LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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West Indies. 
Sect. n. 
Mas . Corpus sat validum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi la- 
biales erecti, pubescentes, verticem superantes ; articulus 3us longi- 
conicus, 2i dimidio brevior. Palpi maxillares porrecti, breves, 
squamoso-hirsuti. Antennae subserratae, subpubescentes, basi sub- 
incrassatae. Abdomen alas posticas superans ; fasciculus apicalis 
parvus, quadratus. Pedes validi, laeves ; tibiae posticae calcaribus 
quatuor longis. Alae anticae longae, angustse, apice rotundatae, mar- 
gine exteriore convexo. 
Male . Body moderately stout. Proboscis distinct. Labial 
palpi erect, pubescent, rising higher than the vertex ; third joint 
elongate-conical, less than half the length of the second. Maxil- 
lary palpi porrect, short, squamous-hirsute. Antennae very mi- 
nutely serrated and pubescent, slightly incrassated at the base. 
Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft 
small, quadrate. Legs stout, smooth ; hind tibiae with four long 
spurs. Wings elongate. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips ; 
costa straight ; exterior border convex, moderately oblique. 
3. Trachonitis lucidalis. 
Mas. Cinerea ; alee anticce nigro consper sis, f asciis duabus, linea 
exteriore abbreviala lineaque submarginali dentata duplicata 
nigricantibus postice ferrugineis, punctis marginalibus nigris ; 
alee posticce iridescentes subhyalince . 
Male . Cinereous. Fore wings hoary, minutely black-speckled, 
with blackish markings, which become ferruginous towards the inte- 
rior border ; a basal band, another band before the middle, an 
oblique exterior line which is abbreviated in front, and a double 
dentate submargiual line ; marginal points black. Hind wings 
nearly hyaline, very iridescent ; fringe whitish, interlined with pale 
brown near the base like that of the fore wings. Length of the 
body 6 — 7 lines ; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 
a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
Borneo. 
4. Trachonitis dilaticornis. 
Mas. Cervina ; palpi lati, erecti , subarcuati , verticem superantes ; 
antenna dimidio basali incrassatce et dilatatce ; thorax punctis 
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