LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Country unknown. 
11. ZoNILIA VaU. 
Viridi-cervina, subtus rufescens ; thoracis latera cinerea ; abdomen 
cinereum j asciis inter ruptis nigris ; alee subtus ferrugineee ; 
alee anticee basi , margine exteriore maculaque costali purpu- 
rascentibus , necnon litura V argentea discali ; posticee basi 
purpurascentes. 
Greenish fawn-colour, reddish beneath. Sides of the thorax 
cinereous. Abdomen cinereous, with interrupted black bands, 
Wings ferruginous beneath. Fore wings obliquely purplish on full 
one-third of the surface from the base, and irregularly purplish 
along the exterior border ; a purplish costal spot, behind which 
there is a discal V-shaped silvery mark. Hind wings purplish 
towards the base. Length of the body 14 lines ; of the wings 
28 lines. 
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Genus 26. ORYBA. 
Corpus crassum. Proboscis longa. Palpi breves, crassi, as- 
cendentes. Abdomen thorace non duplo longius. Pedes validi ; 
tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor breviusculis. Alae longae, sat an- 
gustae ; antice apud costam vix convex®, apice peracutae, margine 
exteriore perobliquo subundulato, angulo interiore acuto ; posticae 
apice rotundatee. 
Body thick. Proboscis long. Palpi short, thick, ascending. 
Abdomen rather less than twice the length of the thorax. Legs 
stout; hind tibiae with four rather short spurs. Wings long, rather 
narrow. Fore wings hardly convex in front, very acute at the tips ; 
exterior border very oblique, slightly undulating ; interior angle 
acute. Hind wings rounded at the tips. 
1. ORYBA ROBUSTA. 
Obscure viridis , subtus ochracea ; abdomen maculis lateralibus 
luteis nigrisque ; alee extus ferrugineo-fuscee , anticee f asciis 
tribus angustis nigricantibus . 
Dark green, orange beneath. Abdomen with luteous and 
black spots on each side. Wings ferruginous-brown exteriorly. 
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