LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1099 



EUSIMARA SUBFERVTDA. 



Foem. Rufescente-cervina ; alee lineis duabus indistinctis nigri- 

 canlibus, la subundulata, 2a e guttis cinereo notatis, tinea 

 intermedia fusca subrecla cinereo marginata. 



Female. Reddish fawn-colour, ocbraceous beneath. Wings 

 with three oblique lines ; first and third lines blackish, indistinct; 

 first slightly undulating ; third composed of cinereous-marked dots ; 

 these lines are complete, and more distinct on the under side ; 

 second line brown, nearly straight, bordered with cinereous on the 

 outer side. Fore wings with the second line retracted towards the 

 costa; an indistinct blackish line near the base; orbicular and 

 reniform marks large, distinguished by their brown borders. Length 

 of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



Bogota. In Mr. Birchall's collection. 



Genus EMEA. 



Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis longiuscula. Palpi 

 subascendentes, capitis latitudine fere duplo longiores ; articulus 3us 

 fimbriatus, 2o paullo longior. Antennae serratae, setosae. Abdo- 

 men alas posticas paullo superans ; fasciculus apicalis minimus. 

 Pedes longiuscuii, subpilosi, sat graciles ; calcaria longa. Alae 

 anticae longa?, apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore subexcavato ; 

 posticae apice truncatae, margine exteriore vix dentato. 



Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis rather long. Palpi 

 slightly ascending, nearly twice longer than the breadth of the 

 head ; third joint with an angular fringe above, a little longer than 

 the second. Antennae serrated and setose. Abdomen tapering 

 from the base to the tip, extending a little beyond the hind wings ; 

 apical tuft very small. Legs rather long and slender ; femora and 

 tibiae slightly pilose; spurs long. Wings long. Fore wings slightly 

 rounded at the tips; middle part of the exterior border slightly 

 excavated ; first, second and third inferior veins springing from the 

 end of the discal areolet; fourth remote. Hind wings truncated 

 at the tips ; exterior border very slightly festooned. 



