LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 517 



nigris ; postica fascia marginali postice attenuata angulum 

 inleriorem non attingente. Mas ? — Flava ; caput apud oculos. 

 palpi thoracisque later a antica fuscescente-ochracea ; abdomen 

 apice purpurascente-fuscum ; alee valde iridescentes, fascia 

 marginali lata fuscescente-purpurea ; anticce vitta costali 

 fuscescente-purpurea, guttis subcostalibus atris. 



Female. White, with a primrose hue, which is most prevalent 

 on the head, on the fore part of the thorax and at the base of the 

 fore wings. Palpi, fore border of the thorax and bands of the fore 

 legs brown. Abdomen with a brown apical tuft. Fore wings 

 cupreous-purple along the costa and on one-third of the surface from 

 the exterior border ; a blackish denticulated line concisely dividing 

 the dark from the pale part ; a slender whitish marginal line ; three 

 or four irregular black dots along the costal stripe. Hind wings 

 like the fore wings, except along the costa, the dark hue attenuated 

 hindward and not reaching the interior angle. Length of the 

 body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Male P Yellow. Head about the eyes, palpi and sides of the 

 thorax in front brownish ochraceous. Abdomen purplish brown at 

 the tip. Wings very iridescent, broadly brownish purple along the 

 exterior border ; this band terminating at some distance from the 

 interior angle of the hind wings, and with a more irregular line than 

 that of the female. Fore wings with a brownish purple costa, along 

 which there are some deep black dots. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus 8. CLINIODES. 



Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi rotundati, 

 oculos non superantes ; articuli indistincti. Antennae breviusculae, 

 pubescentes. Abdomen sat gracile. Pedes validi ; tibiae subincras- 

 satae, subpilosae. Alae integrae, angulis rotundatis ; anticae oblongae, 

 opacae, sat densae ; posticae hyalinae, amplae. Mas. — Abdomen alas 

 posticas sat superaus, valvis analibus longissimis, sericeo pilosis. 

 Fcem. — Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans, apice acutum. 



Cliniodes, Guen. Belt, et PyraL 300. 



Body hardly stout. Proboscis of moderate length. Palpi 

 rounded, not extending beyond the eyes ; joints indistinct. An- 

 tennae rather short, slightly pubescent. Abdomen rather slender. 



