LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 471 



Genus ETOBESA 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis hrevis. Palpi oblique 

 ascendentes, vertieera non superantes ; articulus 2us validus, 

 squamosus; 3us conicus, minimus. Antennae glabrae. Tborax 

 tegulis posticis elongatis. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Pedes 

 robusti, pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae 

 anticae elongatae, subacutae, margine exteriore subconvexo per- 

 obliquo. 



Allied to Excereta. Female. — Body stout. Proboscis short- 

 Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; 

 second joint stout, squamous; third conical, very minute. Antennae 

 smooth. Thorax with the hind tegulae extending to the base of 

 the abdomen. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs stout ; femora and tibiae pilose ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. 

 Fore wings elongate, moderately broad, slightly acute ; exterior 

 border slightly convex, extremely oblique. 



Etobesa ligneata. 



Foem. Ferrugineo-fusca ; caput et thorax cinereo conspersa; 

 abdomen segmentis cinereo marginatis, subtus cinereum ; alee 

 anticce cinereo conspersce, spatio medio non consperso, punctis 

 duobus discalibus nigris cinereo marginatis, venis saturate 

 fuscis albo ex parte punctatis, fimbria cinerea fusco notata ; 

 postic a fimbria cinerea. 



Female. Ferruginous-brown. Head and thorax speckled with 

 cinereous. Abdomen with the hind borders of the segments some- 

 what cinereous ; under side cinereous. Fore wings with cinereous 

 speckles which are most numerous on the costal space, and are 

 almost wanting in the middle space; two black nearly contiguous 

 cinereous-bordered points in the disk, one in front of the other; 

 veins darker than the ground hue, with a white point on the 

 median vein and on each of the inferior veins ; fringe cinereous, 

 with a brown mark opposite each vein. Hind wings with a cinereous 

 fringe and a cinereous point near the interior angle. Length of 

 the body 9 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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