LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1341 



purplish slender very oblique middle band, which is most distinct on 

 the inner side, and there the wings are partly luteous. Length of 

 the body 9 lines ; of the wings 26 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Group 4. 



Mas. Palpi breves, caput non adaequantes ; articulus 3us 

 minutus, couicus. Antennae late pectinate?, thoracis longitudine, 

 apices versus subnudae. Abdomen alas posticas fere superantes. 

 , Pedes graciles, pilis sat longis vestiti. Alae mediocriter latae, anticae 

 apud costam rectae, apice faicatae, margine exteriore perobliquo sub- 

 undulato. 



Male. Palpi short, not extending so far as the head ; first 

 joint very short ; third minute, conical. Antennas deeply pectinated, 

 as long as the thorax ; the branches becoming very short towards 

 the tips. Abdomen slightly oblanceolate, extending full as far as 

 the hind wings. Legs slender ; femora and tibiae with rather long 

 hairs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings straight along the 

 costa, falcate at the tips, very oblique and slightly undulating along 

 the exterior border; interior angle distinct, but very obtuse; three 

 inferior veins; second much nearer to the first than to the third. 



5. MlMALLO PLAGIATA. 



Mas. Albido-cervina ; ala nigro parce conspersa? ; anticcs basi, 

 costa, macula discali fasciaque angusta angulata extus fusco 

 marginata albidis, strigisgue nonnullis rufescentibus ; posticus 

 s trig a rufescente. 



Male. Pale fawn-colour, with a whitish tinge. Wings with 

 !a few black flecks. Head whitish. Antennae white, with testaceous 

 (branches. Fore wings whitish along the costa and at the base, and 

 with an oblique whitish discal spot ; some reddish streaks in the 

 disk; a very oblique slender white band at three-fourths of the 

 length, forming a very acute angle near the tip, partly bordered 

 with brown on its inner side ; the latter colour has a reddish border. 

 IHind wings much like the fore wings, but without the streaks and 

 discal spot; the reddish hue extends beyond the band by the inte- 

 rior angle. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Frv's collection. 



