370 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



plus triplo brevior. Antennae maris late pectinatae, foeminae sim- 

 plices. Abdomen maris alas posticas vix superans, foeminae brevius. 

 Pedes graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus parvis apicalibus. 

 Alae sat angustae, longitudine mediocres. 



Body slender, of moderate length, nearly linear and cylindrical. 

 Palpi porrect, shorter than the head ; third joint acuminated, less 

 than one-third of the length of the second. Antennae of the male 

 deeply pectinated, of the female simple. Abdomen hardly extend- 

 ing beyond the hind wings in the male, shorter in the female. Legs 

 slender; hind tibiae with two small apical spurs. Wings of mode- 

 rate length, rather narrow. 



5. Chrysauge Osiris. 



Nigra; alee anticee vitta brevi lata basalt postica fasciaque lata 

 brevi subapicali Jlavis ; posticce dimidio basali Jlavce. 



Phalaena Osiris, Cram, Pap. Exot. ii. 28, pi. 115, f. E. 



Surinam. 



6. Chrysauge Isis. 



Atra ; alee anticce vitta postica clavata abbreviata fasciaque obliqua 

 subapicali discali Jlavis ; posticce Jlavce , niyro marginatce. 



Atyria Isis, Hubn. Samml. Exot. Schmett. ii. 31, 193, f. 385, 386. 



Brazil. 



7. Chrysauge approximans. 



Nigra, Jlavo bivittata, subtus albida ; alee anticce vitta postica ab- 

 breviata subfusif or mi fasciaque lata obliqua subapicali Jlavis ; 

 posticce Jlavce, nigro marginatce. 



Nearly allied to C. dichroa, but has broader wings. Black, 

 with two yellow stripes, whitish beneath. Fore wings witb a yellow 

 stripe proceeding from the base along tbe hind border, convex on 

 the fore side, and terminating obliquely a little beyond the middle; 

 a subelliptical oblique yellow band near the tip. Hind wings yel- 

 low with black borders which vary slightly in breadth. Length oi 

 the body 5 — 7 lines; of the wings 16 — 20 lines. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. Brazil. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



c. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



d. e. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



/— g. Brazil. 



