488 LEPIDOPTEllA HETEROCKRA. 



and with very broad black apical borders. Length of the body 4j 

 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Shanghai, N. China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



Genus 00. DIANASA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustuin, breviusculum, Ion gi-subfusi forme. 

 Caput parvuni. Palpi capite valde breviores ; articulus Bus acumi- 

 natus, 2i dimidio brevior. Proboscis sat longa. An ten nee subserratae, 

 corpore paullo breviores. Abdomen longi-ovatum, alas posticas tri- 

 cntc superans. Pedes gracilesj tibia* postice calcaribns quatuor 

 minutis. Abe longinseuhe, SubangUStffi ; anticae subfusilbrmes, ad 

 costam subconvexoe, postice rotundatse non angulatee. 



Female. Body stout, rather short, elongate-sub fusiform. Head 

 small. Palpi very much shorter than the head ; third joint acumi- 

 nated, not ball' the length of the second. Proboscis rather long. 

 Antennas very minutely serrated, a little shorter than the body. Ab- 

 domen elongate-oval, extending for about one-third oi* its length 

 beyond the bind wings. Legs slender; hind tibia with four minute 

 spurs. Wings rather long and narrow. Fore wings sub fusiform, 

 slightly convex in front, rounded and not angular behind, 



1. Dianasa SUFFCSA. 



Rufa ; caput) thorax antieus el abdominis vitta ventralis alba ; alee 

 anticae testacece % casta basalt apicegue albis, rufo submargi- 

 natte et quinque guttata ; post tew albo ciliatce. 



Pale red. Head, fore part of the thorax, and a stripe beneath 

 the abdomen white. Antennae and tips of the palpi black. Fore 

 wings testaceous, white along the basal third of the costa, and both 

 in front and behind towards their tips, and with live red dots, three 

 in front, and two behind ; testaceous part bordered with red. Hind 

 wings fringed with white and with white tips beneath. Legs black; 

 femora red, with black tips. Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the 

 wings 1(> — IS lines. 



a, b. Australia. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Genus 91. CISSURA. 



Fcem, Corpus valid um, breviusculum, 1 on gi-sub fusiform®. 

 Caput mediocre. Palpi longi, areuati, ascendentes, capite vix bre- 

 viores; articulus JHis minimus, Antenna) gracillima?, subsetosa?, 



