lepidortera heteroceka. 
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Genus BASSANIA. 
Fce.m. Corpus crassum, pilosum. Frons subfasciculata. Pro- 
boscis robusta. Palpi valid!, breves, oblique ascendentes, arti- 
culo 3o parvo. Antennse siinplices. Abdomen alas posticas non 
superans. Pedes validi, non pilosi ; tibiae postieae vix incrassatae. 
Alee amplae, validae, integrae ; anticae subfalcatae, margine exteriore 
subconvexo subobliquo; posticae margine exteriore vix dentato. 
Female. Body thick, pilose. Front slightly tufted. Proboscis 
robust. Palpi stout, short, obliquely ascending ; third joint conical, 
less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae simple. 
Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, not 
pilose ; hind tibiae hardly incrassated. Wings ample, stout, entire ; 
fringe full. Fore wings subfalcate ; costa straight; exterior border 
slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings with the exterior border 
hardly scolloped between the veins. 
Bassania amethystata. 
Fcem. Rufescenle-ochracea, subtus pallide testacea ; alee punefo 
discali nigro ; anticce linea exteriore recta obliqua rufa, spatio 
interiore purpuras cente, costa albido conspersa , striga costali 
subapicali angulata nigra ; posticae testacece , apud margincm 
exterior em rufescentes. 
Geometra amethystata, Morritz , MSS. 
Female. Reddish ochraceous, mostly pale testaceous on the 
under side. Abdomen testaceous. Antennae and legs whitish, 
black-speckled. Wings with a black discal point. Fore wings with 
a purplish tinge on the inner side of the straight oblique red exterior 
line, which is not apparent on ihe under side : costa with whitish 
speckles ; a slight angular costal subapical black streak. Hind 
wings testaceous, slightly black-speckled, reddish towards the exte- 
rior border ; fringe also reddish. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the 
wings 20 lines. 
Venezuela. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
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