LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
1673 
Legs dark blue, white beneath. Wings glaucous-green above, 
more blue beneath ; disk of the areolets with black and white spots, 
the latter hue most prevalent beneath. Hind wings along the inte- 
rior border luteous beneath and more slightly whitish above. 
Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 
a. Sumatra. From Sir Stamford Raffles collection. 
Page 441. 
The genera SeriphaP and Mevania seem to represent the 
Chalcosiidce in South America. 
Page 444. 
Fam. HYPSIDvE. 
Comprising the genera Hypsa, Caryatis, Sermyla ? and Pitane. 
In the structure of the palpi it much resembles some groups of the 
Noctuites Quadrijidce of Guenee. 
Page 447. 
Hypsa antica. 
Mas. Lutea ; palpi apice nigri ; antennae nigrce , sat late pec - 
tinat(B , ramis hamatis ; thorace anticus nigro biguttatus ; 
abdomen maculis dorsalibus nigris ; pedes albidi ; alee anticce 
ferruginea , triente basali lutece , basi nigro guttatce. 
Male. Luteous. Proboscis testaceous. Palpi with a black 
dot at the tip of the second joint; third joint black. Antennae 
black, rather deeply pectinated ; branches with hooked bristles 
at their tips. Thorax with a black dot on each side in front. Ab- 
domen with black dorsal dots. Legs whitish. Fore wings ferrugi- 
nous, luteous for near one-third of the surface from the base where 
there are some black dots ; outline of the luteous part excavated 
luteous and whitish in front ; under side pale luteous, with broad 
brown borders. Hind wings dark brown, luteous in front ; under 
side like that of the fore wings. Length of the body 9 lines; of the 
wings 22 lines. 
Cape. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
