LEPIDOPTEKA HETEROCERA. 465 



Genus BELLURA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis uullis. Palpi pubescentes, 

 vix ascend en tes, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us longi- 

 conicus, 2i triente brevior. Antennae setulosae. Abdomen alas 

 posticas paullo superans, a pice obtusum et sublanuginosum. Pedes 

 validi, late fimbriati. Alae anticae subelongatae, acuta?, margine 

 exteriore subrecto postice perobliquo. 



Female. Body stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi moderately 

 stout, pubescent, very slightly ascending, extending a little beyond 

 the head ; third joint elongate-conical, less than one-third of the 

 length of the secoud. Antennae minutely setulose. Abdomen 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings, obtuse and slightly woolly 

 at the tip. Legs stout ; femora and tibiae broadly fringed. Wings 

 moderately broad, slightly elongated. Fore wings acute; exterior 

 border almost straight, very oblique hindward. 



This genus may be distinguished by the structure of the palpi 

 from Datana and Natada, to which it has some resemblance. 



Bellura gortynoides. 



Fcem. Ochracea ; abdomen apice albidum ; alee anticce rufescente 

 conspersce, linea antemedia biarcuata extus diffusa lineaque 

 exteriore denticvlata obliqua rafescentibus, plaga media stri- 

 gata lineaque submarginali subundulata obscure cinereis. 



Female. Ochraceous, paler beneath. Abdomen pale ochra- 

 ceous, whitish at the tip. Fore wings minutely reddish-speckled; 

 a reddish irregular line before the middle, forming two outward 

 curves, diffuse on the outer side ; a reddish denticulated oblique 

 exterior line ; a dark cinereous patch between the lines, including a 

 fusiform oblique yellow mark, which contains a reddish streak ; a 

 dark cinereous slightly dentate and undulating submarginal line, 

 which is diffuse on the outer side. Hind win«:s pale ochraceous. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. United States. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Genus SYBRTDA. 



Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Caput fasciculo frontali producto. 

 Proboscis longiuscula. Palpi lati, squamosi, obtusi, caput vix 

 superantes ; articulus 3us minimus. Antennae late pectinatae, apices 



