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Genus 45. ELYRA. 



Mas, Corpus robustum. Palpi longi, pubescentes, usque ad 

 thoracem reflexi ; articulus lus mediocris ; 2us valde arcuatus, an- 

 tice subpilosus ; 3us lanceolatus, rectus, 2o valde brevior, pilis lon- 

 gis porrectis munitus. Antennae breves, pectinate, apices versus 

 convolutae. Abdomen alas posticas non superaus. Pedes sat 

 validi, subpilosi, calcaribus longissimis ; tibiae anticae dense pilosae. 

 Ala? non lata? ; anticae apud costam vix concavae, apice rectangu- 

 latae, margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Palpi long, pubescent, reflexed over the 

 head to the fore part of the thorax; first joint moderately long; 

 second much curved, slightly pilose in front, rising high above the 

 vertex ; third lanceolate, straight, much shorter than the second, 

 furnished with long hairs which extend beyond it. Antennae short, 

 rather broadly pectinated on both sides, curled towards the tips. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs moderately 

 stout, slightly pilose; spurs very long; fore tibiae densely pilose. 

 Wings not broad. Fore wings hardly concave along the costa, 

 rectangular at the tips ; exterior border very oblique. 



Of the two following species the structure of the second is very 

 different from that of the first, which may be considered as the type 

 of the genus. 



1. Elyra Phlegeusalis. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca ; palporum articulus 2us rufescens ; alee 

 anticce purpurascente et cupreo tinctce, lineis interiore et exte- 

 riore cervinis r hac magis undulata et cervina, submarginali 

 fusca tenui informi, orbiculari et reniformi indistinclis ; 

 posticce lineis lunulaque discali subtus distinctisfuscis. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown. Abdomen, hind wings and under 

 side cinereous-brown. Second joint of the palpi ferruginous-red, 

 except in front. Fore wings with a purplish and cupreous tinge; 

 interior and exterior lines iawn-colour ; the latter more undulating, 

 more oblique, and more distinct than the former one ; submarginal 

 line brown, slight, very irregular ; margiual lunules black; orbicu- 

 lar and reniform marks iudistinct. Hind wings with the lines in- 

 distinct above, distinct beneath, as is also the brown discal lunule. 

 Length of the body b\ lines; of the wings 13 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



