﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA, 1631 



long Spurs. Wings entire, moderately broad. Fore wings rectan- 

 gular at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex 

 and oblique. 



1. Marthama squamivaria. 



Mas. Rufescente-fusca, subtus albido conspersa ; corpus suhtus 

 alhidum ; thorax cinereo varius ; alee squamis plurimis pallide 

 viridescentibus, vix plagiatce^ linea submarginali e pioictis 

 nigris ; anticcE basi glaucescentes, orbiculari obsoleta, reni- 

 fornii indistincta pallido marginata, 



Male. Keddish brown, paler brown and with numerous 

 whitish speckles beneath. Body whitish beneath. Thorax varied 

 with cinereous. Wings with many pale green scales, which here 

 and there form slight patches; two diffuse and very indistinct brown 

 bands; submarginal line indicated by black points. Fore wings 

 with a glaucous tinge for a short space from the base; orbicular 

 mark obsolete ; reniform indistinct, with a pale border. Length of 

 the body 6 lines ; of the wings 17 lines. 



a, Brazil. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus 29. PALYNA. 



F(£7n, Corpus gracile. Fasciculus frontalis brevissimus. 

 Palpi longissimi, valde compressi; articulus 3us subspatulatus, 2o 

 non brevior. Antennae tenues, ciliis non approximatis. Thorax 

 squamosus. Abdomen glabrum, obtuso cylindricum. Pedes 

 longissimi, graciles, glabri. Alae tenues, amplae, integrae, con- 

 colores, lituris non diversis ; anticaB margine exteriore subflexo ; 

 posticae margine exteriore rotundato, angulo interiore bene deter- 

 minato. 



Palyna, Guen, NocL iii. 387. 



Female. Body slender. Frontal tuft very short. Palpi very 

 long, much compressed ; third joint as long as the second, slightly 

 dilated towards the tip, which has a pale point. Antennae slender, 

 with isolated ciliae. Thorax squamose. Abdomen smooth, ob- 

 tusely cylindrical. Legs very long, slender, bare. Wings delicate, 

 ample, entire, alike in colour, and with like markings. Fore wings 

 with the exterior border slightly bent. Hind wings with the ex- 

 terior border rounded ; the interior angle well defined. 



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