852" CATALOG OE OW 



Hemiceeas illucens. 



Mas. Cinereo-ochracea ; palpi laves, vix ascendentes, articulo So 

 longi-conico minimo ; antenna pectinata, dimidio apicali 

 setulosce ; abdomen carinatum, alas posticas paullo superans ; 

 alee anticce cano nitente suffusce, lineis tribus obliquis albidis, 

 2a recta, Sa undulata, linea submarginali nigricante indis- 

 tincta ; posticce aneo-cinerea, fuscescente marginatum, fimbria 

 albida. 



Male. Cinereous-ochraceous, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi 

 smooth, very slightly ascending, extending beyond the head; third 

 joint elongate-conical, about one-sixth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae moderately pectinated to half the length, setulose from 

 thence to the tips. Abdomen ridged, extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings. Fore wings ochraceous, acute, mostly suffused with 

 shining hoary; three whitish oblique lines; first near the base; 

 second straight, antemedial ; third undulating, postmedial ; an in- 

 distinct incomplete undulating blackish submarginal line; veins 

 black-speckled towards the exterior border. Hind wings aeneous- 

 cinereous, brownish towards the exterior border; fringe whitish. 

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



It has much resemblance to H. Barina, but can hardly be 

 identical with that species. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus EPICOEIA. 



Mas et fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Fasciculus frontalis 

 productus. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi porrecti, laeves, graciles, 

 caput vix superantes ; articulus 3us minimus. Antennae maris 

 setosae. Abdomen alas posticas sat superans. Pedes subfimbriati. 

 Alae elongatae, latiusculae ; anticae apice rectangulatap, margine ex- 

 teriore convexo postice perobliquo, margine interiore subexcavato. 



Male and female .*' Body moderately stout. Frontal tuft prominent. 

 Proboscis distinct. Palpi porrect, smooth, slender, hardly extending 

 beyond the head; third joint very minute. Antennae of the male 

 setose. Abdomeu extending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 moderately long and stout; femora and tibiae slightly fringed. 

 Wings elongate, rather broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; 

 exterior border convex, very oblique towards the interior angle ; in- 

 terior border slightly excavated. 



