306 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



Group 6. PHINTIA. 



Mas. Corpus longum, subcylindricum, validiusculum. Palpi 

 asceudentes, capitis longitudine ; articulus 3us conicus, 2i sexta 

 parte non longior. Antennae corpore breviores, sat late pectinate. 

 Abdomen longi-subfusiforme, alas posticas dimidio superans. Pedes 

 sat validi ; tibiae posticae ealcaribus quatuor sat longis, anticae subtus 

 dentatae. Alae longae, angustae. 



Male. Body long, rather stout; nearly cylindrical. Palpi 

 ascending, as long as the head; third joint conical, not more than 

 one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae shorter than the 

 body, rather deeply pectinated ; the branches decreasing in length 

 from near the base, and ceasing at seven-eighths of the length. 

 Abdomen elongate-subfusiform, extending for half its length be- 

 yond the hind wings. Legs rather stout; fore tibiae strongly den- 

 tated beneath ; hind tibiae with four rather long spurs. Wings rather 

 long and narrow. 



29. Josia Hyperia. 



Nigra, subtus alba ; thorax luteo trimaculatus ; abdomen albo 

 trivittatum ; alee anticce fascia lata obliqua discali testacea ; 

 •posticae striga subobsoleta alba. 



Black, snow-white beneath. Thorax with a luteous mark on 

 each side and with a luteous dot in front above. Abdomen with 

 three slender white stripes. Fore wings with a broad oblique testa- 

 ceous band beyond the middle ; its hind end by the tips of the hind 

 wings. Hind wings with some almost obsolete white marks towards 

 the base. Nearly allied to J. consueta, but the fore wings are rather 

 broader and have paler bands. Length of the body 5£ lines ; of 

 the wings 15 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



30. Josia Podarce. 



Atra, subtus alba ; alee anticce fascia brevi obliqua, posticceque ma- 

 cula maxima basali subfiavescente albidis. 



Black. Body, palpi and legs white beneath. Fore wings with 

 a short oblique while band in the disk beyond the middle, slightly 

 tinged with yellow. Hind wings with a very large yellowish white 



