256 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



veinlets at the tip of the discal areolet forming a very obtuse angle. 

 Hind wings mostly hyaline. Legs rather stout. Fore tibiae tufted 

 and dentate in the middle beneath. Spurs of the hind tibiae rather 

 long. Allied to the Lithosii. 



97. EUCHROMIA LYCOIDES. 



Nigra aut nigro-fusca, testaceo autfulvo bivittata ; proboscis fulva ; 

 palpi antennceque basijlava ; alee anticce fasciis duabus fulvis 

 aut testaceh strigisque cinereis ; posticm cinereo-hyalina- mar- 

 ginibus fuscis ; femora et tarsorum articuli basi testacea. 



Black, or blackish brown. Proboscis tawny. Palpi yellow to- 

 wards the base. Antennae yellow at the base. A tawny or testaceous 

 stripe on each side of the head and thorax, interrupted by black 

 hairs at the base of the hind wings. Fore wings with two tawny or 

 testaceous bands, one very near to or adjoining the base, the other 

 beyond the middle ; gray streaks between the veins from the second 

 band to the tips. Hind wings grayish hyaline with dark brown 

 borders ; two testaceous spots in front, one at the base, the other 

 near the tips. Abdomen with a testaceous spot on each side at the 

 base, and with a testaceous stripe along each side above, and another 

 beneath, where the disk is frequently testaceous for half the length 

 from the base. Legs and joints of the tarsi more or less testaceous 

 at the base. Length of the body 5 — 10 lines ; of the wings 14 — 

 23 lines. 



a, b. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 r. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 d, e. ? From Mr. Children's collection. 



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Group 25. PHAUDA. 



Mas. Color non metallicus. Corpus validum, depressum, 

 pilosum. Palpi brevissimi ; articulus 3us parvus. Antennae serratae, 

 corpore paullo longiures. Alae perangustae, opacae, pilosae. Abdo- 

 minis latera dense fasciculata. Pedes validiusculi ; tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus mediis nullis, apicalibus minimis. 



Male. Colour not metallic. Body stout, rather depressed, 

 thickly clothed with hairs. Palpi very short ; third joint small. 

 Antennae serrated, a little shorter than the body. Wings very nar- 

 row, hairy. Hind wings not angular nor truncated. Abdomen with 

 thick tufts of hair along each side, and with two long slender tufts 

 at the tip. Legs rather stout; apical spurs of the tibia 1 very small. 

 Allied to the Bombycidce. 



