LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 331 



Artaxa FERVIDA. 

 fervida, Wlh. Proc. ZooL Soc. Lond. 1863 ; 168. 

 a. Madagascar. Presented by Dr. Sclater. 



Artaxa signiplaga. 

 signiplaga, Wlh. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 125. 

 Borneo. 



Artaxa metaleuca. 

 metaleuca, Wlh. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 126. 

 Borneo. 



AETAXA ? RUPTATA. 



ruptata, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 126. 



Borneo. 



Artaxa peinceps. 



Mas. Lutea; palpi ochracei, porrecti, articulo So conico ; antenna 

 latissime peclinatce ; alee anticce fascia obligua maculari anlice 

 abbreviata et subfurcata gutlaque exteriore nigris ; posticce 

 pallidiores. 



Male. Bright luteous. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi ochraceous, 

 porrect, pubescent, extending a little beyond the head; third joint 

 conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae very broadly pectinated. Wings broad. Fore wings 

 rouuded at the tips, with an oblique black macular band, which is 

 slightly forked in front, and does not extend to the costa ; a black 

 dot near the exterior border at. one-third of the breadth from the 

 costa; exterior border convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings 

 paler. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. North Hindostan. Presented by Capt. Strachey. 



Artaxa flavinata. 



Mas. Lutea ; palpi porrecti, graciles, articulo So lanceolate ; 

 pedes late fimbriati ; alee anticce atomis nonnullis exterioribus 

 fuscis; posticce Jlavescente-albce, flavescente marginatce. 



Male. Luteous. Head and thorax clothed with long hairs. 

 Palpi porrect, slender, nearly as long as the breadth of the head; 

 third joint lanceolate, nearly half the length of the second. Legs 



