LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Testaceous, tinged with red, rather stout. Legs stout, smooth, 
moderately long. Fore wings moderately broad, slightly rounded at 
the tips, with a black discal point and with a few black speckles, the 
latter indicating an oblique exterior line ; exterior border straight, 
slightly oblique. Hind wings white. Length of the body 6? lines ; 
of the wings 16 lines. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Africa. 
9. Chilo discellus. 
Mas. Albido-stramineus ; caput album ; thoracis latera cervina ; 
abdomen alas posticas longe superans , lateribus fasciculatis ; 
alee anticce nigro conspersce , vitta discali diffusa nigricante , 
punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticce albce. 
Male. Whitish straw-colour. Head white. Labial palpi 
fawn-colour beneath, much longer than the breadth of the head. 
Maxillary palpi obliquely tufted, much less than half the length of 
the labial palpi. Thorax fawn-coloured on each side. Abdomen 
white, slightly tufted along each side, extending very far beyond the 
hind wings. Fore wings acute, minutely black-speckled, with a dif- 
fuse discal blackish stripe ; marginal points black, the hindermost 
one elongated; exterior border straight, slightly oblique. Hind 
wings white. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 
a, b. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 
c. South Africa. Presented by It. Trimen, Esq. 
d, e. Port Natal. From M. Guienzius’ collection. 
Madagascar, &c. 
10. Chilo carnifex. 
carnifex, Cyl. 
Madagascar. 
11. Chilo mauriciellus. 
Fcem. Testaceo-cinereus , sat robustus ; palpi capitis latitudine 
fere duplo longiores ; abdomen alas posticas longe superans ; 
alee anticce acutce , sat angustce , punctis marginalibus nigris ; 
posticce albido-cinerece. Mas. — Palpi labiales breviores^cras- 
siores , minus acuti ; antennae glabrae ; aloe anticce breviores , 
obscuriores ; posticce fuscescente-cinerece. 
