LEPIDOPTERA HETEBOCERA. 941 



with three pale fawn-coloured subapical points. Hind wings with 



an exterior band and with submarginal points like those of the fore 



wings. Lengih of the body 8—10 lines ; of the wjngs 24 — 28 



lines. 



Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



TaVIA SUB MARGIN ATA. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca ; abdomen segmentis subcristatis ; alee 

 mar gine exterior e subdentatce ; anlicce lineis nonnullis trans- 

 versis nigris denticulatis, gutta diseali punctisque costalibus 

 cinereis y punctis submarginalibus albis nigro notatis, fimbria 

 cinereo bistrigata. 



Male. Dark ferruginous-brown, paler beneath. Palpi as- 

 cending higher than the vertex ; third joint much shorter than the 

 second. Antennae stout, with Utile tufts of bristles along each side. 

 Abdomen brown, with a slight crest on each segment. Wings with 

 a slightly festooned exterior border. Fore winys with a few denti- 

 culated transverve black lines ; discal dot dark cinereous ; submar- 

 ginal points white, black-marked ; costal points cinereous; fringe 

 with two cinereous streaks, one by the interior angle, much shorter 

 than the other, which is along the fore part. Length of the body 

 10 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Hindostan. In Mr. Atkinson's collection. 



Genus GIGIA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 subfimbriati, suberecti, verticem longe superantes ; articulus 3us 

 subclavatus, 2o multo brevior. Antennas vix pectinatas. Abdomen 

 gracile, attenuatum, basi fasciculatum, alas posticas longe superans; 

 fasciculus apicalis longus, radiatus. Pedes longi, graciles, sub- 

 pilosi, calcaria longissima, gracillima. Alas anticas longas, vix 

 acuta?, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo ; posticas apud 

 angulum interiorem valde incisae. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi 

 nearly vertical, rising much higher than the head ; second joint 

 slightly fringed above; third subclavate, much shorter than the 

 second. Antennas hardly pectinated. Abdomen slender, tapering 

 from the base to the tip, tufted above towards the base, extending 

 very much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elongate, radiating. 



