LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 837 



Genus LANCIA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi 

 porrecti, pilosi, thorace vix breviores ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 

 longiusculus. Palpi maxillares distincti, oblique ascendentes. 

 Antennae breves. Abdomen longum, lineare, apice conicum, alas 

 posticas longe superans. Pedes glabri, sat graciles, calcaribus lon- 

 gis. Alae latae, longiusculae ; anticae apud costain subconvexae, 

 apice peracutae ; posticae sat acutae. 



Female, Body moderately stout. Proboscis extremely sbort. 

 Palpi porrect, pilose, nearly as long as the thorax ; third joint lan- 

 ceolate, about one-third of the length of the second. Maxillary 

 palpi distinct, obliquely ascending. Antennae short. Abdomen 

 long, linear, conical at the tip, extending far beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs smooth, rather slender ; spurs long. Wings broad, 

 rather long. Fore wings slightly convex along the costa, very acute 

 at the tips. Hind wings rather acute. 



1. Lancia Phrontisalis. 



Foem. Ferruginea ; palpi subtus basi albidi ; palpi maxillares 

 apice albidi ; antennce albidce ; alee nitentes, subpurpuras- 

 cenles, linea marginali obscuriore, fimbria cinerea ; anticce 

 lineis duabus obliquis albidis, exteriore punctis contiguis 

 elongatis fuscis, linea marginali alba ; posticce apud marginem 

 interiorem late fimbriates . 



Female. Ferruginous, paler beneath. Palpi whitish beneath 

 towards the base. Maxillary palpi with whitish tips. Antennae 

 whitish. Wings shining, slightly glossed with purple ; marginal 

 line darker ; fringe cinereous. Fore wings with two oblique whitish 

 lines, the interior one more oblique than the exterior one, which is 

 accompanied by some elongated brown points; a third white line 

 along the marginal one. Hind wings broadly fringed along the in- 

 terior border. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



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