LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 825 



Australia. 



16. MlCRA ROSITA. 



Flavescens ; ala anticce angwtce, lineis daabus obliquis rectis fus- 

 cescentibm, spatio intermedio roseo, striga apud angulum in- 

 teriorem brcvi fuscescente nigro punctata antice Jlava ; posticce 

 alba, linea margina li fuscescente. 



Micra rosita, Guen. Noct. ii. 245, 1036. 



Australia. 



17. Micra derogata. 



Flavescente-alba ; abdomen vix testaceum ; alee anticce fascia lata 

 obliqua rosea intus cervino marginata extus postice dilatata, 

 fascia marginali cervina intus postice nigro notata ; postica 

 albida, margine subfuscescente. 



Yellowish white. Abdomen with a slight testaceous tinge. 

 Fore wings with a broad oblique rosy band, which is bordered with 

 fawn-colour on its interior side, and is dilated hindward on its exte- 

 rior side ; a fawn-coloured marginal band marked with black hind- 

 ward on its interior side. Hind wings whitish, with pale brownish 

 borders. Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by J. Hunter, Esq. 



b. Sydney. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus 6. ANTHOPHILA. 



Corpus gracile. Proboscis breviuscula. Palpi ascendentes ; 

 articulus 3us longi-conicus, 2i triente brevior. Antennae simplices, 

 corporis dimidio perparum longiores. Abdomen alas posticas per- 

 parum superans. Pedes sat graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus 

 longis. Alae mediocriter latae ; anticae apud coctam rectae, apice 

 subangulatae, margine exteriore perparum convexo et obliquo. 



Anthophila, Ochs. ; Treit. ; Boisd. ; Dup. ; Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. 

 Fr. x. 223 ; Noct. ii. 247. 



Body slender. Proboscis rather short. Palpi ascending ; 

 third joint elongate-conical, not one-third of the length of the 

 second. Antennae simple, very little more than half the length of 

 the body. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs rather slender ; hind tibiae with long [spurs. Wings mode- 



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