LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1705 



short, not extending to the front of the head; third joint extremely 

 small. Antennae smooth, rather long and stout. Thorax smooth ; 

 fore tegulae short ; hind tegulae obliquely elevated. Abdomen ex- 

 tending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft large, elongate, 

 compressed. Legs smooth, stout ; spurs long, slender. Wings 

 broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; costa very convex ; exte- 

 rior border slightly convex, rather oblique ; fourth inferior vein very 

 remote from the third ; subinedian vein slightly undulating. 



The structure of the palpi distinguishes this genus from Midea 

 and from Beara, to which it is most allied. 



Macaduma torteicella. 



Mas. Subchalybao-rufescens ; abdomen fuscum, fasciculo apicali 

 pallidissime ochraceo ; alee posticce albida, venis Jimbriaque 

 pallidissime ochraceis. 



Male. Reddish, with a slight chalybeous tinge, pale reddish 

 beneath. Abdomen brown ; apical tuft very pale ochraceous. Fore 

 wings most chalybeous along the interior border. Hind wings 

 whitish ; veins and fringe very pale ochraceous. Length of the body 

 3^ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



Genus NABARA. 



Fcem. Corpus crassum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi porrecti, 

 robusti, squamosi, lanceolati, capitis latitudine uon breviores ; arti- 

 culus 3us lanceolatus, 2o vix brevior. Antennae robustae. Abdomen 

 lanceolatum, alas posticas sat superans. Pedes robusti, breves; 

 tibiae posteriores dense fimbriatae; calcaria longa. Alae latae, spissae ; 

 anticae apice rectangulatae, margine exteriore subconvexo sat ob- 

 liquo. 



Female. Body thick. Proboscis short. Palpi porrect, stout, 

 squamous, lanceolate, as long as the breadth of the head ; third joint 

 lanceolate, almost as long as the second. Antennae stout. Abdo- 

 men lanceolate, extending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 stout, short ; posterior tibiae densely fringed ; spurs long ; tarsi 

 spinulose. Wings broad, dense. Fore wings rectangular at the 

 tips; exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique. 



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