LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1891 



Male. Black. Body beneath, abdomen and legs cinereous. 

 Apical tuft of the abdomen pale ochraceous. Hind wings white. 

 Length of the body 3 \ lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



Sula. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus TALARA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 brevissimi, glabri, graciles, oblique ascendentes ; articulus 3us 

 lanceolatus, 2i dimidio non brevior. Antennae robustae, setosae. 

 Abdomen alas posticas sat superans; fasciculus magnus, spissus. 

 Pedes robusti, glabri ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Alae anticae angustae, 

 apice rotundatae, margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Male. Body rather stout. Proboscis of the usual length. 

 Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascending, shorter than half the 

 breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of 

 the second. Antennae stout, setose. Abdomen extending somewhat 

 beyond the hind wings; apical tuft large, thick. Legs smooth, 

 stout; spurs long, slender. Wings narrow. Fore wings much 

 rounded at the tips ; exterior border convex, very oblique. 



This genus has an affinity to the Zyganidce. Several other 

 genera, hitherto mentioned as belonging to the Lithosiidce, may be 

 considered as the representatives of new families when more species 

 allied to them are discovered. 



Talara megaspila. 



Mas. Ochraceo-rufa ^antenna nigra, basi ochracece, apices versus 

 albidce ; abdomen nigrum, basi ochraceum ; tibia nigrce ; 

 tarsi lutei ; alee anticce fascia latissima subovata strigulam 

 cyaneam includente, macula marginali maxima strigaque 

 costali nigris ; posticce nigra, basi ochracea. 



Male. |Orange-red. Antennae black, orange at the base, 

 whitish towards the tips. Abdomen black, orange towards the * 

 base. Tibiae black ; tarsi luteous. Fore wings with a very 

 broad antemedial black band, which is narrower and rounded 

 towards the costa and contains a longitudinal blue streak ; a 

 very large black spot occupying the exterior border, except near 

 the costa and the apical part of the interior border; a black costal 

 streak beyoud the middle. Hind wings black, orange-red at the 

 base. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



