CATALOGUE 
OF 
LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
FOURTH SERIES. 
Genus 15. SCELIODES. 
Mas . Corpus gracile. Proboscis gracilis. Palpi longi, porrecti, 
rostriformes, pilosi ; articulus 3us ovatus, distinctissimus, subnudus. 
Palpi maxillares obsoleti. Antennae breves, pubescentes. Thorax 
latus. Abdomen attenuatum, aks posticas longe superans. Alae 
nebulosae, linea subraarginali ; anticae margine exteriore subflexo, 
orbiculari et reniformi plenis maximis. 
Sceliodes, Guen . Belt, et Pyral . 400. 
Male. Body slender. Ocelli widely apart. Proboscis slender. 
Palpi long, porrect, rostriform, pilose ; third joint ovale, very distinct, 
almost bare. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Antennae short, pubescent. 
Thorax broad, squamous. Abdomen attenuated, extending far be- 
yond the hind wings. Wings clouded, with no lines except the 
submarginal one. Fore wings with the exterior border slightly bent ; 
orbicular and reniform marks very large and full. 
1. Sceliodes mucidalis. 
Mas. Sordide flavescente-alba ; alee antiece macula magna apicali 
fusco-ferruginea intus nigro marginata , maculis discalibus 
maximis basique olivaceo-fuscis , strigis costalibus subapicalibus 
nigris ; posticce pallidiores , macula discali magna punctoque 
nigricante contiguis , macula apicali diffusa . 
Sceliodes mucidalis, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 400, 521 . 
Australia. 
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