378 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



Fcem. Late luteo-fiava; caput, thorax et abdomen apice nigra; ala? 

 margine late atro intus dentato antice apud medium dilatato. 



Bright luteous yellow. Head, palpi, proboscis, antennae, thorax 

 except the hind part and tip of the abdomen black. Head clothed 

 with white hairs about the eyes beneath. Palpi white beneath. 

 Legs mostly covered with yellow down ; hind tibia) deeply fringed 

 with yellow hairs which equal them in length. Wings with a broad 

 black border which is serrated on the inner side except in front of 

 the fore wings, where it forms two slight curves and is dilated in a 

 subquadrate form between them ; veins cinereous towards the bor- 

 ders. Length of the body ()£ lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



a — c. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 d. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Genus 28. SCAPTESYLE. 



Mas. Corpus sat longum et robustum, sublineare, fere cylin- 

 Iricum. Palpi ascendentes, capite multo breviores; articulus 3us 

 ninimus. Antennae graciles, subsetosae. Abdomen apice fascicula- 

 aim. Pedes sat validi ; tibiae posticae calcaiibus quatuor sat longis. 

 Alae sat latae. 



Male. Body nearly linear and cylindrical, of moderate length 

 and stoutness. Palpi ascending, much shorter than the head ; third 

 joint very minute. Antennae slender, minutely bristly. Abdomen 

 tufted at the tip. Legs moderately stout ; hind tibiae with four 

 rather long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Allied to the 

 Geometrides. 



1. SCAPTESYLE TRICOLOR. 



Nigra ; palpi apice subtus albi ; thorax margine lateribusque 

 anticis luteis ; abdomen fasciis ventralibus apiceque alb is ; 

 pedes albo annulati ; alat lutea, antica? triente apicali rubro 

 nigro marginato ; post'ica apice nigra. 



Black. Palpi white beneath towards the tips. Thorax pale 

 luteous in front and along the fore part of each side. Abdomen 

 white at the tip ; ventral segments with white bands. Femora, 

 tibia* and tarsi with broad white bands. Wings pale luteous. Fore 

 wings black at the base ; their apical third parts deep red bordered 

 with black. Hind wings with black tips. Length of the body 41 

 lines; of the wings 13 lines. 



«, b. Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



