LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 975 



costa. Hind wings luteous about the tips. Length of the body 

 10 lines; of the wings 28 lines. 



In Mr. Norris's collection. 



Genus ASTHA. 



Fcem. Corpus crassum. Proboscis rohusta. Palpi erecti, 

 pubescentes, verticem superantes ; articulus 2us latus ; 3us gracilis, 

 linearis, 2i dimidio brevior. Pectus et abdomen subtus lanuginosa. 

 Abdomen lanceolatum, alas posticas non superans. Pedes validi, 

 dense pilosi ; antici densissitne lanuginosi; calcaria longa. Alee 

 anticae ampla?, acuta?, costa exteriore subconvexa, margine interiore 

 apicem versus excarato. 



Female. Body very stout. Proboscis robust. Palpi erect, 

 pubescent, ascending above the vertex ; second joint broad; third 

 slender, linear, hardly acute, much less than half the length of the 

 second. An ten use smooth. Pectus and abdomen beneath lanu- 

 ginous. Abdomen tapering from the base to the tip, not extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs stout ; spurs long. Fore legs short ; 

 femora and tibiae most densely lanuginous. Hind femora, hind 

 tibiae and middle femora thickly pilose. Wings ample. Fore wings 

 acute; costa slightly convex along the exterior part; exterior bor- 

 der nearly straight, rather oblique ; interior border convex and 

 furnished with a short triangular fringe towards the base, excavated 

 exteriorly ; second inferior vein a little nearer to the third than to 

 the first ; fourth very remote from the third. 



Allied to Layoptera. 



ASTHA SPECTABILIS. 



Fcem. Fusca; abdomen ochraceum, basi apiceque fuscum ; ala 

 anticce purpurascente pallido vix suffusce y linea obliqua 

 obscure fusca flavescente submarginata ; posticce fascia latis- 

 sima ochracea antice obbreviata. 



Female. Brown. Palpi ochraceous on the inner side, except 

 towards the tips. Abdomen ochraceous, brown at the base and 

 towards the tip. Joints of the tarsi with whitish tips. Fore femora 

 beneath and fore coxae clothed with pale ochraceous hairs. Fore 

 wings with a slight lilac tinge; a dark brown oblique nearly straight 

 line extending from beyond the middle of the interior border to the 

 tip, partly yellowish-bordered on its outer side. Hind wings with a 



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