632 CATALOGUE OF 



Fore wings narrow, subfusiform, slightly convex along the costa ; 

 outer border slightly oblique and convex ; hind angle very obtuse 

 and much rounded; first, second and third inferior veins very near 

 together at the base ; fourth thrice further from the third than tke 

 third from the first. Hind wings rather broader than the fore 

 wings and hardly two-thirds of the length. Legs moderately 

 stout ; hind tibiae with four spurs of middling length. 



1. Apantesis radians. 



Foam. Obscure fusca ; caput supra luteum ; thorax luteo bivitta- 

 tus ; abdomen supra luteo bivittatum, basi testaceum ; aim 

 anticce marginibus interruptis strigaque discali testaceis ; pos~ 

 ticm basi rufce. 



Fcem. Dark brown. Head clothed above with luteous hairs. 

 Proboscis testaceous. Antenna? black. Thorax in front luteous 

 with two brown stripes; middle part with two luteous stripes. Ab- 

 domen above testaceous towards the base and with two luteous 

 stripes. Fore wings with testaceous borders, excepting the apical 

 third part of the costal margin ; a discal testaceous streak, extending 

 from the base along one-fourth of the length of the wing, forked at 

 its tip. Hind wings red towards the base ; the outline of the 

 red part very angular. Fore femora with a luteous spot on each. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Georgia. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Genus 14. MAZ^RAS. 



Mas. Corpus longum, validum, cylindricum. Proboscis cor- 

 poris dimidio brevior. Palpi ascendentes, longiuseuli ; articulus 

 2us arcuatus, lo multo longior; 3us conicus, minimus. Antennae 

 mediocriter pectinatae, corporis dimidio non longiores. Abdomen 

 alas posticas longe superans. Pedes validi, longiuseuli; tibiae pos- 

 ticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alas angustse, sat longae. 



Male. Body long, stout, cylindrical. Proboscis less than half 

 the length of the body. Palpi ascending, rather long; second 

 joint curved, very much longer than the first; third conical, very 

 minute. Antennae moderately pectinated, hardly half the length of 

 the body. Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 stout, rather long; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings rather 

 long and narrow. Fore wings nearly straight in front ; discal fold 

 very distinct; first and second inferior veins nearly contiguous at 

 the base ; second about six times further from the third than from 

 the first; third further from the fourth than from the second. 



