LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 147 



10. Megatomis ? Leosalis. 



Mas. Cervina, subtus albido-testacea fusco varia ; palpi fusci, 

 thoracis marginem posticum fere attingentes ; abdomen alas 

 posticas superans, segmentis albo marginatis ; pedes albidi ; 

 tibicc posticcB fasciculis apicalibus nigris ; alee angusta, lineis 

 albis, exteriore subundidata, submarginali undulata denticu- 

 lata incompleta; antica subfalcatce margine exteriore Jlexo, 

 orbicidari et reniformi albis nigro submarginatis, hac magna 

 fusco interlineata, ilia punctiformi ; posticce fusca, antice 

 albidce. 



Male. Fawn-colour, whitish testaceous and varied with brown 

 beneath. Palpi pubescent, very long, reverted, mostly brown, 

 resting on the thorax and extending nearly to its hind border ; first 

 joint short; second very much curved, forming a semicircle on the 

 head, with some long apical hairs which extend to the tip of the 

 third joint; the latter testaceous, straight, cylindrical, almost as 

 long as the second. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind 

 wings; hind borders of the segments white. Legs whitish; pos- 

 terior tibiae with black apical tufts. Wings narrow, slightly exca- 

 vated on each side of the bend in the middle of the exterior border ; 

 lines white ; exterior line slightly undulating ; submarginal line 

 undulating, denticulated, incomplete; marginal festoon blackish ; 

 fringe white, interlined with brown. Fore wings subfalcate, with 

 white costal speckles ; orbicular and reniform marks white, slightly 

 bordered with black; the former punctiform ; the latter large, inter- 

 lined with brown. Hind wings brown; fore half mostly whitish. 

 This species may form a distinct genus. Length of the body 4^ 

 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



Genus 18. HETEROGRAMMA. 



Corpus sat gracile. Palpi arcuati. Antenna? simplices. Ab- 

 domen non depressum. Ala? nonlatae; anticae apice acuta?, mar- 

 gine exteriore subflexo, areola nulla. Mas. — Palpi longi, flexi, 

 supra thoracem reversi. Antenna? fasciculato-setosse. Tibia? an- 

 tica? plus minusve pilosa?. Fcem. — Palpi ascendentes; articulus 

 2us supra villosus. 



Heterogramma, Guen. Delt. et Pyral. 91. 



Body rather slender. Palpi curved. Antenna? simple. Ab- 

 domen not depressed. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings acute 



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