126 ME. E. WALKER ON HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA 



abdomineque basi fuscescentibus, alis anticis fuscis costa lutescente 

 macula atra apud angulum.interiorem, posticis albidis. 

 Male. Pale luteous. Antennae very broadly pectinated. Thorax 

 brownish hindward. Abdomen hoary, brownish at the base. Fore 

 wings brown, with the exception of the costa, for almost one-third of 

 the length from the base, and with a deep-black large round spot by 

 the interior angle. Hind wings whitish. Length of the body 31 lines ; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



146. Artaxa metaleuca, n. s. Mas. Pallidissime cervina, alis an- 

 ticis gutta subapicali nigricante linea submarginali e punctis nigri- 

 cantibus vitta postica lata alba. 



Male. Very pale fawn-colour. Head and palpi white ; the latter por- 

 rect, with rounded tips ; 3rd joint extremely minute. Fore wings with 

 a blackish dot near the tip of the costa, and with some slight indica- 

 tions of a submarginal blackish line ; a broad white stripe along the 

 interior border. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



147. Artaxa? ruptata, n. s. Mas. Pallide flavescens, alis anticis 

 fusco conspersis, linea exteriore bis interrupta e atomis fuscis disco 

 subtus fusco. 



Male. Pale yellowish. Palpi decumbent, rather slender. Antennae 

 broadly pectinated. Fore wings thinly brown -speckled ; some of the 

 speckles confluent, and forming an exterior line, which is widely in- 

 terrupted in two parts, and is dilated and most apparent on the costa ; 

 underside brown, with the exception of the exterior and interior 

 borders. Hind wings slightly paler. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 

 the wings 8 lines. 



This and the preceding apecies differ somewhat in the structure of the 

 palpi from the typical form of Artaxa. 



Gen. Lacida, Walk. 



148. Lacida costiplaga, n. s. Mas. Fusca, thoracis lateribus 

 nigricantibus, abdomine cristis nigris, alis anticis plaga strigaque 

 exteriore costalibus nigricantibus, lineis exterioribus quatuor angulosis 

 nigris fimbria nigricante notata. 



Male. Krown. I pi blackish, extremely broad, densely pilose. An- 

 tenna; with very long pubescent branches. Thorax blackish on each 

 ride. Abdomen with black crests. Fore wings with a blackish patch, 

 which extends along the costa from the base to a little beyond half 

 tin; length; a blackish costal streak nearer the tip; four irregular 

 exterior lines composed of black cuneiform marks; the 4th submar- 

 ginal, more regular than the others; fringe with blackish marks. 

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



149. Lacida HTKiciHiMiiuiA, n. s. Mas. Fusca, abdomine absque 

 pallide cincrcis, alis anticis nigro conspersis fusco bifasciatis nigroque 

 Hubtrifasciatis fimbria lituris subquadratis fuscis. 



