LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 415 



Sect. n. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi crassi, 

 pubesceutes, oblique ascendentes; articulus 3us brevissimus. An- 

 tennae serratae, pubescentes. Thorax cristatus. Abdomen lateribus 

 subfasciculatis, alas posticas superans ; fasciculus apicalis brevis. 

 Pedes breves ; femora dense pilosa ; calcaria robusta. Alas anticae 

 apice subrectangulatag, margiue exteriore subflexo subdentato, mar- 

 gine interiore dentato. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi pubescent, very 

 stout, applied to the head, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as 

 the vertex; third joint extremely short. Antennae serrated, pubescent. 

 Thorax with an erect dorsal crest. Abdomen extending rather be- 

 yond the hind wings, with small tufts along each side; apical tuft 

 short. Legs short; femora densely pilose; spurs stout. Wings 

 moderately broad. Fore wings nearly rectangular at the tips ; 

 exterior border irregularly subdentate, slightly bent in the middle ; 

 interior border dilated into a broad obtuse tooth at half the length. 



LOPHOPTERYX SAT U RATA. 



Mas. Obscure ferrugineo-fusca ; alee a.nticce lineis quinque trans- 

 versis nigris dentatis ferrugineo marginatis, 3a non marginata ; 

 posticce cinereo-fuscce, striga brevi nigra ferrugineo mar- 

 ginal. 



Male. Dart ferruginous-brown. Abdomen brown. Fore wings 

 with five black transverse more or less dentate lines ; first, second, 

 fourth and filth lines ferruginous-bordered ; first very near the base ; 

 second more deeply dentate than the others, ending like the third and 

 fourth by the tooth on the interior border; fourth broader than the 

 others ; fifth submarginal ; under side cinereous-brown. Hind wings 

 cinereous-brown, with a short black ferruginous-bordered streak near 

 and parallel to the hind part of the exterior border. Length of the 

 body 8 — 9 lines ; of the wings 22 — 24 lines. 



Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



Genus RAMESA, C. L. H. v. 1016. 



Ramesa? LIGNTFERATA. 



Mas. Cervina ; palpi robusti, oblique ascendentes, articulo 3o 

 conico parvo ; antenna serratce ; thorax subrufescens, antice 



