REPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
837 
Genus LANCIA. 
Fcem. Corpus sat robustutn. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi 
porrecti, pilosi, thorace vix breviores ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 
longiusculus. Palpi maxillares distincti, oblique ascendentes. 
Antennae breves. Abdomen longum, lineare, apice conicum, alas 
posticas longe superans. Pedes glabri, sat graciles, calcaribus lon- 
gis. Alae latse, longiuseulae ; anticae apud eostam subconvexae, 
apice peracutae ; posticae sat acutae. 
Female . Body moderately stout. Proboscis extremely short. 
Palpi porrect, pilose, nearly as long as the thorax ; third joint lan- 
ceolate, about one-third of the length of the second. Maxillary 
palpi distinct, obliquely ascending. Antennae short. Abdomen 
long, linear, conical at the tip, extending far beyond the hind 
wings. Legs smooth, rather slender ; spurs long. Wings broad, 
rather long. Fore wings slightly convex along the costa, very acute 
at the tips. Hind wings rather acute. 
1. Lancia Phrontisalis. 
Foem. Ferruginea ; palpi subtus basi albidi; palpi maxillares 
apice albidi; antenna} albidce ; alee nitentes , subpurpuras- 
cenles, linea marginali obscuriore , fimbria cinerea ; andcce 
lineis duabus obliquis albidis , exteriore punctis contiguis 
elongatis fuscis, linea marginali alba ; posticce apud marginem 
interiorem late fimbriatee . 
Female . Ferruginous, paler beneath. Palpi whitish beneath 
towards the base. Maxillary palpi with whitish tips. Antennae 
whitish. Wings shining, slightly glossed with purple ; marginal 
line darker; fringe cinereous. Fore wings with two oblique whitish 
lines, the interior one more oblique than the exterior one, which is 
accompanied by some elongated brown points; a third while line 
along the marginal one. Hind wings broadly fringed along the in- 
terior border. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
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