104 Mr. F. Walker's Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera 



Fam. REMIGID.F, Guen. 



Genus Remigia, Guen. 



Remigia consistens. 



Cinerea, cervino-subtincta, capite thoraceque antico fuscescente 

 cinereis, antennis siib-pubescentibus, alis nigricante consper- 

 sis, lined interiore indistincta, lined exteriore fusca recta dis- 

 tincta costam versus dentaid et retracta, linea sub-marginali 

 angulos^ nigricante guttata, margine exteriore vix angulato, 

 alis anticis sub-falcatis, reniformi parva alba fusco-mar- 

 ginata. 

 Cinereous, with a slight tinge of fawn-colour. Head and fore- 

 part of the thorax brownish cinereous. Third joint of the palpi 

 about half the length of the 2nd. Antennae thinly pubescent. 

 Wings minutely blackish-speckled ; interior line indistinct ; ex- 

 terior line brown, straight, distinct, dentate and abruptly retracted 

 towards the costa ; sub-marginal line zigzag, indistinct, with the 

 exception of the black dots by which it is marked ; marginal 

 festoon brown, pale-bordered ; exterior border hardly angular. 

 Fore-wings sub-falcate, with a diffuse blackish mark between the 

 exterior line and the sub-marginal line, and opposite the reniform 

 mark ; the latter small, white, brown-bordered, excavated on the 

 outer side. 



Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 

 Brazil. 



Genus Gangra, n. g. 

 Fcem. — Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 validi, oblique ascendentes, caput non superantes ; articulus 

 3as linearis, brevissimus. Antennae simplices. Abdomen 

 alas posticas non superans. Pedes robusti ; tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae anticae sub-falcatse, margine 

 exteriore subflexo. 



Female. — Body rather stout. Proboscis moderately long. 

 Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the head ; 

 3rd joint linear, not more than one-sixth of the length of the 2nd. 

 Antennae simple. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind- 

 wings. Legs stout ; hind-tibiae with four long spurs. Wings 

 moderately broad. Fore-wings sub-falcate ; exterior border very 

 slightly bent. 



Allied to Remigia, Guen. 



