1EPID0PTERA HETEROCERA. 963 



Genus AROUVA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Fasciculus frontalis planus, pro- 

 ductus. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi lanceolati, squamosi, decum- 

 bentes, capitis latitudine paullo breviores; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 

 2o brevier. Antenna? subsetulosae, subpubescentes. Abdomen alas 

 posticas non superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes laeves, 

 squamosi. Ala? antica? lata?, acuta?. 



Male. Body stout. Frontal tuft flat, prominent. Proboscis 

 moderately long. Palpi lanceolate, squamous, decumbent, a little 

 shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, shorter 

 than the second. Antenna? very minutely setulose and pubescent. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. 

 Legs smooth, squamous ; spurs short, stout. Wings broad. Fore 

 wings acute ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex and 

 oblique. 



1. Arouva mirificana. 



Mas. Cupreo-rufa ; abdomen nigricans; ala nigro fimbriate; 

 postica? aurato-flavce, postice ochracea, apices versus et apud 

 marginem interiorem cuprem. 



Male. Cupreous-red. Body cupreous-cinereous beneath. 

 Abdomen blackish. Wings with a black fringe. Hind wings 

 gilded-yellow, ochraceous hindward, cupreous along the interior 

 border and towards the tips. Length of the body 4 lines; of the 

 wings 11 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus MADIAMA. 



Corpus sat gracile. Palpi robusti, squamosi, ascendentes, ver- 

 ticem non superantes ; articulus 3us conicus, minimus. Antenna? 

 glabra?, breviuscula?, sat robusta?. Pedes laeves. Ala? antica? sub- 

 acute, angustae. 



Body rather slender. Palpi stout, squamous, ascending, not 

 rising higher than the vertex ; third joint conical, very minute. 

 Antenna? smooth, rather short and stout. Legs smooth ; hind tibia? 

 with one long spur in the first pair. Fore wings rather narrow, 

 slightly acute. 



