LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
917 
the two colours confused above, distinct on the under side. Fore 
wings rectangular at the tips ; costa very straight; exterior border 
moderately oblique. Length of the body 2J lines ; of the wings 
6 lines. 
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Genus DASTTRA. 
Mas . Fasciculus frontalis productus. Proboscis brevissima. 
Palpi breves, ascendentes, angulati ; articulus 3us conicus, minimus. 
Palpi maxillares obsoleti. Antennae basi robust®, apice arcuatae, 
setis longissimis subpubescentibus. Thorax robustus. Abdomen 
attenuatum, alas posticas vix superans. Pedes validi, squamosi, 
calcaribus longis, tibiis anticis brevissimis. Alae breviusculae, 
latiusculae ; antic® apice rectangulatae, costa basi inflata, margine 
exteriore perobliquo. 
Male. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis very short. Palpi 
short, applied to the head ; third joint conical, very minute, forming 
an angle with the second. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Antennae 
stout at the base, curled at the tips, with very long minutely pubes- 
cent ciliae. Thorax stout. Abdomen attenuated, hardly extending 
beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, squamous ; spurs long ; fore 
tibiae very short. Wings rather short and broad. Fore wings 
rectangular at the tips; costa inflated at the base; exterior border 
very oblique. 
Nearly allied to Pyralis . 
1. Dastira Hippialis. 
Mas. Purpurascente-rufa ; alee linea exteriore vix undulata 
nigra y punctis marginalibus nigris transversis ; anticce fascia 
interior e lata flava nigro submarginata. 
Male. Purplish red, slightly cinereous beneath. Wings with 
an exterior hardly undulating black line ; marginal points black, 
transverse. Fore wings with a broad interior slightly black-bordered 
yellow band which does not extend to the costa. Length of the 
body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
