LEPIDOPTERA HETEKOCERA. 97J> 



2. TOMISSA ? FERVIDELLA. 



Ochracea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 2o pubescente, 3o 

 conico ; antenna pubescentes ; alee anlicee dimidio apicali 

 purpureo ; posticee altidee, margine exteriore subpurpura- 

 scente. 



Ochraceous. Palpi obliquely ascending", not vising higher than 

 the vertex ; second joint pubescent ; third conical, less than one- 

 fourth of the length of the secoud. Antennae pubescent. Abdomen 

 and hind wings whitish. Fore wings with the apical half purple, 

 except along the costa ; third inferior vein near the second, very 

 remote from the fourth. Hind wings slightly tinged with purplish 

 along the exterior border. Length of the body 4 ? lines ; of the 

 wings 9 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus PHACHTHIA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi longi, 

 graciles, porrecti ; articulus 2us subtimbriatus ; 3us graeillimus, 2i 

 dimidio longior. Antennae laeves, graciles. Abdomen alas posticas 

 superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus, subcompressus. Pedes sub- 

 fimbriati; tibiae posticae fasciculo lougo, calcaribus quatuor longis- 

 simis. Alae anticae acutae, costa subconvexa, margine exteriore 

 angulato. 



Male. Stout. Proboscis very short. Palpi porrect, long, 

 slender, extending very far beyond the head ; second joint slightly 

 fringed ; third very slender, more than half the length of the second. 

 Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond 

 the hind wings; apical tuft small, slightly compressed. Legs 

 moderately long; femora and tibiae slightly fringed; hind tibiae 

 with a tuft of long curved black hairs and with four extremely long 

 spurs. Wings moderately long and broad. Fore wings acute ; 

 costa slightly convex; exterior border distinctly angular. 



1. PHACHTHIA LIGNIGERALIS. 



Mas. Pallidissime lignicolor ; alee punc lis margin alibus fuscis ; 

 anticee costam versus obscuriores, litura discali jusca. 



