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MR. F. WALKER OTf HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA 



on the outer side ; exterior border purplish, including a zigzag silvery 

 line. Hind wings whitish, slightly gilded ; interior angle with a large 

 purplish-cupreous patch, which includes a silvery streak. Length of 

 the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Gen. Sacada, n. g. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis, distincta. Palpi breves, 

 lati, subflexi ; articulus 3 US conicus. Antenna late pectinatae, apices 

 versus nudae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes sat ro- 

 busti ; tibiae fasciculatae, posticae calcaribus quatuor parvis ; tarsi 

 postici basi fasciculati. Alee anticae vix acutae, margine exteriore 

 subconvexo sat obliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis short, distinct. Palpi broad, short, 

 slightly bent, extending a little beyond the front ; 3rd joint conical. 

 Antennae broadly pectinated to two-thirds of the length, bare from 

 thence to the tips. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs moderately stout ; tibiae tufted ; hind tibiae with four short spurs ; 

 hind tarsi tufted towards the base. Wings moderately broad. Fore 

 wings hardly acute ; costa straight ; exterior border very slightly con- 

 vex, rather oblique ; the four inferior veins nearly equidistant from 

 each other. 



179. Sacad a decora, n. s. Mas. Rosea, capite thoraceque ochraceis, 

 abdomine absque posticis cinereis, tarsis albis, alis anticis annulo ba- 

 sali magno oblongo albo plagara nigram includente puuetis duobus 

 discalibus nigris linea exteriore recta obliqua cinerea extus nigricante 

 marginata. 



Male. Rosy red ; paler beneath. Head and thorax more ochraceous. 

 Abdomen and hind wings cinereous. Tarsi white ; hind tarsi with 

 the basal joint reddish. Fore wings near the base with a large trans- 

 versely oblong whitish ringlet which encloses a black patch hindward ; 

 two black discal points, one subcostal ; a cinereous straight oblique 

 exterior line, which is diffusedly blackish-bordered on the outer side. 

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



Gen. Agabra, n. g. 



Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi porrccti, angu- 

 lati, caput Hit supcruntes ; articulus 2 1JS longus, latus, pilosus ; 3 US bre- 

 conicQS. Antenna: U i( -nte basali incrassatae. A bdornen cristatum, 

 alas posticus paullo supeiaus ; fasciculus apicalis compressus. Pedes 

 sat gracilesj tartii ban tibiisque ftmbriatiij calcaribus quatuor longis. 



Al<B BOtiCBB apice rectangulatie, margine exteriore subflexo. 

 Male. Body hardly stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis short. 



Palpi porrect; extending lomewhat beyond the head; 2nd joint broad, 

 lon^, pilose ; 3rd ihortj conical, forming an angle with the 2nd. An- 

 tenna: incrassatcd from the base to full one-third of the length, where 



