LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 759 



Genus 66. AMMATHO. 



Fern. Corpus sat breve. Proboscis corporis dimidio vix brevior. 

 Palpi ascendentes, raediocriter longi ; articulus 2us lo multo lon- 

 gior ; 3us conicus, minimus. Antenna) gruciles, simplices, Bubser- 

 rata). Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes mediocriter 

 longi et validi ; tibia) postica) calcaribus quatuor parvis. Ala 

 mediocriter longa) lata)que ; anticae costa convexa. 



Allied to the Lithosiidce. Female. Body rather short. Pro- 

 boscis nearly half the length of the body. Palpi of moderate 

 length, ascending; second joint much longer than the first; third 

 conical, very minute. Antenna) slender, simple, minutely serrated. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs moderately 

 long and stout ; hind tibia) with four small spurs. Wings mode- 

 rately long and broad; fore border convex; anterior border very 

 oblique ; discal fold distinct along its whole length ; second inferior 

 vein a little nearer to the third than to the first; third full six 

 times further from the fourth than from the second. Hind wings 

 with the first, second and third inferior veins united at the base ; 

 fourth remote. 



1. Ammitho figuratus. 



Foem. Pallide rufus ; thorax niyro bimaculatus ; alee anticcc 

 costa fasciaque tribus nigris, la angulosa et ramosa, 2a recta, 

 3a arcuata radiosque emittente. 



Female. Pale red. Thorax with a small black spot on each 

 side of the disk. Tibiae with black tips. Fore wings with a black 

 costa and a black cilia, and at one-third of the length with a zigzag 

 black band, which emits two branches to the base ; a black straight 

 oblique band in the middle, connected at each end with a semicir- 

 cular black band, which emits seven black radii towards the inner 

 border; under side and hind wings pale red, blackish towards the 

 tips. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 

 a. North China. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



2. Ammatho cuneonotatus. 

 Foem. Pallide rufus; caput nigro uniguttatum ; thorax maculis 

 cinereis flavo marginatis ; alee anticce cinerea maculis pin- 

 riynis rufis flavo marginatis duabusque flavis rufo notatis ; 

 posticce semihyalince. 



