LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 72!) 



than the first ; third linear, more slender and rather shorter than the 

 second. Antennae moderately pectinated. Abdomen extending 1 for 

 half its length beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long and slen- 

 der; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings long, narrow. Fore 

 wings with the first and second inferior veins springing from a short 

 common petiole, which is contiguous to the third ; first curved for- 

 ward ; fourth rather remote from the third. 



1. Ophakus procroides. 



Mas. Obscure fusca ; abdominis latera testaceo maculata ; pedes 

 longiusculi, sat yraciles ; alec an tic a sublus basim versics tes- 

 taceo notata ; posticai subtus basi albida. 



Male. Dark brown. Proboscis testaceous, long. Sides of the 

 abdomen with testaceous spots, which increase in size towards the 

 tip. Legs rather loug and slender. Fore wings with a testaceous 

 mark near the base beneath. Hind wings whitish towards the base 

 beneath. Length of the body 6J lines; of .the wings 18 — 20 

 lines. 



a, b. Brazil. From M. Becker's collection. 

 c. Rio Janeiro. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus 54. CARALES. 



Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi 

 longiusculi, ascendentes, fere nudi; articulus 2us lo valde longior ; 

 3us gracilis, lanceolatus, brevis. Antennae longiusculae, sat graciles. 

 Abdomen alas posticas triente superans. Pedes longiusculi ; tibiae 

 posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Ala? longae, non latae. Mas. — 

 Antennae subpectinatae. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 



Body moderately stout. Proboscis of moderate length. Palpi 

 rather long, ascending, nearly bare ; second joint very much longer 

 than the first ; third slender, lanceolate, about one-fourth of the 

 length of the second. Antennae rather long and slender. Abdomen 

 extending for about one-third of its length beyond the hind wings. 

 Le^s rather long ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings long, 

 not broad. Fore wings with the first and second inferior veins 

 almost contiguous at the base ; first curved forward ; third about 

 thrice further from the fourth than from the second. Male. — An- 

 tennae very minutely pectinated. Female. — Antennae simple. 



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