LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
885 
tenor border slightly bent. Female . — Palpi ascending high above 
the vertex, not reflexed over the thorax ; third joint bare, extremely 
slender, little shorter than the second, with which it forms a nearly 
right angle. Antennae simple. Abdomen not extending beyond 
the hind wings. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 
14 lines. 
The two last species differ considerably from the typical form 
of Megatomis , which is more represented by the following species. 
a — c. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Megatomis Edphrionalis. 
Mas. Testacea , gracilis ; palpi longi , graciles , compressi , usque 
ad thoracem recurvi ; abdomen pallide cinereum , alas posticas 
superans ; tibiae anticce ramo longo instructae ; alee pallide 
cinereae, testaceo varice , atomis plurimis lineisque indetermina- 
tis fuscis , linea submarginali albida denticulata fusco margi - 
nata , margine dentato ; anticce acutae , reniformi indetenni- 
nata ex parte jlava , puncto apicali nigro elongato , margine 
exterior e flexo. 
Male . Testaceous, slender, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi 
long, slender, compressed, rising high above the head and recurved 
to the fore border of the thorax ; third joint acute, rather shorter 
than the second. Antennae like those of M. Lacratesalis in struc- 
ture. Abdomen pale cinereous, extending rather beyond the hind 
wiugs. Legs smooth, slender; fore tibiae with an appendage as 
long as the tibia itself. Wings moderately broad, of a pale cine- 
reous ground hue, much varied with testaceous, with brown speckles 
and irregular brown lines, and with a more distinct denticulated 
whitish brown-bordered submarginal line ; exterior border scalloped. 
Fore wings acute ; reniform mark partly yellow, not concise ; an 
elongated black apical point ; exterior border bent. Length of the 
body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
4 H 2 
