LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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with a slight interior undulating line ; exterior line acutely angular 
towards the costa, straight on the under side; costa testaceous; 
exterior border with two broad excavations. Hind wings with the 
exterior border acutely and deeply dentate. Length of the body 6 
lines; of the wings 14 lines. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves, 
porrecti, caput non aut vix superantes; artieulus 3us minimus. 
Antennae latissime pecticatae, apice simplices. Abdomen breves, 
non robusti ; tibia? posticae non incrassatae. Alae amplae, spissae ; 
anticae elongatae, valde falcatae, costa extus convexa, margine exte- 
riore antico excavato ; posticae subdentatae. 
Male. Body stout. Front not prominent. Proboscis short. 
Palpi short, porrect, extending not or very little beyond the head ; 
third joint very minute. Antennae very broadly pectinated, bare 
towards the tips. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. 
Legs short, not stout; hind tibiae not incrassated ; spurs long. 
Wings ample, stout. Fore wings elongate, very falcate ; costa con- 
vex exteriorly ; exterior border excavated behind the tips. Hind 
wings with the exterior border slightly dentate. 
Mas. Rufescente-cervina y robusta; palpi porrecti , brevissimi, sub- 
tus niyri ; antennae latissime pectinatae , apice nudce ; alee 
niyricante conspersce, fascia lata obscuriore, fimbria niyricante - 
cinerea ; anticae valde falcatae , lituris tribus costalibus niyri - 
canlibus ; posticae maryine exteriore subanyulato subdentato . 
Male. Beddish fawn-colour, stout. Proboscis short. Palpi 
porrect, very short, not extending beyond the head, mostly black 
beneath ; third joint extremely minute. Antennas very broadly 
pectinated, bare at the tips; branches fringed. Hind tibiae'' not 
thickened, with four long spurs. Wings blackish-speckled, with a 
broad irregular deeper-coloured band ; fringe blackish, cinereous 
exteriorly ; under side more speckled, with two blackish lines, which 
correspond to the borders of the band. Fore wings extremely fal- 
cate ; three blackish marks on the costa ; exterior border slightly 
Genus CHIZALA. 
Chizala decipiens. 
