LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1085 



along the exterior border. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the 

 wings 15 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Genus 66. SANEGA. 



Mas. Corpus valde crassura et pilosum. Proboscis non cou- 

 spicua. Palpi breves, porrecti, pilosi, vix arcuati, caput non su- 

 perantes ; articulus 3us minimus. Antenna? latissime pectinatae, tho- 

 race non longiores. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes 

 robusti, pilosissimi. Alae sat lata? ; antica? apud costam recta?, apice 

 rotuudatae. 



Male. Body very stout and pilose. Proboscis obsolete or 

 none. Palpi porrect, short, pilose, very slightly curved, hardly ex- 

 lending so far as the head ; first joint very short ; third very minute. 

 Antennae very deeply pectinated, as long as the thorax. Abdomen 

 extending as far as the hind wings. Legs very stout and pilose ; the 

 four spurs of the hind tibiae hidden by the hairs. Wings moderately 

 broad. Fore wings straight along the costa ; the exterior and the 

 interior borders forming a continuous gentle curve without any in- 

 dication of an angle ; three inferior veins ; first and second approxi- 

 mate at the base ; third remote. 



1. Sanega Orcus. 



Mas. Obscure fusea ; antennce testacece ; abdomen et 'pedes pilis 

 nonnullis sordide albido-testaceis ; alee anticce purpurascentes, 

 apud costam testacece, guttis ciliaribus testaceis ; posticce pal- 

 lidiores, ciliis albido-testaceis. 



Male. Dark brown. Antenna? testaceous. Abdomen and 

 legs partly clothed with dingy whitish testaceous hairs. Fore wings 

 with a purplish bloom, testaceous along the costa, and with testaceous 

 spots on the brown fringe. Hind wings paler brown, with a 

 whitish testaceous fringe. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 

 21 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



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