LEFIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1109 



slender. Fore wings hardly acute ; exterior border convex, mode- 

 rately oblique. 



This genus has some resemblance to Homoptera, but the struc- 

 ture of the palpi indicates that it is more allied to the Thermesidce. 



Daxata btjungens. 

 Mas Obscure ferrugineo-fusca ; alee lineis nigris undulatis, 

 fascia ex teriore unditlata lineaque submarginali guttulari 

 ferrugineis; anticce linea basali nigra undulata, orbiculari e 

 gutta nigra, reniformi ferruginea angusta nigro marginataA 

 Male. Dark ferruginous-brown, rather paler beneath. Wings 

 with some black undulating lines, of which two beyond the middle 

 are more complete than the others; a more exterior undulating 

 ferruginous band and a submarginal line of irregular ferruginous 

 dots ; marginal lunules black. Fore wings with a black undulating 

 me very near the base ; orbicular mark forming a black dot ; reni- 

 Jorm ferruginous, narrow, black-bordered. Length of the body 

 5 lines; ol the wings 12 lines. 



a. Ceylon. From M. Nietner's collection, 



Genus MASSAVA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum, Fasciculus frontalis productus, 

 Proboscis mediocris. Palpi pubescentes, oblique ascendentes, ver- 

 ticem longe superantes ; arliculus 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio lon- 

 gior. Antennas longae, graciles, setulosae. Abdomen cylindricum, 

 alas posticas non superans ; fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes 

 laeves, graciles ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Ala? anticaB lata?, subfal- 

 catae, acuta?, costa basi subconvexa, margine exteriore angulalo- 

 posticsB margine exteriore postico subtruncato. 



Male Body moderately stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Pro- 

 boscis of the usual length. Palpi pubescent, obliquely ascending 

 rising much higher than the vertex, a little longer than the breadth 

 ol the head; third joint lanceolate, much shorter than the second. 

 Antennae long slender, setulose. Abdomen cylindrical, not extend- 

 ing beyond the hind wings; apical tuft extremely small. Legs 

 smooth, slender; spurs long, slender. Wings broad. Fore wings 

 sublalcate, acute; costa slightly rounded towards the base ; exterior 

 border distinctly angular in the middle; second inferior vein as 

 near to the third as to the first ; fourth very remote. Hind wings 



