810 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus MTCHERA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum, laeve. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 graciles, pubescentes, oblique ascender) tes, verticem paullo supe- 

 rantes; articulus 3us subclavatus, 2i dimidio paullo longior. An- 

 tennae glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans ; fasciculus 

 apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, dense fimbriaii; calcaria longa, 

 gracilia ; tarsi spinosi. Ala? anticae subelongatae, vix acuta?, mar- 

 line exteriore *subconvexo subobliquo, vena subcostali subtus fim- 

 briata. 



Male. Body stout, smootb. Proboscis of tbe usual length. 

 Palpi slender, pubescent, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher 

 than the vertex ; third joint subclavate, a little more than half the 

 length of the second. Antennae smooth. Abdomen extending 

 much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft rather small. Legs 

 stout; femora and tibia? densely fringed; tarsi spinulose ; spurs 

 long and slender. Wings slightly elongated. Fore wings hardly 

 acute; exterior border slightly rounded and oblique; under side 

 with a long subcostal fringe covering the areolet; first, second, and 

 third inferior veins approximate; fourth remote. 



The structure of the palpi distinguishes this genus from 

 Dyops. 



MlCHEKA SUBMURINA. 



Mas. Pallidissime murina, nigro conspersa ; caput et abdomen 

 alba; palpi basi nigri ; alee anticce subiridescentes, lineis 

 quatuor obscurioribus angulosis valde indistinctis, reniformi 

 indeterminata, punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticus plaga 

 submarginali lineaque marginali nigris. 



Male. Very pale mouse-colour, minutely black-speckled. 

 Head, palpi, abdomen and under side white. Palpi black on the 

 outer side at ihe base. Fore wings very slightly iridescent, with 

 four darker zigzag very indistinct lines, of which one is on the 

 inner side of tbe nearly obsolete orbicular mark and the other three 

 beyond the reniform mark; the latter is indistinct and has a 

 darker border; marginal points black; under side white, except an 

 incomplete blackish submarginal band. Hind wings white ; veins 

 mostly accompanied by black speckles; a large black submarginal 

 patch; marginal festoon black. Length of the body 11 lines; of 

 the wings 12 lines. 



a. Swan River. From x\lr. Diggles' collection. 





