LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 929 



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Desmia ^Igimiusalis. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca, gracilis ; palpi graciles,arcuati, ascendentes, 

 articulo So lanceolato ; antennce pubescentes, basi rectce, apud 

 medium nodosce, apices versus arcuatce ; abdomen alas posticus 

 longe superans; alee angustce, subpurpurascentes, lineis inte- 

 rior e et exterior e pallidis, hacftexa ; anticce apice rotundatce, 

 orbiculari et reniformi flavescente-albis, hac subquadrata, 

 ilia punctiformi. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, slender, white beneath. Palpi slen- 

 der, curved, obliquely ascending ; third joint lanceolate, very acute, 

 less than half the length of the second. Antennae pubescent, 

 straight towards the base, nodose at beyond one-third of the length, 

 curved from thence to the tips ; basal joint thick. Abdomen 

 extending far beyond the hind wings. Wings narrow, with a 

 purplish tinge ; fringe whitish towards the interior angle ; interior 

 and exterior lines pale, very indistinct ; the latter bent. Fore wings 

 somewhat rounded at the tips; orbicular and reniform marks 

 yellowish white, the former punctiform, the latter transversely sub- 

 quadrate. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines 



This species has the typical form of the genus with respect to 

 the antennae of the male, but differs much from the American spe- 

 cies in the shape of the fore wings. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Desmia? Aceoalis. 



Mas. Fusca, vix robusta ; palpi brevissimi, subascendent.es, basi 

 testacei ; antennce validce, pubescentes ; abdomen basi testaceo 

 bifasciatum, alas posticas superans ; alee sat angustce, linea 

 marginali tenui fiava ; anticce apice rotundatce, lituris costa- 

 libus, linea exteriore flexa undulata informi, orbiculari gutti- 

 formi et reniformi strigiformi flavis. 



Male. Brown, hardly stout, testaceous beneath. Palpi very 

 short, slightly ascending, testaceous at the base ; third joint coni- 

 cal, much shorter than the second. Antennae stout, pubescent. 

 Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, with two 

 testaceous basal bands ; tip testaceous. Legs mostly brown. 

 Wings rather narrow ; marginal line yellow, slender. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips, with some yellow marks along the costa, and 



