LEPIDOPTERA HETEEOCERA. 829 



Antennae simplices, breviusculse. Pedes graciles, glabri. Alse bre- 

 viusculae, sat angustae, lituris paucis aut nullis; anticee acuta?, mar- 

 gine exteriore pevobliquo ; postiea? semihyalina?. Mas. — Abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo saperans ; fasciculus apicalis longus, sub- 

 compressus. 



Male and female. Size small. Body slender. Proboscis 

 moderate. Palpi porrecl, compressed, somewhat ros triform ; third 

 joint elongate-conical, less than half the length of the second. 

 Maxillary palpi distinct. Antennas simple, rather short. Legs 

 smooth, slender; spurs long. Wings rather short and narrow, 

 with few or no markings. Fore wings acute ; exterior border very 

 oblique. Hind wings semihyaline. Male. — Abdomen extending 

 a little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft long, slightly com- 

 pressed. 



Type, D. ccelatalis. 



The three following species may form as many genera. 



1. DOSAKA CGELATALIS. 



Mas et foem. Pallide ochracea, subtus alba ; alee anticce guttis 

 duabus discalibus nigricantibus, postica interiore, linea exte- 

 riore obliqua denticulata nigricante intus diffusa extus con- 

 cisa albo marginata, punctis marginalibus nigris, fimbria 

 albido-cinerea ; postica alba?, semihyalina?, margine exteriore 

 cinereo. 



Male and female. Pale ochraceous, white beneath. Fore 

 wings with two blackish discal dots ; the hind one much nearer the 

 base than the fore one ; a blackish oblique denticulated exterior 

 line, diffuse on the inner side, concise and bordered with white on 

 the outer side; marginal points black, distinct; fringe whitish cine- 

 reous. Hind wings white, semihyaline, cinereous along the exterior 

 border. Length of the body 3—3J lines ; of the wings 6 — 7 lines. 



a—d. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



2. DoSAEA LAPSALIS. 



Fcem. Pallide cervina, subtus albida ; palpi subincumbentes, sub- 

 angulati ; antenna? sat long a? ; thoracis tegula? long a? ; ala? 

 antica? margine exteriore nigricante, fimbria pallida ; posticce 

 cinereo?, margine exteriore pallide fuscescente. 



