LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Tetracis Allediusaria. 
Fcem. Pallide testacea ; palpi porrecti , caput vix super ante s ; alee 
amplce , longiusculce , linea recta obliqua saturate ochracea , 
margine exteriore angulato ; anticce subfaleatee , margins exte- 
riore antice subconcavo postice recto perobliquo. 
Female . Pale testaceous. Palpi porrect, hardly extending 
beyond the head ; third joint extremely minute. Antennae simple. 
Wings ample, rather long, with a straight oblique deep ochraceous 
line. Fore wings subfalcate ; costa straight; exterior border slightly 
concave in front of the distinct angle, its hind part straight and very 
oblique. Hind wings extending beyond the abdomen, with a less 
distinct angle. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 20 
lines. 
a. Jamaica. From Mr. Milne's collection. 
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Genus DASMEUDA. 
Mas . Corpus sat valid um. Frons plana, glabra. Proboscis 
brevis, gracilis. Palpi graciles, glabri, porrecti, caput paullo super- 
antes ; articulus 2us fusiformis ; 3us cylindricus, 2i dimidio longior. 
Antennae breves, pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. 
Pedes robusti, glabri ; tibiae posticae vix incrassataj. Alae amplae, 
angulo interiore producto, fimbria brevi ; anticae apice rectangulata?, 
margine exteriore antice inciso. 
Male . Body moderately stout. Front flat, smooth. Proboscis 
short, slender. Palpi slender, porrect, smooth, extending a little 
beyond the head ; second joint fusiform ; third cylindrical, much 
more than half the length of the second. Antennae short, pectinated. 
Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth ; 
hind tibiae hardly incrassated. Wings ample ; interior angle pro* 
minent, fringe short. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; exterior 
border notched at one-third of the length from the tip, its hind part 
straight and rather oblique. Hind wings with the exterior border 
convex. 
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