﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1771 



alonp: the costa, rectangular at the tips ; exterior border hardly 

 oblique. 



1. Bagisaka incidens. 



Fcem. Testacea ; abdomen alhido-testaceum ; alee an tica line is 

 tribus pallidis, la subrecta antice obsoleta, 2a Saque costam 

 versus arcuatis, reniformi nigra oblonga^ fimbria cupreo-rufa ; 

 posticcp albidcB. 



Female. Testaceous, paler beneath. Abdomen whitish testa- 

 ceous. Fore wings with three pale lines ; first line nearly straijjht, 

 obsolete in front, with a darker outer border ; second and third 

 curved in front, with darker inner borders ; a black oblon*,^ trans- 

 verse spot between the second and third lines, representing the re- 

 niforin mark ; fringe cupreous-red. Hind wings whitish. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



Page 867. 

 Genus xMASEBlA. 



Mas, Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi longi, 

 ascendentes ; articulus 3us linearis, subacuminatus, 2o non brevior. 

 Antennae serratce, ciliatae, corporis dimidio valde longiores. Abdo- 

 men lanceolatum, alas posticas paullo superans ; fasciculus apicalis 

 parvus, subcompressus. Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcari- 

 bus longis. Alae sat parvae, subdenticulatae ; anticae apud costam 

 rectae, apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Male, Body rather slender. Proboscis short. Palpi long, 

 ascending ; third joint linear, slightly acuminated, as long as the 

 second. Antennae serrated, ciliated, much more than half the 

 length of the body. Abdomen lanceolate, extending a little beyond 

 the hind wings ; apical tuft small, slightly compressed. Legs stout, 

 pilose ; hind tibiae with long spurs. Wings rather small, slightly 

 denticulated. Fore wings straight along the costa, somewhat 

 rounded at the tips, very oblique along the exterior border. 



