LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 827 



Genus 122. MAROGA. 



Mas et fcem. Corpus crassum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi sub- 

 arcuati, oblique ascendentes, capitis latitudiue non longiores ; abdo- 

 men alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes robusti ; tibiae posteriores 

 flrobriatae. Alae anticae amplae, apice subrotundatae, costa basi sub- 

 convexa, margine exteriore subobliquo. 



Male and female. Body very thick. Proboscis short. Palpi 

 smooth, slightly curved, obliquely ascending, not longer than the 

 breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, half the length of the 

 second. Antenna? smooth, much shorter than the fore wings. Ab- 

 domen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, rather 

 short ; posterior tibia? fringed ; spurs stout, moderately long. Wings 

 long, broad, smooth. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; costa 

 slightly convex towards the base ; exterior border slightly convex 

 and oblique; veins much like those of Cryptophasa. 



1. Maroga gigantella. 



Mas et fcem. Alba; caput antice nigrum; thorax plus minusve 

 cinereus ; abdomen nigrum, basi subochraceum, apice ochra- 

 ceum ; alee antica nonnunguam cinerete, puncto discali exte- 

 riore nigro ; posticus nigricantes, fimbria alba. 



Male and female. White, shining, Head in front, palpi and 

 antennas black. Thorax more or less cinereous. Abdomen black, 

 dull ochraceous towards the base, bright ochraceous at the tip. 

 Legs black, except the coxae ; posterior tibia? fringed with ochra- 

 ceous hairs. Fore wings in some instances more or less dark cine- 

 reous ; a black point iu the disk beyond the middle. Hind wings 

 blackish ; fringe white. Length of the body 10 — 12 lines ; of the 

 wings 20—32 lines. 



a — c. Tasmania. From the Entomological Society's collection. 

 d. South Australia. Presented by E. Bakewell, Esq. 

 e — /. Australia. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 

 m. Tasmania. From Mr. A.J. Smith's collection. 

 n. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 

 o^p. Tasmauia. Presented by M. Allport, Esq. 



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