LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 181 



brownish black, testaceous about the interior angle ; cilise whitish. 

 Wings beneath mostly luteous. Length of the body 24 lines ; of 

 the wings 52 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From Dr. Krauss' collection. 



Asia. 



Group 1. 



Proboscis mediocriter longa. Antennas setaceae, thorace non 

 longiores. Abdomen oblanceolatum, thorace non duplo longius. 

 Pedes validi, longiusculi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor medio- 

 criter longis. Alas longae, sat latae ; anticae acuminata?, apud cos- 

 tam rectae, margine exteriore sat obliquo subdenticulato, antice 

 excavato; posticae apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore non den- 

 ticulato, apud angulum exteriorem subemarginato. Mas. — An- 

 tennae subserratae. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 



Proboscis moderately long. Antennae setaceous, not longer 

 than the thorax. Abdomen oblanceolate, rather less than twice the 

 length of the thorax. Legs stout, rather long ; hind tibiae with four 

 moderately long spurs. Wings long, moderately broad. Fore 

 wings straight along the costa, acuminated, rather oblique and 

 slightly denticulated along the exterior border, which is somewhat 

 excavated behind the tip of the wing; interior vein as usual. 

 Hind wings somewhat rounded at the tips ; exterior border not den- 

 ticulated, slightly emarginate towards the interior angle. Male. — 

 Antennae slightly serrated. Female. — Antennae simple. 



13. Philampelus sericeus. 



Ferrugineo-fuscus, sub canes cens, subtus rufo-luteus ; antenna albidce ; 

 alee antiea fasciis variis undulosis pallide purpurascentibus ; 

 posticce ferruginosa, testaceo notatce. 



Ferruginous-brown, with a hoary tinge, mostly reddish luteous 

 beneath. Antennae whitish. Fore wings with various irregular 

 mostly undulating pale purplish bands. Hind wings more ferrugi- 

 nous, with some testaceous marks. Length of the body 16 — 19 

 lines; of the wings 38 — 44 lines. 



a — c. Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 

 d—f, Silhet. From Mr. Stainforth's collection. 



