LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Genus 17. CATAGELA. 
Mas. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi porrecti, ca- 
pitis latitudine multo longiores ; articulus 2us subtus fimbriatus ; 
3us lanceolatus. Antennae valid®, setulosae, pubescentes. Abdo- 
men alas posticas longe superans. Pedes longissimi, gracillimi ; 
tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae anticae longae, an- 
gustae ; anticae acutae, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo. 
Male. Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi porrect, very 
much longer than the breadth of the head; second joint with a short 
thick fringe beneath ; third lanceolate, full half the length of the 
second. Antennae stout, setulose, pubescent. Abdomen extending 
much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs very long 
and slender; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings long, nar- 
row. Fore wings acute; costa straight; exterior border slightly 
convex, very oblique. 
1. Catagela adjurella. 
Mas. Subochracea ; alee antiece pallide einerece , fuscescente sub- 
strigatae , basi ochracece , linea submarginali fusca postice 
indistincta ; posticae albidae . 
Male Dull ochraceous. Abdomen, hind wings and under 
side whitish. Fore wings pale cinereous, slightly and diffusedly 
streaked with pale brown, ochraceous at the base ; submarginal 
line brown, indeterminate hind ward, more oblique than the exterior 
border. Length of the body 4 Hues ; of the wings 10 lines, 
a. Colombo, Ceylon. From M. Nietner’s collection. 
Sect. 2. 
Mas. Fasciculus frontalis productus, peracutus. Palpi por- 
recti, capitis latitudine fere duplo longiores ; articulns 2us pilosus ; 
3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio brevior. Antenna? validae, pubescentes. 
Abdomen cylindricum, alas posticas longe superans. Pedes longi, 
graciles. Alae anticae margine exteriore convexo perobliquo. 
Male. Frontal tuft very acute and prominent. Palpi porrect, 
nearly twice longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint 
pilose ; third lanceolate, much more slender than the second, and 
a little less than half its length. Antennae stout, pubescent. 
Abdomen cylindrical, extending for almost half its length beyond 
