LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
19a 
partly and thinly brown-speckled ; costal space tinged with brown 
along more than half the length from the base ; exterior and sub- 
marginal line brown, deeply zigzag. Hind wings whitish, semi- 
hyaline. Length of the body 3^—4 lines ; of the wings 6—8 lines. 
0 — g. Ceylon. From M. Nietner’s collection. 
2. Araxes c^e sella. 
Foem. Albida ; alee anticce testaceo subtinctce , lineis duabus an~ 
gulosis cervinis , puncto discali punctisque marginalihus ni - 
gris ; posticce albce , subhyalince . 
Female . Whitish. Body and fore wings with a slight tes- 
taceous tinge. Fore wings with two fawn-coloured zigzag lines ; 
discal point and marginal points black. Hind wings white, very 
slightly hyaline. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines. 
a. Ceylon. From M. Nietner’s collection. 
Sect. 2. 
Mas . Palporum articulus 3us 2i dimidio non brevior. Alae 
anticae perangustae, margine exteriore perobliquo. 
Male. Third joint of the palpi about half the length of the 
second. Fore wings very narrow ; exterior border very oblique. 
3. Araxes? celsella. 
Mas. Pallide cervina ; alee anticce apud costam roseo tinctce ; pos - 
ticce albce , subhyalince. 
Male. Pale fawn-colour. Fore wings with a rosy tinge along 
the costa. Hind wings white, slightly hyaline. Length of the 
body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Ceylon. From M. Nietner’s collection. 
Sect. 3. ^ y 
Mas etfeem. Palporum articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2o vix bre- 
vior. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes laeves, longi, 
gracillimi. Alae anticae angustae, margine exteriore convexo per- 
obliquo. 
