments and sides luteous. Wings brownish-purple ; fringe 

 luteous. Fore-wings with cinereous speckles ; costa towards the 

 base and an exterior costal patch cinereous, brownish-purple 

 speckled. Hind-wings with a broad discal abbreviated and 

 obliquely interrupted luteous stripe. 



Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



BraziL 



Fam. ACONTID^, Gu6n. 



Genus Acontia, Ochs. /- 



Acontia ant'ica. 

 Mas. — Alba, squamosa, thorace alisque anticis chalybeo-fuscis, 

 abdomine alisque posticis fuscescente cinereis, his fimbria 

 alba, alis anticis costa margineque exteriore ex parte albis. 

 Male. — White, squamous. Thorax chalybeous brown, except in 

 front. Abdomen and hind-wings brownish-cinereous, the latter with 

 a white fringe. Fore-wings chalybeous-brown, broadly white along 

 the costa, except towards the tips; this hue interrupted by an 

 oblique brownish streak ; exterior border white, with the excep- 

 tion of some sub-marginal brownish spots and a row of elongated 

 black marginal points. 



Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 

 Natal. 



