LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 781 



Euphasia, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. iii. 116. Guen. Noct. 

 ii. 213. 



Body stout. Proboscis rather long. Palpi porrect, hardly 

 extending beyond the head ; third joint conical, very minute, not 

 more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae simple, 

 much more than half the length of the body. Abdomen hardly 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Legs moderately stout ; hind 

 tibia? with very long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 

 straight in front, angular at the tips, rather oblique along the 

 exterior border. 



I. Euphasia catena. 



Alba ; alee anticce plagis cluabus costalibus fasciaque submarginali 

 glauco-fuscescentibus, maculis marginalibus obscurioribus ; 

 posticce fiisco plus minusve marginatce. 



Noctua catena, Soicerby, Brit. Misc. 29, pi. 14 Haw. Lep. Brit. 



184. 

 Acontia catena, Curt. Brit. Ent. pi. 276. 

 Euphasia catena, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. iii. 116. Guen. 



Noct. ii. 214, 983. 

 Desmophora elegans, Steph. Cat. Brit. Ins. 6398. 



a. Punjaub. Presented by General Hearsay. 



b. Nonh Hindostan. From Mr. James' collection. 



Genus 7. ACONTIA. 



Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis breviuscula. Palpi brevius- 

 culi, subascendentes ; articulus 3us conicus, minimus. Antennas 

 simplices, corporis dimidio multo longiores. Abdomeu alas posticas 

 non superans. Pedes sat graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis 

 aut longissimis. Aiae latiusculae ; anticae apud costam recta?, apice 

 rotundatae, margiue exteriore perparum obliquo. 



Acontia, Oehs. ; Treit. ; Boisd. ; Steph. ; Dup. ; Guen. Ann. Soc. 

 Ent. Fr. x. 220 ; Noct. ii. 214. 



Body rather stout. Proboscis rather short. Palpi rather 

 short, slightly ascending ; third joint minute, conical, less than one- 

 fourth of the length of the second. Antennae simple, much more 

 than half the length of the body. Abdomen not extending beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs rather slender ; hind tibiae with long or very 



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