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_Male._ Cinereous, with a glaucous tinge. Proboscis short. Palpi very
short, obliquely ascending; third joint extremely small. Antennae setose,
somewhat shorter than the body. Wings with a straight, very oblique,
brown line, which extends from the middle of the interior border of the
hind wings towards the tip of the fore wings, on approaching which it is
obsolete; marginal line black. Fore wings very acute; exterior border
extremely oblique; reniform mark brown, very slender. Hind wings
extending beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings
17 lines.
Gen. ZANCLOPTERYX, _Herr.-Schaeffer_.
54. Zanclopteryx saponaria, _Herr.-Schaeffer, Guen. Uran. et Phal._ 11.
16, 915.
Inhabits also Ceylon.
Fam. MICRONIDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. MICRONIA, _Guenee_.
55. Micronia rectinervata, _Guen. Uran. et Phal._ 11. 27, 933.
Fam. ZERENIDAE.
Gen. STALAGMIA, _Guenee_.
56. Stalagmia guttaria, _Guer. Icon. Regn. Anim. Ins._ pl. 90 (Phalaena).
Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Malacca
by Mr. A. R. WALLACE, with Descriptions of New Species. By FRANCIS
WALKER.
Fam. SPHINGIDAE, _Leach_.
Gen. MACROGLOSSA, _Ochsenheimer_.
1. Macroglossa Passalus, _Drury, Exot. Ins._ ii. 52, pl. 29. f. 2
(Sphinx).
Inhabits also Hindostan and Java.
2. Macroglossa corythus, _Boisd. MSS._; _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ viii. 92.
14.
Inhabits also Hindostan, Ceylon, and Java.
Fam. AGARISTIDAE, _Swainson_.
Gen. EUSEMIA, _Dalman_.
3. Eusemia maculatrix, _Westw._ (See Singapore Sp. No. 2.)
4. Eusemia mollis, _Walk._ (See Singapore Sp. No. 3.)
5. EUSEMIA SUBDIVES, n. s. _Mas._ Atra, antennis subpectinatis, abdomine
fasciis luteis, alis anticis fascia exteriore recta non obliqua
testacea; posticis ochraceis atro marginatis.
_Male._ Deep black. Antennae slightly pectinated, slightly hooked at the
tips. Abdomen with a luteous band on the hind border of each segment.
Fore wings with an upright, straight, testaceous exterior band, which
does not extend to the interior border. Hind wings bright ochraceous,
with a deep black border, which is irregular on the inner side and is
joined in front to a black spot, the latter, on the under side,
containing a white curved line. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings
28 lines.
Fam. LITHOSIIDAE, _Stephens_.
Gen. NYCTEMERA, _Huebner_.
6. Nyctemera tripunctaria, _Linn. Syst. Nat._ 864. 226 (Geometra).
Inhabits also Hindostan and China.
Gen. EUSCHEMA, _Huebner_.
7. Euschema subrepleta, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xi. 406. 3.
Inhabits also Ceylon and Borneo.
Fam. LIPARIDAE, _Boisduval_.
Gen. PANTANA.
8. Pantana bicolor, _Walk._ (See Singapore Sp. No. 17.)
Fam. ORTHOSIDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. CAREA, _Walk._
9. Carea varipes, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ x. 475.
Fam. HYBLAEIDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. HYBLAEA, _Fabr._
10. Hyblaea tortricoides, _Guen. Noct._ ii. 391.
Inhabits also Borneo.
11. Hyblaea erycinoides, _Walk. Cat. Lep. Het._ xv. 1792.
Fam. PHYLLODIDAE, _Guenee_.
Gen. LYGNIODES, _Guenee_.
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