LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 10 J 



lines; an exterior irregular and interrupted whitish band, which in- 

 cludes a denticulated fawn-coloured line ; discal mark whitish, 

 elliptical, including a small transverse black streak ; exterior streaks, 

 submarginal streaks and marginal points black; submarginal line 

 whitish, denticulated. Hind wings cinereous, except towards the 

 base ; marginal lunules brown, elongated ; fringe whitish, interlined. 

 Length of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders* collection. 



Genus 49. CLETTHARRA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi erecti, 

 sat graciles, verticem longe superantes; articulus 2us subarcuatus ; 

 3us linearis, apice rotundatus, 2o vix brevior. Antennae laeves, bre- 

 viusculae, basim versus robusta?, basi crassae. Abdomen alas posticas 

 paullo superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus, quadratus. Pedes 

 validi, breves ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longissimis. Alae 

 anticae breviusculae, latiusculae, costa margineque exteriore vix con- 

 vexis ; posticae costa dilatata, fasciculo costali penicillata. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi erect, smooth, 

 rather slender, rising much higher than the vertex; second joint 

 very slightly curved; third linear, Tounded at the tip, hardly 

 shorter than the second. Antennas smooth, rather short, stout for 

 one-fourth of the length from the base ; first joint thick. Abdomen 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small, quad- 

 rate. Legs stout, short; hind tibiae with four very long ispurs. 

 Wings rather short and broad. Fore wings hardly acute ; costa 

 and exterior border hardly convex, the latter rather oblique. Hind 

 wings with the costa dilated along most of the length from the 

 base, and furnished with a large penicillate tuft of hairs; interior 

 border slightly dilated and folded. 



1. ClETTHARRA VALIDA. 



Mas. Cervina ; alee anticce subnebulosa, strigis duabus posticis 

 latis fuscis nigro marginatis, striga antica obliqua pallidiore, 

 linea exteriore flexa pallide cinerea, punctis discalibus elon- 

 gatis nigris ; posticce albido-cinerece, subcervino marginata. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Fore wings slightly clouded, with two 

 irregular broad brown black-bordered streaks along the interior 

 border; first streak basal; second about the interior angle; a broad 

 paler brown oblique streak proceeding outwards from the costa, dis- 



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