LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1945 



It differs from H. varia in the line of the fore wings, which is 

 not undulating, in the red colour of the hind wings, in the colour of 

 the ocellus and in the exterior black line, which is undulating. 



Bogota. In Mr. BirchalPs collection. 



Genus RHESCYNTIS, C. L. H. vi. 1320. 

 Rhescyntis Pandora. 

 Saturnia Pandora, King, Neue Schm. 1836, 6, pi. 5, f. 2. 

 Minaes Geraes, Brazil. 



Genus SARMALTA. 



Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis nulla. Palpi brevissimi, 

 lati, pilosi, subdecumbentes. Antenna? breves, late pectinatae. Ab- 

 domen breve; fasciculus apicalis longus, tenuis. Pedes breves, 

 dense pilosi. Alae latae, margine interiore fimbviato ; antieae 

 vix acuta?, areola brevissima, margine exteriore subconvexo sub- 

 acuto. 



Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi broad, 

 pilose, extremely short, slightly decumbent. Antennae short, broadly 

 pectinated. Abdomen rather more than half the length of the inte- 

 rior border of the hind wings ; apical tuft long, thin. Legs very 

 short, hardly stout ; femora and tibiae densely clothed with long 

 hairs. Wings broad ; interior border fringed. Fore wings hardly 

 acute ; areolet ending very near the base of the wing ; four veins 

 slightly radiating from the costal vein and three from the median 

 vein ; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. 



This genus is very remote from the typical structure of the 

 Saturniidce, and apparently connects them with the Liparidce. 



S ARM ALIA RAD I AT A. 



Mas. Flavescente-albida ; corpus pallide ockraceum ; antennm 

 ramis nigris ; aim venis fimbriaque poAlide ochraceis. 



Male. Yellowish whitish. Body pale ochraceous. Antennae 

 with black branches. Wings with pale ochraceous veins ; fringe 

 pale ochraceous. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 

 35 lines. 



a. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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