

LEPIDOPTEKA HETEROCERA. 



Pedes breves, robusti. AIgb anticae elongatae, acutae, costa convexa, 

 margine exteriore longissimo subangulato. 



Male.— Body very stout, thickly clothed. Proboscis distinct. 

 Palpi obliquely ascending, applied to the head, not rising so high 

 as the vertex; third joint conical, acute, very minute. Antennae 

 setulose, rather long. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings; apical tuft small, quadrate. Legs smooth, short, stout; 

 hind tibiae with four spurs; one spur in each pair short, the other 

 long. Fore wings elongate, acute, extending much beyond the 

 hind wings; costa convex; exterior border very long, forming 

 a rounded angle at one-third of the length, extremely oblique hind- 

 ward ; fringe very long towards the interior angle; interior border 

 very short. 



1. Maschane erratipennis. 

 Mas. Purpurascente-ferruginea, subtus ochracea ; antenna alba 

 subtus albce ; thorax antice et abdomen ochracea ; alee antica 

 vitta antica lata pallidissime ochracea, lineis duabus cinereis 

 nigro marginatis, la angulata, 2a subarcuata perobliqua, 

 punctis duobus discalibus et quinque marginalibus albis ; 

 posticce pallide cinerea marginibus obscurioribus. 

 Male. Reddish brown, with a purplish tinge, ochraceous be- 

 neath. Antennae white beneath at the base. Thorax in front and 

 abdomen ochraceous. Fore wings with a broad very pale ochraceous 

 stripe on the fore part of the disk ; two cinereous transverse black- 

 bordered lines; first line forming a very acute and prominent out- 

 ward angle, accompanied in front by two white points; second line 

 very oblique, slightly curved inward ; fore part of the exterior bor- 

 der with h've whitish points which diminish in size hindward; hind 

 part with the fringe white in front; discal point black, very small. 

 Hind wings pale cinereous, except towards the borders. Length of 

 the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 

 a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



2. Maschane simplex. 

 Mas. Ferrugineo-rufa, subtus pallide rufescens ; palpi ascend- 

 entes, breves; antennae subsetosa, subpubescentes ; -abdomen 

 ochracewn, basi cristatum, alas posticas longe superans ; alee 

 antica linea recta obliqua chalybaa, plaga antica pallide 

 purpurascente, marginis interioris angulo fimbriato bene 

 determinato ; posticce pallide rufescentes. 



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