LEPIDOPTERA HETEKOCERA. 795 



minimus. Pedes graeiles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. 

 Alaelatae; posticae abdomen superantes. Mas. — Antennae late pecti- 

 natae. Fcem. — Antennae subpectinatae. 



Male and fern. Body rather slender. Proboscis very short. 

 Palpi hairy, short ; second joint very much longer than the first ; 

 third joint conical, very minute. Legs slender ; hind tibiae with four 

 long spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings with the firsts second and 

 third inferior veins near together ; fourth about four times further 

 from the third than the third is from the second. Hind wings ex- 

 tending beyond the abdomen. Male. — Antennae deeply pectinated. 

 Female. — Antennae minutely pectinated. 



1, Artaxa guttata. 



Mas. et foem. Testacea, alhido varia; alee anticce scepe nigra 

 guttatce. 



Male. Testaceous. Hind legs, hind wings and under side of 

 fore wings whitish. Fore wings with two black subapical dots in a 

 transverse line, and with an oblique rather darker testaceous whitish- 

 bordered band. Female. — Wings without spots. Length of the 

 body 3 — 5i lines ; of the wings 8—15 lines. 



Var. p. Male. Fore wings with a dark brown spot by the 

 interior angle. 



Var. y. Male. Fore wings without spots. 



a, b. Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby's collection. 



c, d. East Indies. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



e — h. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 



i,j. Nepaul. Presented by Major-Gen. Hard wicke. 



k, I. North India. Presented by Brigadier-Gen. Hearsay. 



Var. d. Mas. et foem. Pallide fiava ; corpus subtus, palpi et 

 pedes albida ; antennae albidce, ramis testaceis ; alee anticce 

 discis luteo notatis, guttis duabus subapicalibus unaque pos- 

 tica nigris. 



Male and fern. Pule yellow. Body beneath, palpi and legs 

 whitish. Antennae whitish, with dull testaceous branches. Disks 

 of the fore wings mostly occupied with pale luteous marks, which in 

 the male are more distinct than in the female, and have some of 

 their plumes with brown tips ; two black subapical dots, and one 

 near the hind angle. Length of the body 2j — 4^ lines ; of the 

 wings 7 — 12 lines. 



