LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1639 



exterior lines reddish, oblique, nearly straight and parallel ; under 

 side with a reddish submarginal chalybeous-tinged baud. Hind 

 wings with a reddish submarginal line. Length of the body 3^ lines ; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus GATHYNIA. 



Mas. Corpus validum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, 

 lineares, oblique ascendentes ; articulus 3ns brevis, apice rotundatus. 

 Antenna robustae, coinpressae, laeves. Pedes breves, robusti; tibiae 

 posticae calcaribus quaiuor longissimis. Alas anticae angustae, con- 

 volute; posticee latas, costa basi convexa extus concava, margine 

 exteriore bidentato. 



Male. Body rather stout. Proboscis short. Palpi slender, 

 linear, obliquely ascending, not rising to the vertex ; third joint 

 rounded at the tip, much shorter than the second. Antennae stout, 

 smooth, eornpressed. Legs short, stout; hind tibiae with four very 

 long spurs. Fore wings narrow, convolute; costa straight. Hind 

 wings broad ; costa convex towards the base, concave exteriorly ; 

 exterior border bidentate in frout. 



Gathynia miraria. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca ; caput antice nigro-fuscum ; aim posticee 

 vittis duabus pallide cinereis, linea exteriore fusca arcuata 

 duplicata intus atro signata, maculis duabus interioribus 

 atris, una subcostali. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, pale cinereous beneath. Head blackish 

 brown in front. Hind wings with two pale cinereous bands, which 

 are dilated exteriorly, one in the disk, the other along the interior 

 border; exterior line double, slightly undulating, accompanied by 

 three deep black marks on its inner side; two other deep black 

 marks nearer the base; submarginal line black, slightly undulating 

 and angular ; under side irregularly bordered with dark brown. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



Page 86 i. 

 Stegania dilutaria. 

 a. Europe. From Dr. Herrich-SchaefFer's collection. 



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