LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 917 



the two colours confused above, distinct on the under side. Fore 

 wings rectangular at the tips ; costa very straight ; exterior border 

 moderately oblique. Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 

 6 lines. 



Genus DASTTRA. 



Mas. Fasciculus frontalis productus. Proboscis brevissima. 

 Palpi breves, ascendentes, angulati ; articulus 3us conicus, minimus. 

 Palpi maxillares obsoleti. Antennae basi robustae, apice arcuatae, 

 setis lougissimis subpubescentibus. Thorax robustus. Abdomen 

 attenuatum, alas posticas vix superans. Pedes validi, squamosi, 

 calcaribus longis, tibiis anticis brevissimis. Alae breviusculae, 

 latiusculae ; anticae apice reetangulatae, costa basi inflata, margine 

 exteriore perobliquo. 



Male. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis very short. Palpi 

 short, applied to the head ; third joint conical, very minute, forming 

 an angle with the second. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Antennae 

 stout at the base, curled at the tips, with very long minutely pubes- 

 cent ciliae. Thorax stout. Abdomen attenuated, hardly extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, squamous ; spurs long ; fore 

 tibiae very short. Wings rather short and broad. Fore wings 

 rectangular at the tips; costa inflated at the base; exterior border 

 very oblique. 



Nearly allied to Pyralis. 



1. Dastira Hippialis. 



Mas. Purpurascente-rufa ; alee linea exteriore vix undulata 

 nigra % punctis marginalibus nigris transversis ; antica fascia 

 interior e lata flava nigro submarginata. 



Male. Purplish red, slightly cinereous beneath. Wings with 

 an exterior hardly undulating black line ; marginal points black, 

 transverse. Fore wings with a broad interior slightly black-bordered 

 yellow band which does not extend to the costa. Length of the 

 body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection, 



