LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 
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Pedes breves, robusti. Alae anticae elongatae, acutae, costa convexa, 
margine exteriore longissimo subangulato. 
Male . — Body very stout, thickly clothed. Proboscis distinct. 
Palpi obliquely ascending, applied to the head, not rising so high 
as the vertex ; third joint conical, acute, very minute. Antennae 
setulose, rather long. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 
wings; apical tuft small, quadrate. Legs smooth, short, stout; 
hind tibiae with four spurs; one spur in each pair short, the other 
long. Fore wings elongate, acute, extending much beyond the 
hind wings ; costa convex ; exterior border very long, forming 
a rounded angle at one-third of the length, extremely oblique hind- 
ward ; fringe very long towards the interior angle; interior border 
very short. 
1. Maschane erratipennis. 
Mas. Purpurascente-ferruginea , subtus ochracea ; antennae albce 
sabtus albce ; thorax antice et abdomen ochracea ; alee anticae 
vitta antica lata pallidissime ochracea , lineis duabus cinereis 
nigro marginatis , la angulata , 2 a subarcuata perobliqua, 
punctis duobus discalibus et quinque marginalibus albis ; 
posticce pallide cinerece marginibus obscurioribus. 
Male. Reddish brown, with a purplish tinge, ochraceous be- 
neath. Antennae white beneath at the base. Thorax in front and 
abdomen ochraceous. Fore wings with a broad very pale ochraceous 
stripe on the fore part of the disk ; two cinereous transverse black- 
bordered lines ; first line forming a very acute and prominent out- 
ward angle, accompanied in front by two white points; second line 
very oblique, slightly curved inward ; fore part of the exterior bor- 
der with five whitish points which diminish in size hiudward ; hind 
part with the fringe white in front; discal point black, very small. 
Hind wings pale cinereous, except towards the borders. Length of 
the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
2. Maschane simplex. 
Mas. Ferrugineo-rufa , subtus pallide rufescens ; palpi ascend - 
entes , breves; antennae subsetosae , subpubescentes ; abdomen 
ochraceum , basi cristatum , alas posticas longe superans ; alae 
anticae linea recta obliqua chalybaea , plaga antica pallide 
purpurascente , marginis interioris angulo fimbriato bene 
determinato ; posticce pallide rufescentes . 
B 2 
