LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1559 



linea recta obliqua, strigis exterioribus fimhriaque nigri- 

 caniibus ; antica subfalcatce, gutta lituraque costaii nigri- 

 cantibuSi plaga postica ferruginea ; postica fascia postmedia 

 nigricante diffusa, dimidio exteriore ferrugineo. 



Male. Pale ochraceous,pale cinereous beneath. Head blackish, 

 except the vertex. Palpi slender, hardly ascending, extending very 

 little beyond the head ; third joint lanceolate, about one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae broadly pectinated, except near the 

 tips. Abdomen a little shorter than the interior border of the hind 

 wings ; apical tuft moderately large. Legs slender, rather short. 

 Wings ample, transversely blackish-streaked beyond the middle, 

 with a blackish line, which extends from near the tip of the fore 

 wing to one-fifth of the length of the interior border of the hind 

 wing; fringe blackish; under side without any markings. Fore 

 wings subfalcate, acute ; a blackish dot in the disk and a blackish 

 mark on the costa at four-fifths of the length ; a ferruginous patch 

 on the interior angle; exterior border slightly convex, moderately 

 oblique. Hind wings with a diffuse blackish band near the outer 

 side of the line; exterior half mostly ferruginous. Length of the 

 body 1\ lines; of the wings 23 lines. 



Mysol. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Decetia? abstractaria. 



Mas. Cervina, subtus ochracea; antenna pectin aim ; alee linea 

 fusca obliqua subrecta ; anticce linea antemedia fusca obliqua 

 apud costam diffusa, annulo plagaque postica obscure fuscis, 

 striga costaii lata pallide cervina.. 



Male. Fawn-colour, slender, ochraceous beneath. Palpi 

 smooth, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; 

 third joint brown, conical, minute. Antennae pectinated. Abdomen 

 as long as the interior border of the hind wings. Legs smooth, 

 slender. Wings with a brown nearly straight line, which extends 

 from a little beyond the middle of the interior border of the hind 

 wings towards the tips of the fore wings, near which it is retracted 

 to the costa. Fore wings acute, with a brown oblique antemediai 

 line, which is diffuse on the costa ; a dark brown ringlet in the disk 

 between the lines; a dark brown patch on the interior border on the 

 outer side of the second line; a broad pale fawn-coloured streak 

 along the apical part of the costa ; costa hardly convex ; exterior 



