LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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DESMIA iEGIMIUSALIS. 
Mas. Cinereo-fusca, gracilis ; palpi graciles, arcuati , ascendentes , 
articulo 3 o lanceolato ; antennae pubescentes , basi recta, apud 
medium nodosa , apices versus arcuata ; abdomen alas posticas 
longe superans ; ala angusla, subpurpurascentes , lineis inte- 
rims et exteriore pallidis , hac jlexa ; antica apice rotundata , 
orbiculari et reniformi Jlavescente-albis, hac subquadrata , 
ilia punctiformi. 
Male . Cinereous-brown, slender, white beneath. Palpi slen- 
der, curved, obliquely ascending ; third joint lanceolate, very acute, 
less than half the length of the second. Antennae pubescent, 
straight towards the base, nodose at beyond one-third of the length, 
curved from thence to the tips ; basal joint thick. Abdomen 
extending far beyond the hind wings. Wings narrow, with a 
purplish tinge ; fringe whitish towards the interior angle; interior 
and exterior lines pale, very indistinct ; the latter bent. Fore wings 
somewhat rounded at the tips; orbicular and reniform marks 
yellowish white, the former punctiform, the latter transversely sub- 
quadrate. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines 
This species has the typical form of the genus with respect to 
the antennae of the male, but differs much from the American spe- 
cies in the shape of the fore wings. 
Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Desmia? Aceoalis. 
Mas. Fusca , vix robusta ; palpi brevissimi , subascendent.es , basi 
testacei ,* antenna valida , pubescentes ; abdomen basi testaceo 
bifasciatum , alas posticas superans ; ala sat angusta, linea 
marginali tenui flava ; antica apice rotundata, lituris costa - 
libus, linea exteriore Jlexa undulata informi , orbiculari gutti - 
formi et reniformi strigiformi jlavis. 
Male. Brown, hardly stout, testaceous beneath. Palpi very 
short, slightly ascending, testaceous at the base ; third joint coni- 
cal, much shorter than the second. Antennae stout, pubescent. 
Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, with two 
testaceous basal bands ; tip testaceous. Legs mostly brown. 
Wings rather narrow ; marginal line yellow, slender. Fore wings 
rounded at the tips, with some yellow marks along the costa, and 
