LEPIDOPTEftA HETEROCEKA. 923 



Male. Black. Head, palpi, antennae, fore part of the thorax, 

 tip of the abdomen and legs testaceous tawny. Hind legs black 

 above. Fore wings with a testaceous costa. Length of the body 4 

 lines; of the wings 11 lines. 



a. New Holland. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 

 & New Holland. Presented by H. G. Harrington, Esq. 



Genus PSEUDOMESA. 



This genus differs from Cispia by the following character :— 



J Alae posticae abdomen non longe superantes. ■» Cispia. 

 ££ Ala? posticae abdomen longe superantes. - Pseudomesta. 



Mas, Corpus gracile. Palpi pilosi, longiusculi, caput paullo 

 superantes; articuli lus et 2us sat longi ; 3us minutus, conicus, 

 acuminatus. Antennae late pectinatae, thorace longiores. Pedes 

 gracillimi, fere nudi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. 

 Alae anticae apud costam latae, apice subacuminatse, margine exteriore 

 sat obliquo, angulo interiore obtuso bene determinato ; posticae latis- 

 simae, abdomen longe superantes. 



Male. Body slender. Palpi porrect, pilose, moderately long, 

 extending beyond the head; first and second joints rather long; 

 third minute, conical, acuminated. Antennae deeply pectinated, 

 longer than the thorax. Abdomen extending to rather beyond half 

 the breadth of the hind wings. Legs very slender, almost bare ; 

 hind tibiae with four long spurs. Fore wings broad, hardly convex 

 along the costa, somewhat acuminated at the tips, rather oblique 

 along the exterior border; interior angle obtuse, distinct; first, 

 second and third inferior veins nearly contiguous at the base ; fourth 

 remote. Hind wings very broad. 



1. Pseudomesa quadriplagiata. 



Mas. Fusca ; corpus subtus pedesque lutea ; alee anticae fascia 

 testacea, posticce vitta testacea. 



Male. Brown. Body beneath and legs luteous. Fore wings 

 with a testaceous straight oblique band, extending from half the 

 length of the costa to the interior angle. Hind wings with a broad 

 testaceous discal streak. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 18 lines. 



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



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