LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 59 



1. Lagyra Talaca. 



Fcem. Cinereo-fvsca ; alee subglaucescentes, lineis duabus aut tri- 

 bus obliquis indistinctis subundulatis fuscis ; anticce obtusce, 

 costa apicem versus convexa, margine exteriore perobliquo sub- 

 convexo ; posticce subcaudatce, vix dentatce. 



Female. Cinereous-brown. Wings with a slight glaucous 

 tinge, alike in colour, with two or three oblique indistinct slightly 

 undulating brown lines ; under side not paler. Fore wings with the 

 costa convex towards the the tip, which is obtuse ; exterior border 

 very oblique, slightly convex. Hind wings with the exterior border 

 very slightly scolloped, forming an acute and almost caudate angle 

 in the middle. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 23 

 lines. 



a. Celebes. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 



b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



c. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



2. Lagyra Ag realesakia. 



Foem. Ochraeeo-cervina ; palpi brevissimi ; abdomen attenuatum ; 

 oviductus longus, setulosus ; pedes breviusculi, tibiis posticis 

 non dilatalis ; alee elongatce, lineis duabus ferrugineis sub- 

 undulatis, linea interiore valde diffusa, linea exteriore tenui 

 albo subnotata ; anticce obtuse falcatce, margine exteriore antice 

 excavato postice vix dentato ; posticce antice Jlavescentes, mar- 

 gine exteriore subdentato subangulato* 



Female. Ochraceous fawn-colour. Palpi extremely short. 

 Antennae slender. Abdomen attenuated, with a long slender setulose 

 oviduct, which extends a little beyond the hind wings. Legs rather 

 short ; hind tibiae not dilated. Wings elongate, with two slightly 

 undulating ferruginous lines; interior line very diffuse ; exterior line 

 slender, slightly and interruptedly white marked. Fore wings ob- 

 tusely falcate ; exterior border excavated in front, hardly scolloped 

 hindward ; the white on the exterior line more distinct in front, and 

 forming spots ; some traces of a third line near the base. Hind 

 wings yellowish in front ; exterior border slightly dentate and angu- 

 lar. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



a. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 



