LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. “ 1673 
Legs dark blue, white beneath. Wings glaucous-green above, 
more blue beneath ; disk of the areolets with black and white spots, 
the latter hue most prevalent beneath. Hind wings along the inte- 
rior border luteous beneath and more slightly whitish above. 
Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 24 lines. 
a. Sumatra. From Sir Stamford Raffles’ collection. 
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_. The genera Seripha? and Mevania seem to represent the 
Chalcostide in South America. 
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Fam. HYPSIDZ. 
Comprising the genera Hypsa, Caryatis, Sermyla? and Pitane. 
In the structure of the palpi it much resembles some groups of the 
Noctuites Quadrifide of Guenée. 
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HYypsa ANTICA.. 
Mas. Lutea; palpi apice nigri; antenne nigra, sat late nec- 
tinate, ramis hamatis ; thorace anticus nigro biguttatus ; 
abdomen maculis dorsalibus nigris ; pedes albidi; ale antice 
ferruginee, triente basali lutea, basi nigro guttate. | 
Male. Luteous. Proboscis testaceous. Palpi with a black 
dot at the tip of the second joint; third joint black. Antenne 
black, rather deeply pectinated; branches with hooked bristles 
at their tips. Thorax with a black dot on each side in front. Ab- 
domen with black dorsal dots. Legs whitish. Fore wings ferrugi- 
nous, luteous for near one-third of the surface from the base where 
there are some black dots; outline of the luteous part excavated, 
luteous and whitish in front; under side pale luteous, with broad 
brown borders. Hind wing's dark brown, luteons in front ; under 
side like that of the fore wings. Length of the body 9 lines; of the 
wings 22 lines. ste 
Cape. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
