LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1129 



angular in the middle, its hind part extremely oblique ; second in- 

 ferior vein nearer to the first than to the third ; fourth very remote 

 from the third. 



Gaala dispunctalis. 



Mas. Pallide cinereo-ochracea ; pnlporum articulus 3us nigricans, 

 basi apiceque albidus ; alee linea cervina recta obliqua apud 

 costam retracta, linea submarginali cinerea angulosa valde 

 indistincta, lunulis marginalibus nigris cinereo marginatis ; 

 anticce macula fusca cos tali post media trigona elongata cinereo 

 marginata, reniformi e punctis tribus nigris. 



Male. Pale cinereous-ochraeeous. Third joint of the palpi 

 blackish, whitish at the base and at the tip. Wings with a straight 

 fawn-coloured line, which extends from three-fourths of the length 

 of the interior border of the hind wings to the reniform mark of the 

 fore wings, and is there retracted to the costa ; submarginal line 

 cinereous, zigzag, very indistinct ; marginal lunules black, cinereous- 

 bordered, lore wings with an elongated triangular costal post- 

 medial brown spot, which is bordered with cinereous on the inner 

 side; three black points representing the reniform mark; four cine- 

 reous costal subapical points. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 12 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders* collection. 



Genus CURICTA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat robuslum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 erecti, squamosi, sat graciles, capitis latitudine multo longiores ; 

 articulus 2us subfimbriatus; 3us linearis, 2i dimidio paullo longior. 

 Antennae sat graciles. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. 

 Pedes laeves, sat validi. Ala? anticae lata?, acutae, costae dimidio 

 basali subconvexo, margine exteriore angulato. 



Female. Body rather stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi 

 erect, squamous, rather slender, much longer than the breadth of 

 the head; second joint with a short fringe above; third linear, a 

 little more than half the Jengih of the second. Antennae rather 

 slender. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 smooth, rather stout; spurs moderately long. Wings broad. Fore 

 wings acute; costa slightly convex for half the length from the 

 base; exterior border angular in the middle ; second inferior vein 

 much nearer to the first than to the third ; fourth moderately remote 

 from the third. 



