LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 683 



five black spots towards the base, three at the tip and in front of the 

 discal areolet, and an undulating band of black dots extending from 

 the first superior vein to the hind border. Hind wings as dark as 

 the fore wings, their veins dark brown above, testaceous beneath. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 



6. CyCNIA TESTACEA. 



Testacea ; abdomen apice subtus luteum ; alee anticce nigro quadri- 

 signatce. 



Testaceous. Palpi and legs of the same colour. Abdomen 

 luteous towards the tip beneath. Fore wings with two blackish 

 marks adjoining the discal areolet, the first between the fourth and 

 third inferior veins, the second between the third and second inferior 

 veins; two contiguous blackish marks in front of half the length of 

 the discal fold beyond the discal areolet. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



7. Cycnia ? SAUCIA. 



Thorax murinus, punctis nigris ; abdomen albido-cinereum, basi 

 anoque supra rubellis ; alai anticce albido-murince subdiaphance, 

 costa macula media apiceque fuscis ; posticus albido-subrnu- 

 rince subdiaphance ; pedes rubri. 



Chelonia saucia, Boisd. Voy. de V Astrolabe, Pt. 1. Lep. 214, 3. 



New Guinea. 



Genus 31. ALPH.EA. 



Mas. Corpus mediocriter validum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi 

 sat robusti, mediocriter longi ; articulus 2us lo valde longior ; 3us 

 conicus, minimus. Antennae subpectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas 

 vix superans. Pedes sat graciles; tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus 

 posticis mediocriter longis. Ala latae. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Proboscis short. Palpi hairy, 

 rather stout, moderately long; second joint very much longer than 

 the first ; third conical, very small. Antennae minutely pectinated. 

 Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs rather 

 slender ; hind tibiae with two moderately long apical spurs. Wings 



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