﻿LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 1131) 



tibiae with long spurs. Wings very narrow. Fore wings strais^ht 

 along the costa, somewhat rounded at the tips, denticulated, slightly 

 convex and extreuaely oblique along the exterior border. 



1. ^GILIA DESCRIBENS. 



Mas. Cervina, suhtus ohscurior ; ales anticce lineis transversis 

 ohliquis angulosis fuscis, rerdformis margine et strigis margi- 

 nalibus albido-testaceis, gutta antica nigricante, lunulis mar- 

 ginalihus elongatis obscure fuscis ; fosticcB cinereO'VitrecE, 

 margine lato cupreo-fusco , 



Male, Fawn-colour, darker beneath. Fore wings with trans- 

 verse oblique zigzag brown lines, which are almost obsolete on the 

 interior side of the reniform spot ; the border of the latter is mostly 

 whitish testaceous, and there is a blackish dot between its exterior 

 side and the costa ; zigzag submarginal line and marginal streaks 

 whitish testaceous ; marginal lunules elongated, dark brown. Hind 

 wings grayish vitreous, with broad cupreous-brown borders. Length 

 of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



a, Ceylon. Presented by E. Templeton, Esq. 



Genus 12. MINICA. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi long!, erecti, 

 pubescentes, sat graciles ; articulus 3us linearis, gracilis, apice ro- 

 tundatus, 2o pauUo brevior. Antennae simplices, corporis dimidio 

 longiores. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen alas posticas vix su- 

 perans. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis. Al^ 

 mediocres ; anticae apud costam rectse, apice rotundatae, margine 

 exteriore denticulate subconvexo subobliquo. 



Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi lonof, erect, 

 pubescent, rather slender ; third joint linear, slender, rounded at the 

 tip, a little shorter than the second. Antennae simple, more than 

 half the length of the body. Thorax squamous. Abdomen hardly 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout; hind tibiae with 

 long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings straight along 

 the costa, rounded at the tips ; exterior border denticulated, slightly 

 convex and slightly oblique. 



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