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ME. F. WALKER ON HETEItOCEROTTS LEPTDOPTERA 



oblique ; 4th superior vein very far from the others, which are ap- 

 proximate ; 3rd inferior vein about twice as far from the 4th as from 

 the 2nd; 2nd a little nearer to the 1st than to the 3rd. Hind wings 

 with one superior vein. 

 This genus has a very peculiar structure ; it has some resemblance to Nu- 

 daria, but its affinities are uncertain. Type C. trickopteroides. 



131. Chamaita trickopteroides, n. s. Mas. Cinerea, antennis 

 albidis, alis fere hyalinis vix pubescentibus. 



Male. Cinereous. Antennae whitish. Wings nearly hyaline, with thin 

 and very short pubescence ; veins pale. Fore wings with the costa 

 pubescent. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



132. Chamaita crassicornis, n. s. Mas. Alba, palpis porrectis 

 brevissimis, antennis robustis subsetulosis basi crassis, alis fere hya- 

 linis vix pubescentibus. 



Male. White. Palpi porrect, very short. Antennae stout, minutely 

 setulose; basal joint thick, rather long. Abdomen with two long- 

 apical valves. Legs stout ; hind tibiae with four rather short spurs. 

 Wings nearly bare and hyaline ; veins white. Length of the body 2% 

 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



Yam. ABCTIDiE, Leach. 

 Gen. Arctia, SchrancTc. 



133. Arctia strigatula, Walk. Cat. Lep. 1st ser. G13. 



Gen. Areas, Wallc. 



134. Areas orientalis, Walk. Cat. Lep. 1st ser. 658. 

 Inhabits also Ilindostan and Java. 



Gen. Numenes, Walk. 



This genus has perhaps more affinities with the Drepanulida and with 

 the Bombycidm than with the Arctiidce, but hardly accords with any of the 

 families of the Bombycites. 



135. Numenes contra hens, n. s. Mas. Testacca, capite thoracc 

 pedibusque anteridribui fnscis, alis anticis vitta postica fasciisque dua- 

 bus f'uscis, posticis luteis fascia marginali fusca. 



Male. Testaceous. Head, thorax, and anterior legs brown, hirsute. 

 Proboscis obsolete. Palpi porrect, stout, short, pilose. Antenna; 

 short, very deeply pectinated. Abdomen, hind legs, and hind wings 

 pale luteous. Wings ample. Tore wings slightly acuminated, with 

 a brown stripe along the interior border, and with two brown parallel 

 and nearly upright bands ; 2nd band irregularly double except in front. 

 Hind wings with a brown marginal band, which is irregularly exca- 

 vated in front. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings IS linen. 



This is quite distinct from the typical species, N. Silelti, which it much 

 resembles in colouring and in markings. 



