LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 915 



Carthara ALBICOSTA. 



Mas. Pallide rufescens ; caput antice fuscum ; palpi fusci, apice 

 cinerei ; thoracis latera antica cervina ; abdomen basi 

 apiceque subochraceum ; alee antica nigro conspersce, dimidio 

 antico viridi puncta tria nigra includente, costa alba nigro- 

 lineata, linea submarginali cinerea dentata punclis nigris 

 lanceolatis marginata ; posticce subceneo suffusce. 



Male, Pale reddish cinereous. Head brown in front. Palpi 

 brown, cinereous towards the tips. Thorax fawn-colour on each 

 side in front. Abdomen with an ochraceous tinge towards the base 

 and towards the tip. Anterior legs mostly brown ; joints of the 

 tarsi with white tips ; hind tibiae with red hairs. Wings shining. 

 Fore wings irregularly black-speckled ; fore half olive-green, con- 

 taining three black points in a longitudinal line ; submarginal line 

 cinereous, dentate, accompanied on the inner side by lanceolate 

 black points; marginal points black, large, elongated ; costa with a 

 black line which extends from the base to a white stripe ; the latter 

 occupies three-fourths of the length. Hind wings with a slight 

 seneous tinge ; marginal line brown. Length of the body 9 lines ; 

 of the wings 20 lines. 



Amazon Region. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus MOEPA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi ob- 

 lique ascendentes, verticem non superantes ; articulus 2us pubes- 

 cens ; 3us linearis, glaber, gracilis, 2o longior. Antennae sat robustae. 

 Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes validi, pubescentes, 

 breviusculi. Alae anticae margine exteriore convexo subobliquo. 



Female. Body stout. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending, not risiug higher than the vertex; second 

 joint pubescent; third linear, smooth, slender, longer than the 

 second. Antennae rather stout. Abdomen extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, pubescent, rather short. Fore 

 wings moderately broad ; exterior border convex, slightly oblique ; 

 second inferior vein as near to the third as to the first; fourth 

 remote from the third. 



Nearly allied to Calicula, from which it may be distinguished 

 by the structure of the palpi. 



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