﻿LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 1721 



apicalibus maculaque apud marginem interiorem albis, lunulu 

 juarginalibus nigris, orbicitlari et reniformi valde indistinctis ; 

 posticce cinerecB, ceneG'fusco marginatce. 



Female, Brown, cinereous beiiealh. Palpi obliquely as- 

 cending; third joint more than half the length of the second. 

 Thorax partly white. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings with three 

 large white patches ; the first basal and subcostal ; the second and 

 third costal and irregular; costal subapical points white; marginal 

 lunules black ; a white spot by the interior angle ; fringe with tes- 

 taceous points; orbicular and reniforra marks very indistinct. 

 Hind wings cinereous, with eeneous-brown borders. Length of the 

 body 8 lines; of the wings 19 lines. 



a. North Hindostan. From Mr. James' collection. 



Genus BEREHiEA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustura, dense pilosum. Proboscis brevis. 

 Palpi incrassati, recurvi ; articulus 3us conicus, minimus. An- 

 tennae simplices. Thorax lanugiuosus. Abdomen subcristatum, 

 alas posticas vix superans. Pedes pilosi, sat validi ; tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus longissimis. Alae sat angustae ; anticae apud costam 

 rectae, apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore subdenticulato per- 

 obliquo. 



Male. Body moderately stout, densely pilose. Proboscis 

 short. Palpi very thick, recurved over the vertex of the head ; 

 third joint conical, very minute, not more than one-sixth of the 

 length of the second. Antennae simple. Thorax somewhat lanu- 

 ginose. Abdomen slightly crested, hardly extending beyond the 

 hind wings. Legs pilose, moderately stout; hind tibiae with very 

 long spurs. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings straight along the 

 costa, somewhat rounded at the tips ; exterior border slightly denti- 

 culated, very oblique. 



1. Berrh^a aurigera. 



Mas. Ochracea^ subtus cinerea ; palpi obscure fvsci ; abdomen 

 cinereum, crisiis subochraceis ; alcB anticce nigro conspersce, 

 fiisco nebuloscB, costa nigricante, striga basali, plaga discali 

 maxima tripartita lineaque submarginali auraiis, lunulis 

 marginalibus nigris ; posticce ceneo-cinerece. 



