LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1487 



Genus AUZEA. 



Foem, Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi de- 

 cumbentes, brevissimi, articulo 3o minimo. Antennae breves, ap- 

 pressae. Pedes breves, validi, l33ves ; tibiae posticae quadricaicaratae. 

 Alae elongate, amplae ; anticae acuta?, subfalcatae, cosia subconvexa, 

 margine exteriore perobliquo antice inciso ; posticae apice subtrun- 

 catae. 



Female. Body rather slender. Proboscis moderately long. 

 Palpi decumbent, very short ; third joint very minute. Antennae 

 short, somewhat flattened. Legs short, stout, smooth ; hind tibiae 

 with four moderately long spurs. Wings elongate, ample. Fore 

 wings subfalcate, acute ; costa slightly convex, except towards the 

 tip ; exterior border convex, very oblique, notched in front ; interior 

 angle much rounded. Hind wings slightly truncated at the tips ; 

 exterior border hardly convex; interior angle somewhat prominent. 



Allied to Decetia. 



AUZEA RUFIFRONTATA. 



Foem. Pallide schistaceo-cinerea ; caput antice coccineum ; palpi, 

 pectus anticum tibiceque anteriores, Icete rufa ; pedes pallide 

 ochraceo ; alee linea recta ohliqua obscure fusca, guttis exte- 

 rior ibus elongatis albis,punctis submarginalibus nigricantibus y 

 striga costali apicali obscure fusca albo interlineata ; posticce 

 antice albidce, linea marginali glauco-alba. 



Female. Pale slaty cinereous. Head crimson in front. Palpi, 

 pectus in front and anterior tibiae bright red. Legs pale ochraceous. 

 Wings with a dark brown straight oblique line, which extends from 

 a little beyond one-third of the length of the interior border of the 

 hind wings to five-sixths of the length of the costa of the fore wings, 

 where it joins a dark brown costal streak; an exterior row of 

 elongated white dots, and some indications of a more exterior 

 ferruginous band ; submarginal points blackish ; under side whitish, 

 without markings. Fore wings with an interior straight dark brown 

 line, which converges in front towards the other line; some little 

 glaucous-white streaks along the apical part of the costa; under 

 side with an ochraceous tin^e on the fore part of the exterior border. 

 Hind wings whitish in front; marginal line glaucous-white, slender, 

 incomplete. Length of the body 6? lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Sir J. Hearsay. 



