LEPIDOPTERA HETERQCERA. 
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Genus 11. LENYRA. 
Fcem. Color metallicus. Corpus robustum. Caput parvum. 
Proboscis brevis. Palpi porrecli, acuminati, caput sat superantes ; 
articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio brevior. Antennae clavatae, 
subcapitatae, tborace paullo breviores. Thorax longiusculus. Ab- 
domen cylindricum, thorace paullo longius. Pedes validi; postici 
dense fasciculati, calcaribus longis. Alae angustae, opacae ; anticae 
apud costam rectae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore perobliquo. 
Female. Colour metallic. Body stout. Head small. Pro- 
boscis short. Palpi porrect, acuminated, extending somewhat 
beyond the head ; third joint lanceolate, less than half the length of 
the second. Antennae clavate, almost capitate, a little shorter than 
the thorax, which is rather long. Abdomen cylindrical, not much 
longer than the thorax. Legs stout ; hind legs thickly tufted ; 
spurs long. Wings narrow, opaque. Fore wings straight in front, 
a little broader towards the tips, which are rounded, extremely ob- 
lique along the exterior border. 
1. Lenyra Ashtaroth. 
Fcem. Oiiprea ; caput nigrum , antice subtusque cganeum ; an- 
tenna nigra ; thoracis latera purpurea ; prothorax et pectus 
viridia ; abdomen viride , basi purpureum ; pedes postici pilis 
interioribus ferrugineis, fasciculis exterioribus viridibus, fas- 
ciculo medio albo notato ; ala virides , antica vitta cuprea. 
Trochilium Ashtaroth, Westw. MSS. 
Female. Head black, dark blue in front and beneath. An- 
tennae and legs black. Thorax cupreous, purple on each side. 
Prothorax and pectus green. Abdomen green, purple towards the 
base. Hind legs with ferruginous hairs on the inner side, and with 
thick tufts of dark green hairs on the outer side; a few r white-tipped 
hairs in the middle tuft. Wings green. Fore wings with a bright 
cupreous stripe, which widens outwards. Length of the body 
9 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 
a. Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby’s collection. 
