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CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED
— LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA

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CHARACTERS

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UNDESCKIBED

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA.

BY

FRANCIS WALKER, F.L.S.

LONDON :
E. W. JANSON, 30, MUSEUM STREET, W.C,

1869

LIBRARY

LONDON :
r.. NEWMAN, PRINTER, DEVONSHIRE STREET, BlSHOrSGATE.

PREFACE

Several additions have been lately made to the 141 families
into which the Lepidoptera Heterocera were formerlv divided, and
there are indications of a vast increase in the number of genera
which compose them, and synonyms of some already published
frequently appear.

A slight revise of the groups above mentioned may be useful,
and will, perhaps, be prepared at an early period.

The following descriptions w^ere written to fulfil an agreement
that the species thereby characterized should appear in print.

F. WALKER.

October, 1869.

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CHARACTERS

UNDESCRIBED SPECIES

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA.

The following one hundred and two species are in the collection
of T. Norris, Esq.

Tribe BOMBYCITES.

Fam. Agaristid^.
Gen. Callidula, Huhn.
C. erjcinoides

Fam. ZygjENid^.
Gen. EucEREA, Huhn.
E. melanopyga

Fam. Chalcoshdje.
Gen. Cyclosia, Huhn.
C. spilophila

Gen. Eterusia, Hope.
E. fasciata

Gen. OuNA, n.
0. nyctemeroides

Fam. Ctenuchidje.
Gen. Ctenucha, Kirhy.
C. nivosa

Fam. Melamerid^.
Gen. JosiA, Huhn.
J. lativitta

Fam. Pericopld^.
Gen. Pericopis, Huhn.
P. tristis

Gen. Lama, n.
L. trilera

Fam. Euschemidj;.
Gen. EuscnEMA, Huhn.
E. auristriga

Fam. Hypsib^.
Gen. ViTESSA, Moore.
V. triplaga

Fam. LiTHOsim^.
Gen. LiTHosiA, Fahr.
L. rem Ota

Fam. Callimorphid^.
Gen. Barsine, Walk.
B. punctifascia

Fam. Arctiid^.
Gen. Id ALUS, Walk.
I. lineosus

Gen. Spilosoma, Steph.
S. strigata
S. cognata

Gen. Anthena, Walk.
A. extenuata

Gen. Ecpantheria, Huhn.
E. annulifascia

Gen. Ardices, Walk.
A. liturata

Gen. Halesidota, Huhn.
H. vitripennis
H. perflua

Fam. LiPARiD^.
Gen. OcNERiA, Huhn.
0. congrua

CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Gen. Genusa, Walk.

Earn. Glottulid^.

G.

discifera

Gen. PoLYTELA, Gn.

Gen. TuEEiGA, n.

P. inclyta

T.

invasa

Gen. Arvaduca, n.

Gen. Saltiga, n.

A. dotata

S.

latifera

Gen. MoNoscA, n.

Earn. PsYCHiDiE.

M. subnotata

Gen. Entometa, Walk. -

Earn. Apamid^.

E.

adusta

Gen. Laphygma, On.

Earn. NoTODONTiD^.

L. prsecipua

Gen. Hetekocampa, Doubl.

L. compta

H,

, seminivea

L. experta

Gen. Edema, Walk.

L. innotabilis

E.

cana

Gen. GozAETA, n.

L. communicata
L. caudata

G.

fulgurifera

Gen. TuRUPTiANA, n.

Gen. Heliophobus, Boisd.
H. submarginalis

T.

obliqua

Earn. LiMACODiD^.
Gen. DoRATiFEitA, Westw.

Earn. NocTuiD.E.

Gen. Xanthia, Ochs.
X. moderata

D.

congrua

Earn. Hadenid^.

Gen. Mecytha, Walk.

Gen. EupLExiA, Steph.

M

. antiqua

E. morosa

Gen. MiEESA, Walk.

Earn. Xylinid^.

M,

. subcitrina

Gen. Xylina, Ochs.

Gen. Chazena, n.

X. subcostalis

C.

velata

Gen. Nystalea, Gn.

Earn. Drepanulid^.

N. ignobilis

Gen. LoNOMiA, Walk.

Gen. LiBUNCA, n.

L.

abnegata

L. argentea

Earn. Saturniid^.

Gen. BuciARA, n.

Gen. ANTHERiEA, Hubn.

B. bipartita

A.

insignis

Earn. Heliothid^.

Gen. Micrattacus, Walk.

Gen. Anth^cia, Boisd.

M

. lebedoides

A. saturata

Gen. DiRPHiA, Hubn.

EaTn. Acontid;e.

D.

sexfasciata

Gen. AcoNTiA, Ochs.

Gen. Eagles, Hubn.

A. antica

E.

tricolor

A. poly chroma

E.

suffusa

A. antecedens

Earn. BoMBYciD^.

Earn. Erastrid^..

Gen. Hydrias, Boisd.

Gen. Erastria, Ochs.

H.

, canifascia

E. bryophiloides

Earn. Palindid^.

Tribe NOCTUITES.

Gen. Palindia, Gn.

Earn. BoMBYCoiDiE.

P. scita

P.

Gen. PuciALiA, n.
furcifera

Earn. PLUsiDiE.
Gen. Plusia, Ochs.

Earn. Leucanid^.

P. modista

Gen. TuRBULA, n.

P. incompta

T.

petrsea

P. temperata

HETEKOCEROUS LEPTDOPTEBA.

Gen. Deobriga, n.

Fam. OPHiusiDiE.

D. chrysopasa

Gen. Ophiusa, Ochs.

Gen. Capitaria, n.

0. albifimbria

C. sublineata

Gen. GoMORA, n.

Fam. Calpid^:.

G. argentipes

Gen. Tafalla, n.

Fam. PoAPHiLiD^.

T. clavifera

Gen. PoAPHiLA, Gn.

Gen. PiNCiA, n.

P. basilinea

P. continua

P. basigutta

Fam. GoNOPTERiD^.

Fam. FociLLiD^.

Gen. Gonitis, Gn.

Gen. Tautobriqa, n.

G. apta

T. euspila

G. ignobilis

Fam. HOMOPTERIDJE.

Gen. HoMOPTERA, Boisd.
H. lucimargo

Fam. Thermisiid^.
Gen. Thermisia, Hubn.
T. imbuta

H. albiflos

Gen. Hypernaria, Gn.

H. niviplaga

H. basisignata

H. brevipennis

H. anisospila

H. viridisquama

Gen. CoMPLUTiA, n.

Gen. PiANA, n.

C. transversa

P. lignificta

Fam. Hypogrammid;e.

Gen. Ccenipeta, Hubn.

Tribe PYRALITES.

C. senescens

Fam. Pyralidje.

Gen. Briarda, Walk.
B. semiplaga

Gen. Pyralis, Linn.
P. sodalis

Gen. BuRDRiA, n.

B. edemoides

Tribe GEOMETRITES.

Fam. BoLiNiD^.

Fam. BoarmiDjE.

Gen. BoLiNA, Gn.

Gen. BoARMiA, Treit.

B. mesoleuca

B. contributaria

Fam. Ommatophorid^.

B. plagiaria

Gen. Spiramia, Gn.

Fam. Larentid^.

S. hypopyroides

Gen. Obita, n.

Gen. Arabriga, n.

0. dispar

A. bimaculata

Fam. Erateinids.

Fam. Hypopyrid^.

Gen. Erateina, Boubl.

Gen. Hypopyra, Gn.

E. specularia

H. fusifascia

1. Callidula erycinoides. Fusca; corpore subtus testaceo;
alls latissimis, punctis subtus marginalibus albis, fimbria ochracea
fusco notata ; alis anticis acutis, fascia postmedia lutea vix obliqua
postice ochraceo sufFusa, puncto strigisque duabus exterioribus subtus
albis ; alis posticis subtus rufis testaceo conspersis, punctis duobus
antemediis albis, fasciis quatuor postraediis testaceis iindulatis inde-
terminatis.

4 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Brown. Body slender, testaceous beneath. Head with a pro-
minent frontal tuft. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi slightly
ascending, not longer than the breadth of the head; third joint
lanceolate, as long as the second. Antennae filiform, slender. Legs
testaceous, smooth, slender ; fore tibiae very short ; hind tibiae with
four slender spurs. Wings very broad ; under side with white mar-
ginal points ; fringe ochraceous, with some brown marks, which are
most numerous in the fore wings. Fore wings acute, with a post-
medial hardly oblique luteous band, which is narrower and tinged
with ochraceous near the hind angle, to which it does not extend ;
under side with a white point and two exterior transverse white
streaks in the disk between the base and the band; first streak
oblique, much shorter than the second. Hind wings beneath red,
speckled with testaceous, with two approximate white points in the
disk at one-third of the length, and with four postmedial undulating
very irregular testaceous bands. Length of the body 6 ? lines ; of the
wings 14 fines.

2. EucEREA MELANOPYGA. F<em. — Fusca, robusta, cylindrica ;
capite thorace antico pectoreque rufo-ochraceis, palpis rufo-ochraceis
oblique ascendentibus, articulo 3o fusco conico minimo ; antennis
cyaneo-nigris basi rufis ; abdominis dimidio basali coxis femoribusque
rufis ; alis anticis subpurpurascentibus ; alls posticis cinereis per-
parum hyalinis fuscescente marginatis.

Female. Brown, stout, cylindrical. Head, pectus and fore part
of the thorax reddish ochraceous. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi
reddish ochraceous, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the
vertex ; third joint conical, brown, very minute. Antennae bluish
black, red at the base. Abdomen extending for half its length beyond
the hind wings ; upper side bright red for more than half the length
from the base. Legs stout, smooth ; femora, except the tips and
coxae, red. Fore wings with a slight purplish tinge. Hind wings
cinereous, very slightly hyahne, brownish along the exterior. Length
of the body 9 lines ; of the wings. 21 lines.

3. Cyclosia spiLOPHiLA. Mas. — Saturate ferrugineo-fusca ; cor-
pore saturate cyaneo ; capite albo quadripunctato ; abdomine brevi
punctis lateralibus albis, segmentis ventralibus albo marginatis ; alis
tkscia subraarginali e strigis albis cyaneo marginatis ; alis anticis
lineis duabus transversis postmediis e guttis albis, costa apicem versus
saturate cyanea ; alis posticis guttis septem albis postmediis.

Male. — Deep ferruginous-brown. Body deep blue. Head conical
in front ; a white point on each aide in front of the eye and another
behind the eye. Antennae black, moderately pectinated ; branches
very thick-set. Abdomen much shorter than the interior border of

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 5

the hind wings ; a row of white points along each side ; hind borders
of the segments white beneath. Legs slender ; hind tibi* with very
short apical spurs. Wings with a submarginal row of short white
streaks, which are bordered with deep blue. Fore wings with ten or
eleven white dots of various shape, which form two irregular trans-
verse postmedial lines and are largest on the under side ; costa deep
blue towards the tip. Hind wings with seven white dots beyond the
middle. Length of the body 11 lines ; of the wings 42 lines.

4. Eterusia fasctata. Mas et fcsm. — Atra ; antennis saturate
cyaneis, maris densissime pectinatis, foem. serratis ; pectore cyaneo-
viridi ; abdomine dorso saturate cyaneo fasciis ventralibus cyaneo-
viridibus ; alis anticis amplis subacuminatis fascia postmedia flava vix
arcuata ; alis posticis fascia marginali ochracea nigro sex-maculata ;
alis quatuor basi subtus cyaneo strigatis.

Male ayid female. — Deep black. Head conical in front. Antennae
deep blue, very densely pectinated in the male, serrated in the female ;
branches black, moderately long. Pectus bluish green. Abdomen
deep blue above ; under side with a bluish green band on the hind
border of each segment. Legs slender ; femora and tibiae tinged with
bluish green ; tibiae without spurs. Wings ample ; under side with
blue streaks towards the base. Fore wings slightly acuminated, with
a hardly curved yellow band at somewhat beyond the middle ; exterior
border very oblique. Hind wings with an ochraceous marginal band,
which extends from two-thirds of the length of the costa to one-third
of the length of the exterior border and contains six black spots;
fringe black. Length of the body 8 — ^h lines ; of the wings 29 — 81
lines.

North Hindostan.

Gen. OLINA.

Mas. Corpus gracile. Caput antice planum. Proboscis longa.
Palpi validi, laeves, porrecti, caput sat superantes ; articulus 3us
acutus, 2o valde brevier. Antennae lata3 pectinatae. Pedes laeves,
graciles ; tibiae anticae calcare apicali brevissimo ; tibiae mediae cal-
caribus duobus apicalibus ; tibiae posticae calcaribus tribus, 3o apicali
brevissimo. Alae longae, angustae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore
perobliquo.

Male. Body slender. Head flat in front. Proboscis long. Palpi
stout, smooth, porrect, extending somewhat beyond the head, rather
longer than the front between the eyes ; third joint acute, much
shorter than the second. Antennae broadly pectinated. Legs smooth,
slender; fore tibiae with a very short apical spur; middle tibia3 with
two short apical spurs ; hind tibiae with two short spurs at two-thirds
of the length and with one very short apical spur. Wings long,

6 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

narrow, rounded at the tips. Fore wings with four inferior veins ,
second opposite the end of the areolet, much more distant from the
first than the third, which is very near the fourth ; exterior border
extremely oblique.

5. Olina ntctemerotdes. Mas — Fusca ; capite coccineo antice
albo ; palpis basi coccineis ; thorace vittis duabus punctisque duobus
anticis albis ; pectore albo ; alis anticis maculis duabus postmediis albis,
la subcostali fere rotunda, 2a lanceolate obliqua, fimbria apice liueaque
apud marginem interiorem albis ; alis posticis albo bivittatis.

Male. — Brown. Head crimson ; front white. Palpi crimson at the
base. Thorax with a white stripe and with a white point on each
side of the fore border. Pectus and legs white ; tarsi brown. Fore
wings with two white spots forming an incomplete band at a little
beyond the middle ; first subcostal, nearly round ; second lanceolate,
oblique ; fringe white at the tip ; a slender white line along the
interior border. Hind wings with two white stripes ; first broader
and longer than the second, extending in the disk to three-fourths of
the length of the wing ; second occupying the interior border ; fringe
white at the tip. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings
155" lines.

6. Ctenucha nivosa. Mas. — Cyaneo-nigra ; eapite albo postice
ochraceo, palpis porrectis subtus basi albis et pilosis caput longe
superantibus articulo 3o lanceolate ; antennis densissime pectinatis ;
thorace albo cyaneo-nigro bivittato ; abdomine alas posticas sat super-
ante, segmeutis albo marginatis ; pedibus albo vittatis ; alis anticis
albis, vittis strigisque fuscis inter venas ; alis posticis strigis apud
costam fimbriaque albis.

Male. — Bluish black. Head white, ochraceous behind. Proboscis
black, moderately long. Palpi black, porrect, white and pilose be-
neath towards the base, extending much beyond the head, not longer
than its breadth ; second joint pilose above ; third lanceolate, about
half the length of the second. Antennas moderately pectinated ;
branches very thiek-set. Thorax white, with a bluish black stripe on
each side. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings,
with a narrow white band on the hind border of each segment.
Legs smooth ; femora and tibiae striped with white ; hind tibiae with
four moderately long spurs. Wings narrow. Fore wings white, with
brown stripes and streaks between the veins. Hind wings with the
veins towards the costa streaked with white ; fringe white. Length
of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 21 lines.

7. JosiA LATivjTTA. Mas. — Nigra, corpore subtus capiteque
albis ; palpis albis arcuatis oblique ascendentibus, articulo 3o

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 7

lanceolate minirao ; antennis pectinatis ; thorace albo biplagiato ; ab-
domine ochraceo bivittato alas posticas dimidio superante, fascicule
apicali minimo ; pedibus albis fusco pallido vittatis ; alis aiiticis vitta
media lata luteo-alba basi apiceque attenuata ; alis posticis vitta
media lata ochracea. Fcem. — 4-iitenms setulosis.

Male. — Black. Body white beneath. Head white. Proboscis
brown. Palpi white, striped with brown on each side, smooth, slen-
der, curved, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ;
third joint lanceolate, very minute. Antennae moderately pectinated.
Thorax with a white patch on each side. Abdomen with an
ochraceous stripe on each side, extending for half its length beyond
the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs white, smooth, slender,
striped with pale brown ; spurs long. Wings narrow. Fore wings
with a broad luteous white middle stripe, which is attenuated at
each end and is ochraceous beneath, and does not extend to the
border. Female. — Third joint of the palpi conical. Antennae mi-
nutely setulose. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings.
Length of the body 6^ — 6 lines ; of the wings 15 — 16 lines.

8. Pericopis tristis. Fcern. — Cinereo-nigra ; palpis porrectis
gracilibus caput longe superantibus articulo 3o lanceolate ; antennis
setulosis ; abdomine cyanescente apice subtus luteo ; alis anticis fascia
sordide alba non obliqua, ahs posticis maculis apud marginem inte-
riorem albis, alis quatuor subtus gutta basali ceccinea.

Female. — Cinereous-black. Palpi porrect, slender, smooth, ex-
tending much beyond the head, not longer than the breadth of the
latter; third joint lanceolate, much shorter than the second. An-
tennae very minutely setulose. Abdomen with a bluish tinge, not
extending beyond the hind wings ; tip luteous beneath. Legs
smooth; spurs moderately long. Fore wings with a dingy white
upright band, which extends from two-thirds of the length of the
costa to the end of the interior border. Hind wings with white
spots along the interior border ; these spots in the middle part are
very small. Wings beneath with a crimson dot at the base. Length
of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 28i lines.

Gen. LAMA, n.

Fcem. — Corpus cylindricum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi Iseves,
graciles, porrecti, caput sat superantes ; articulus 3us conicus, mi-
nimus. Antennae robustae, breviusculse. Abdomen cylindricum,
alas posticas non superans. Pedes laeves ; calcaria brevia. Ala3
anticae longae, subrotundatae, margine exteriore rotundato sat ob-
liquo.

Female. — Body cylindrical. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi

8 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

smooth, slender, porrect, extending somewhat beyond the head ;
third joint conical, very minute, not more than one-sixth of the
length of the second. Antennae stout, rather short. Abdomen
cylindrical, not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth,
slender ; spurs long. Fore wings long, slightly rounded at the tips ;
costa slightly rounded ; exterior border rounded, rather oblique.

The type of this genus is L. melaxantha (Encyane melaxantha,
a L. H. ii. 363).

9. Lama trifera. Fcem. — Nigra, alis anticis vitta antemedia
nigro venosa apice obliqua strigaque exteriore lata obliqua luteis, alis
posticis vitta lata lutea.

Female. — Black. Proboscis brown. Wings blue. Fore wings
with a luteous stripe extending from the base to about half the
length, oblique along its outer border, with black veins, and bordered
in front and behind with black ; a broad exterior oblique luteous
streak parallel to the outer border of the luteous stripe. Hind wings
with a broad luteous streak extending from the base to three-fourths
of the length. Length of the body b lines ; of the wings 20 lines.

Espirito Santo.

10. EuscHEMA auristriga. Mas. —Saturate purpurea, corpora
cinereo-luteo, palpis porrectis caput sat superantibus articulo 3o
lineari 2i dimidio longiore, antennis nigro pectinatis, abdominis late-
ribus ventreque ochraceis fasciculo apicali minimo, tibiis posticis dila-
tatis dense fasciculatis, alis anticis angustis fascia antemedia lata
abbreviata aurato-flavo.

MaU. — Dark purple. Body cinereous-luteous. Palpi porrect,
extending rather beyond the head ; third joint slender, linear,
rounded at the tip, more than half the length of the second. An-
tennse pectinated ; branches black, of moderate length. Abdomen a
little shorter than the interior border of the hind wings, ochraceous
on each side and beneath, where it is woolly ; apical tuft very small.
Legs cinereous ; hind tibiae dilated and thickly tufted. Fore wings
narrow, with a broad antemedial gilded yellow band, which is abbre-
viated at each end ; exterior border slightly rounded, very obUque.
Length of the body 13 lines ; of the wings 36 lines.

11. ViTESsA TRiPLAGA. Mas. — Purpurco-nigra, capite supra
flavo, palpis porrectis lanceolatis caput longe superantibus articulo
2o subtus albo strigato 3o longi-conico, thorace ochraceo, abdomine
alas posticas longe superante fasciculo apicali nigricante-cinereo, ahs
anticis plaga basali ochracea maculis duabus flavis magnis transverse
elongatis la antemedia 2a subapicali.

HETEKOCEROUS LEPIDOPTEBA. 9

Male. — Purplish black. Head yellow above. Palpi black, smooth,
lanceolate, extending much beyond the head ; second joint with a
white streak beneath ; third elongate-conical, not more than one-
fourth of the length of the second. Thorax ochraceous. Abdomen
extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft blackish cine-
reous. Legs smooth; tips of the tarsal joints whitish. Fore wings
with an ochraceous basal patch, which does not extend to the costa,
and with two large transversely elongated yellow spots ; first spot
antemedial ; second near the tip, apparent also beneath. Length of
the body 8 lines ; of the wings 22 lines.

Allied to V. Zemire.

12. LiTHOSTA REMOTA. Mas. — Lutca, palpis porrectis brevissi-
rais articulo 3o fusco minimo, antennis fuscis setosis, abdomine alas
posticas sat superante apice subincrassato bifasciculato, calcaribus
brevissimis, alis anticis apice subrotundatis, alis posticis subpalli-
dioribus.

Male. — Luteous. Proboscis long, slender. Palpi porrect, very
short, not extending beyond the head ; third joint brown, very
minute. Antennse brown, slender, setose. iVbdomen extending
somewhat beyond the hind wings, slightly incrassated, and with an
elongated tuft on each side at the tip. Legs slender; hind tibiae
with four very short spurs. Wings elongated, moderately broad.
Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips. Hind wings slightly paler
than the fore wings. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings
14 lines.

Moreton Bay.

13. Barsine PDNCTiFAsciA. FcBm. — Pallide flava, subtus alba,
capite antice albo, palpis gracilibus subarcuatis oblique ascendentibus
articulo 3o parvo, abdomine albo brevi, alis anticis puncto basali
nigro lineis duabus antemediis transversis undulatis e guttis fuscis
2a duplicata fascia exteriore fusca angulosa venis obscurioribus, ahs
posticis albis.

Female. — Pale yellow, slender, white beneath. Head white in
front. Palpi smooth, slender, shghtly curved, obHquely ascending,
not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint minute. Abdomen
white, a little shorter than the interior border of the hind wings.
Fore wings with a black point very near the base ; two transverse
undulating lines of brown dots ; first line at half the distance between
the base and the second, which is double and slightly antemedial ; an
exterior zigzag brown band in which the veins are dark brown. Hind
wings white. Length of the body 5 hnes ; of the wings 18 lines.

10 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRTBED

14. Idalus lineosus. Fcem. — Pallide cinereus, subtus albus,
palpis subascendentibus nigro bimaculatis articulo 3o obtuso brevis-
simo, anteimis fulvis setulosis, thorace nigro-quadriguttato macula
strigisque duabus lateralibus roseis, abdomine alas postieas longe
superante dorso roseo, pedibus roseo strigatis nigro fasciatis, alls
anticis inter venas nigro lineatis striga basali rosea spatio postmedio
albido flavo-marginato, alis posticis apud marginem interiorem roseis.

Female. — Pale cinereous, white beneath. Proboscis testaceous,
longer than the thorax. Palpi slender, shghtly ascending, not rising
so high as the vertex, with two black spots above ; third joint obtuse,
very short. Antennae tawny, setulose, white above towards the base.
Thorax with two approximate black dots near the hind border and
near an anterior bright rosy spot ; a black dot on each of the hind
tegulae, which are bright rosy on the outer side. Abdomen bright rosy
above, extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs white ; coxoe
and femora streaked with bright rosy; tibiae and tarsi with black
bands. Fore wings with black lines between the veins; interior
border yellow; a little rosy streak at the base; space beyond the
areolet whitish, bordered with yellow. Hind wings iridescent,
whitish ; a broad rosy space along the interior border. Length of the
body 7i lines; of the wings 20 lines.

The longitudinal lines on the fore wings distinguish it from
I. admirahilis.

15. Spilosoma strigata. Fcem. — Subtestaceo-alba, palpis por-
rectis supra nigris caput sat superantibus, antennis nigris serratis,
thorace nigro-biguttato, abdominis dorso luteo vittis tribus guttu-
laribus nigris, femoribus anticis supra luteis, tibiis supra nigris, alis
anticis striga discoidali striga subapicali punctoque subcostali elongato
nigris, alis posticis gutta discoidali guttisque duabus submarginalibus
nigris.

Female. — White, with a very faint testaceous tinge. Proboscis
tawny. Palpi porrect, black above, extending rather beyond the
head. Antennae black, serrated, white on the inner side towards the
base. A black dot on each of the fore tegulae. Abdomen as
long as the interior border of the hind wings, luteous above, with
three stripes of black dots ; under side with two stripes of black dots.
Legs slender ; fore femora luteous above ; tibiae black above ; tai-si
black. Fore wings with a black streak along the hind side of the
areolet ; a second and much shorter black streak nearer the tip in a
line with the first ; an elongated black subcostal point opposite the
end of the first streak. Hind wings with a black dot at the end of
the areolet, and with two black dots near the exterior border and
remote from each other. Length of the body 5^ lines ; of the wings
18 lines.

HETEEOCEROUS LEPIDOPTKRA. 11

16. Spilosoma cognata. Mas. — Alba, capitis lateribus fuscis,
palpis nigris porrectis caput non superantibus, abdomine roseo nigro
quinque fasciato, femoribus roseo variis, alis puncto discoidali fusco.

Male. — White. Head brown on each side between the eyes. Palpi
black, porrect, hardly extending beyond the head. Antennae with
black branches of moderate length. Abdomen rosy red, with five
black bands, a little shorter than the interior border of the hind
wings. Femora with some rosy hairs. Wings with a brown point
at the end of the areolet. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings
18 lines.

Most allied to S. rhadophila, from which it is distinguished by the
black bands on the abdomen and by the wings, which have no stripes
nor streaks.

17. Antheua extenuata. Mas. — Pallidissime flava, subtus alba,
capite pilis longis erectis vestito, antennis luteis, alis anticis fusco
subconspersis apice subrotundatis apud marginem exteriorem albidis
margine exteriore recto sat obhquo, alis posticis subflavescente
albidis.

Male. — Very pale yellow, white beneath. Head clothed with long
erect hairs. Antennae luteous, stout, smooth. Legs stout : femora
and tibiae fringed. Fore wings with a few minute brown speckles,
whitish towards the exterior border, slightly rounded at the tips;
exterior border straight, rather oblique. Hind wings whitish, with a
very slight yellowish tinge. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings
'M lines.

Most allied to A. simjdex.

18. EcPANTHERiA ANNULiFASciA. Fmm. — Albido-ciuerca, fronte
obscure cinerea nigro marginata, thoracis tegulis anticis nigro quadri-
hneatis, abdomine obscure cinereo alas posticas sat superante vittis
tribus e maculis luteis nigro submarginatis vitta ventrali e maculis
cinereis nigro marginatis, pedibus nigro fasciatis, alis anticis fasciis
obliquis e maculis obscure cinereis nigro marginatis fascia marginali
e guttis cinereis nigro marginatis, alis posticis albis semihyalinis
gutta apud angulum interiorem nigra.

Female. — Whitish cinereous, white beneath. Front of the head
dark cinereous, bordered before and behind with black. Proboscis
obsolete. Palpi extremely short. Antennae slightly serrated. Fore
tegulae of the thorax with four black lines, which are united in front
and diverge hindward ; hind part with eight black lines, of which two
are on each of the hind tegulae, and of these lines the outer one is
undulating. Abdomen dark cinereous, extending rather beyond the
hind wings, with three stripes of luteous partly black-bordered spots ;

13 CIIARACTEES OF UNDESCRIBED

under side with an incomplete stripe of cinereous black-bordered
spots. Legs white ; a black postmedial band on each of the femora
and of the tibiae ; tarsi black, their joints white towards the base.
Fore wings with four or five obHque bands of irregular black-bordered
dark cinereous spots, and with a regular marginal band of cinereous
black-bordered dots. Hind wings white, semihyaline, with a black
dot by the interior angle. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings
21 lines.

Most allied to E. indecisa and to E. degenera, chiefly distinguished
from the former by the markings of the thorax and from the latter by
the markings of the abdomen.

19. Ardices liturata. Fcem. — Testaceo-alba, capite antice nigro,
palpis nigris brevissirais articulo 3o lanceolate, thorace guttis duabus
vittisque tribus nigris, pectoris lateribus nigricantibus, abdomine supra
ochraceo vittis tribus nigris macularibus vittis duabus ventralibus
nigris macularibus, femoribus anticis supra rufis tibiis supra nigris,
alis anticis vitta discoidali clavata latissima fascia exteriore obliqua
bis interrupta strigis costalibus et posticis macuhsque marginalibus
elongatis nigris fimbria nigro albo notata, alis posticis nigricantibus
spatio margin ah albo uigricante maculate.

Female. — Testaceous-white. Head black in front. Proboscis tes-
taceous, very short and slender. Palpi black, very short; third joint
lanceolate, much shorter than the second. Antennae black. Thorax
with a diffuse black dot on each of the fore tegulae, with a black stripe
on each of the hind tegulae and with a black middle stripe. Pectus
blackish on each side. Abdomen above ochraceous, with three macular
black stripes ; under side with two macular black stripes. Fore
femora red-lead colour above ; middle femora with a red tinge near
their tips above ; tarsi and fore tibiae black ; posterior tibiae black
above. Wings with white veins. Fore wings with a clavate very
broad black stripe in the disk ; an exterior oblique twice-interrupted
black band ; some black streaks along the costa ; some broader and
longer black streaks along the exterior border ; a row of elongated
black spots along the exterior border; fringe black, with white
intervals. Hind wings blackish ; exterior border irregularly white,
its fore part with five irregular blackish spots. Length of the body
8 lines ; of the wings 25 lines.

The markings of the wings are very different from those of
A.fulvohirta.

20. Halesidota vitrtpeknis. Fcem,.- — Albido-testacea, capite
subtus ochraceo punctis duohus fronteque lineam longitudinalem
albam includente nigris, palpis nigris obhque ascendentibus subtus

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 13

exparte ocbraceis articulo 3o longi-conico hasi albo, thorace nigro
sex-guttato, abdomine fusco quadrifasciato vittis duabus ventralibus
iiigris gattularibus, pedibus nigro variis, alis vitreis albo venosis, alls
anticis costa margineque albido-testaceis lineis sex transversis fascia
exteriore lineis punctisque duobus apud marginera interiorem punctis
venarum strigisque marginalibus nigris margiue exteriore apicem
versus sinuato.

Female. — Whitish testaceous. Head with a black point on each
side of the vertex ; front black, with a white longitudinal line ; under
side ochraceous. Proboscis tawny, long. Palpi black, partly ochra-
ceous beneath, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ;
third joint elongate-conical, white at the base, about half the length
of the second. Antennae black, slender, serrated. Thorax with four
black transverse dots on the fore border and with a black dot on each
of the fore tegulse. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind
wings, clothed with long hairs towards the base, with four dark
brown bands beyond the middle ; under side with two lateral rows of
black dots. Legs stout ; coxae ochraceous ; femora with black tips ;
posterior femora with a black dot near the base ; hind femora with a
black dot beyond the middle ; anterior tibiae black ; hind tibiae with a
black spot; tarsi black, their joints with white tips. Wings pellucid ;
veins white. Fore wings whitish testaceous along the costa and
along the interior border ; tips brownish testaceous ; costal testaceous
part with six irregular transverse black lines and with an exterior
black band ; interior border with two black points and with two
exterior longitudinal black hues ; two black points on the submedian
vein ; first and second inferior veins nearly contiguous at the base ;
first with a very broad black band ; second with a narrow black
band; third with a very narrow black band, thrice nearer to the
second than to the fourth, which has a black point beyond the
middle ; some black streaks on the exterior border, which is extremely
obhque and is excavated towards the tip. Length of the body
8i lines ; of the wings ^5 lines.

21. Halesidota perflua. Fcem. — Ferruginea, subtus fulva,
palpis porrectis gracilibus caput paullo superantibus articulo 3o
conico, thorace luteo pallide bimaculato, abdomine alas posticas
dimidio superante dorso pallide rufo, alis anticis fascia guttas duas
ferrugineas includente macula postica longa maculis marginalibus
ferrugineo guttatis et punctatis punctisque venarum pallide luteis,
alis posticis fulvis.

Female. — Ferruginous, tawny beneath. Frontal tuft prominent.
Proboscis obsolete. Palpi porrect, slender, extending a little beyond
the head ; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the length of the
first. Antennae brown, serrated. Thorax with a pale luteous spot

14 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

at the base of each fore wing. Abdomen cyHndrical, pale red above,
extending for half its length bejond the hind wings. Fore legs
brown ; tarsi luteous, with brown tips. Fore wings with a pale
luteous basal patch, which contains two ferruginous dots ; an elon-
gated pale luteous spot on the interior border ; some irregular pale
luteous spots along the exterior border ; these spots include ferru-
ginous dots and points : some pale luteous points on the veins,
forming, with the spots on the interior border, an oblique very
incomplete postmedial band ; fringe with pale luteous dots ; exterior
border extremely oblique. Hind wings tawny. Length of the body
8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

22. OcNERiA coNGRUA. Mas. — Rufcscens, gracilis, pilis longis
vestita, palpis porrectis caput longe superantibus articulo 3o lanceo-
lato 2o dimidio non breviore, an tenuis latissime pectinatis, alis sub-
pilosis, alis anticis apice rotundatis punctis duobus discoidalibus
nigris.

Male. — Reddish. Body slender. Head and thorax clothed with
long hairs. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi porrect, extending much
beyond the head, not longer than its breadth ; second joint densely
clothed with long hairs ; third lanceolate, about half the length of
the second. Antennne very broadly pectinated ; branches setulose.
Abdomen nearly as long as the interior border of the hind wings ;
apical tuft small. Legs slender ; femora thinly pilose ; hind tibiae
with four long spurs. Wings broad, thinly clothed. Fore wings
rounded at the tips, with two black points at the end of the discal
areolet, one behind the other ; three veinlets springing from the end
of the discal areolet ; a fourth very near the end of the areolet and
close to the third ; a fifth proceeding from the submedian vein at
somewhat beyond two-thirds of the length of the discal areolet ; sub-
anal vein nearly parallel to the interior border ; exterior border con-
vex, rather oblique. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings
16 lines.

23. Genusa discifera. Mas. — Fusca, subtus albida, capita et
thorace antico luteis, palpis porrectis gracilibus caput longe superan-
tibus articulo 3o longiusculo, antennis late pectinatis, tibiis posticis
calcaribus duobus apicalibus parvis, alis albidis fusco late mar-
ginatis.

Male. — Brow^n. Body whitish beneath. Head and fore part of
the thorax luteous. Palpi porrect, slender, smooth, extending much
beyond the head, not longer than the breadth of the head ; third
joint about one-third of the length of the second. Antennae broadly
pectinated. Abdomen shorter than the interior border of the hind
wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs smooth, slender, striped with

HETEKOCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 15

brown ; hind tibiae with two short apical spurs. Wings whitish,
broadly bordered witn brown. Length of the body G^- lines ; of the
wings 1 8 lines.

Most allied to G. circumdata, from which it may be distinguished
by the regular dark border of the wings.

Bengal.

Gen. TURRIGA.

Mas. — Corpus robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi crassi, dense
pilosi, oblique ascendentes, verticem nou attingentes ; articulus 8us
brevissiraus. Antennae breves, latissime pectinatae. Abdomen lineare,
alas posticas sat superans ; latera subfasciculata ; fasciculus apicalis
sat magnus. Pedes sat graciles, late fimbriati. Abe antics& breves,
latae, apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore recto sat obliquo.

Male. — Body stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi thick, densely
clothed in front, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ;
third joint extremely short. Antennae short, very broadly pectinated.
Abdomen linear, with small tufts along each side, extending some-
what beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft rather large. Legs rather
slender; femora and tibiae fringed with long hairs. Wings short and
broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior border
straight, rather oblique ; first and second inferior veins contiguous at
the base ; third four times more remote from the fourth than from
the second.

24. TuRRiGA TNVASA. Mas. — Fusca, corpore subtus abdomine
alis anticis subtus alisque posticis subcervino-cinereis, abdominis
fasciculo apicali fusco, pedibus cinereis tarsis fusco fasciatis, alis
anticis albis striga postica basali brevi lata plaga postica magna plaga
marginali maculisque tribus costalibus nigris lineis quatuor nigris
transversis angulosis fascia subtus fusca postmedia obliqua.

Male. — Brown. Body beneath, abdomen, fore wings beneath and
hind wings cinereous, with a slight tinge of pale fawn-colour. Abdo-
men with a brown apical tuft. Legs cinereous ; tarsi with brown
bands. Fore wings white, with some cinereous-brown marks ; these
consist of a short broad streak along the base of the interior border,
a large patch on the interior border and another on the exterior
border, and three costal spots ; four zigzag transverse black lines ; first
basal; second antemedial; third postmedial, receding from the
second towards the costa ; fourth submarginal ; under side with a
brown postmedial oblique band, which is also apparent beneath the
hind wings near the costa. Length of the body b lines ; of the wings
19 lines.

Moreton Bay.

16. CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Gen. SALTIGA.

Mas. — Corpus robustum, breve. Frons rotundata. Proboscis
nulla. Palpi obsoleti. Antennae latissime pectinatte, thorace pauUo
longiores. Abdomen pilis longis indutum, alas posticas non superans ;
fasciculus apicalis longus. Pedes breves, crassi, subfimbriati ; calcaria
nulla. Alae anticae breviusculse, latiusculae, apice rotundatse, margins
exteriore sat obliquo.

Male. — Body stout, smooth. Front rounded. Proboscis and palpi
obsolete. Antennae a little longer than the thorax, very broadly
pectinated. Abdomen clothed with long hairs, not extending beyond
the hind wings ; apical tuft elongate. Legs short, very stout ; femora
and tibiae fringed with short hairs, the latter without spurs. Wings
rather short and broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; exterior
border straight, rather oblique.

25. Saltiga latifera. Mas. — Alba, capite fusco, thorace antice
pallide luteo raargine antico fasciaque lata fuscis, abdomine pallidis-
sime fusco, alls anticis fascia obliqua postice dilatata fasciaque brevi
marginali fuscis connexis, aUs posticis fusco pallidissime marginatis.

Male. — White. Head brown. Thorax pale luteous in front, with
a brown fore border and a broad brown band. Abdomen very pale
brown. Fore wings with a brown oblique band which extends from
the tip of the costa to the basal part of the interior border, on
approaching which it is dilated and joins another band which
extends from it along the hind part of the exterior border. Hind
wings bordered with very pale brown. Length of the body 4 lines ;
of the wings 11 lines.

26. Entometa adusta. Mas. — Rufescente ferruginea, dense
pilosa, palpi albidis porrectis, caput non superantibus, antennis latis-
sime pectinatis ramis nigris, abdomine alas posticas longe superante
fascicule apicali longissimo, tarsis albidis nigro fasciatis, alis anticis
basi saturate rufis linea postmedia interrupta undulata perobliqua e
punctis nigris ochraceo marginatis, alis posticis nigris ochraceo
marginatis margine interiore rufescente ferrugineo.

Male. — Reddish ferruginous, densely pilose. Palpi whitish, por-
rect, not extending beyond the head. Antennae short, very broadly
pectinated ; branches black. Abdomen extending much beyond the
hind wings ; apical tuft very long. Legs short ; tarsi whitish, with
black bands. Fore wings deep red towards the base, except along the
interior border ; a postmedial interrupted undulating and very oblique
line of black ochraceous-bordered points ; exterior border extremely

HETEIiOCEKOUS LEPIDOPTERA. 17

oblique. Hiud wings, except along the interior border, black, irregu-
larly bordered with ochraceous. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the
wings 18 lines.

Distiuguislied from E. ohliqiia by the colour of the fore wings and
by the smaller luteous marks of the hind wings.
Moreton Bay.

27. Perina pura. Mas. — Alba, capite pectore et abdominis
fascicule apicaU pallide luteis, alls anticis vitreis basi albis, alis
posticis apud apices vitreis.

Male. — White. Head, pectus and apical tuft of the abdomen
pale luteous. Fore wings quite pellucid and without hairs, except at
the base. Hind wings with an elliptical bare space about the tips.
Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 15 lines.

Distinguished from the other species of the genus by having no
dark colour on the wings.

28. Heterocampa seminivea. . Cervina, corpore subtus thorace
postice abdomine pedibus et alis posticis albidis, abdopaine alas pos-
ticas longe superante, alis anticis lineis nonnullis antemediis cinereis
transversis angulosis linea media nigra transversa vix undulata di-
midio exteriore albido lineolas fuscas obliquas angulosas includente
plaga discoidali fusca diffusa plagis duabus nigricantibus parallelis
J a costali 2a subcostali guttis marginalibus nigris trigonis margine
exteriore perobliquo, alis posticis fusco late marginatis fimbria alba.

Fawn-colour. Body beneath, hind part of the thorax, abdomen,
legs and hind wings whitish. Abdomen extending much beyond the
hind wings. Fore wings with some anteraedial transverse zigzag
cinereous lines ; exterior half whitish, divided from the inner half by
a hardly undulating black Hue and containing several delicate oblique
zigzag brown lines, a diffuse brown spot in the disk and two parallel
blackish patches, one costal, the other subcostal ; marginal dots
black, triangular, accompanied by a brown festoon; exterior border
very oblique. Hind wings broadly bordered with brown; fringe
white. Length of the body 13 lines ; of the wings 27 lines.

Limas.

29. Edema cana. Mas. — Fuscescente-cinerea, capite fasciculis
duobus erectis, palpis vix ascendentibus subtus albis articulo 3o
lougi-conico, antennis sat late pectinatis, thorace cano antice albo
nigricante bifasciato ; abdomine alas posticas longe superante fascicule
apicali longo, tibiis latissime fimbriatis, alis anticis venis nigro con-
spersis striga nigra strigisque albidis basalibus longitudinalibus macula
discoidaH albida punctum nigrum includente linea postmedia albida

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18 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

transversa subundulata guttis duabus exterioribus nigricantibus
puuctis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis albis punctis marginalibus
fuscis.

Male. — Brownish cinereous. Head with an erect partly white tuft
at the base of each of the antennae. Palpi slender, hardly ascending,
extending rather beyond the head, white beneath; second joint
clothed with short hairs ; third elongate-conical, about one-fourth of
the length of the second. Antennae short, rather broadly pectinated.
Thorax hoary ; fore part white and with two blackish bands. Abdo-
men extending much beyond the hind wings ; under side pale cine-
reous ; apical tuft elongate. Legs short, slender ; tibiae fringed with
very long hairs ; spurs slender. Fore wings with black speckles on
the veins ; a black streak extending from the base to one-third of the
length, accompanied by some whitish streaks ; a whitish mark at the
end of the areolet, inclosing a black point; a postmedial slightly
undulating transverse w hitish Hne ; two more exterior blackish dots ;
marginal points black. Hind w'ings white, with brown marginal
points. Length of the body 7i lines j of the wings 18 lines.

North America.

Genus GOZARTA.

Fccin. — Corpus robustum. Caput fascicule longo verticali. Pro-
boscis brevis. Palpi porrecti, caput longe superantes ; articulus 2us
squamosus, crassus ; 3us linearis, gracilis, 2i dimidio longior. An-
tennae setosae. Thorax postice subcristatus, tegulis posticis longissi-
mis. Abdomen basi subcristatum, alas posticas longe superans.
Pedes validi, densissime pilosi ; calcaria breviuscula. Alse anticae
longae, vix acutae, costa perparum convexa, margine exteriore rotun-
dato vix inciso sat oblique.

Female. — Body stout. Head with a long erect vertical tuft. Pro-
boscis short. Palpi porrect, extending much beyond the head and
longer than its breadth; second joint squamous, very stout; third
linear, slender, more than half the length of the second. Antennae
setose. Hind tegulae of the thorax very long; hind part of the
thorax slightly crested. Abdomen slightly crested at the base, ex-
tending much beyond the hind wings. Legs stout; femora and
tibiae very densely pilose ; spurs rather short. Wings long. Fore
wings hardly acute ; costa very slightly convex ; exterior border
rounded, slightly festooned, rather oblique.

30. GozARTA FULGURiFERA. Fcem. — Cincrco-fulva, palpis extus
fusco vittatis, thorace macula magna postica nigricante conica tegulis
anticis obscure fuscis linea transversa undulata albida tegulis posticis
nigro conspersis, pectore nigricante-vittato, alis anticis nigro con-
spersis lituris duabus posticis nigris striga postmedia longitudinali

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTEBA. l9

nigra lineolam argenteam interruptam includente, alis posticis cinereo
fuscis fimbria cinerea.

Female. — Wood-colour or cinereous-tawny, more cinereous beneath.
Palpi striped with brown on the outer side. Fore tegulse of the
thorax dark brown, with an undulating transverse whitish line ; hind
tegulae with some black speckles; hind part with a large conical
blackish spot. Pectus with a broad blackish stripe. Fore wings
with some blackish speckles ; two black marks on the interior border,
one near the base, the other at two-thirds of the length, both indica-
tions of transverse lines which elsewhere are almost or quite obsolete ;
a black discal streak extending from the middle of the length to the
exterior border and including a little interrupted silvery line. Hind
wings cinereous-brown ; fringe cinereous. Length of the body
12 lines ; of the wings 34 lines.

Limar.

Genus TURUPTIANA.

Mas. — Corpus robustum, fere cylindricum. Proboscis brevissima.
Palpi Iseves, breves, validi, subangulati, oblique ascendentes, articulo
3o conico minimo. Antennae mediocriter pectinatae. Abdomen alas
posticas longe superans ; fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes validi,
dense pilosi. Alae anticae longae, angustae, apice rotundatae, margine
exteriore subconvexo perobliquo.

Male. — Body stout, nearly cylindrical. Proboscis veiy short.
Palpi smooth, stout, obliquely ascending, not rising near so high as
the vertex ; third joint conical, very minute, more slightly ascending
than the second, with which it forms a very obtuse angle. Antennae
moderately pectinated. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind
wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs stout ; femora and tibiae densely
clothed. Wings long, narrow. Fore wings rounded at the tips ;
exterior border slightly convex, very oblique ; first, second and third
inferior veins almost contiguous at the base ; fourth remote from the
third ; two superior veins.

The structure of the palpi and of the antennae distinguish this
genus from Cerura.

31. TuRUPTiANA OBLiQUA. Mas. — Argcnteo-alba, corpore subtus
et abdomine luteis, capite antice fusco, alis anticis costa fasciaque
oblique fuscis.

Male. — Silvery white. Body luteous beneath. Head brown in front.
Palpi and antennae brown. Thorax brown about the fore border. Ab-
domen luteous. Fort! wings with a brown costa and with a brown
band, whichextends from a little beyond one-third of the length of the

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costa to the tip of the fourth inferior vein. Length of tlie body
8 lines ; of the wings 22 hnes.

32. DoRATiFERA coNGRUA. Mas. — Rufescento cervina, robusta,
fronte fasciculate, palpi s porrectis gracilibus apice flavis caput paullo
superantibus, antennis late pectinatis apices versus serratis, abdo-
mine brevi pilis longis vestito, pedibus robustis late fimbriatis, alis
anticis apice rotundatis linea postica nigra liueaque discoidali angu-
losa obscure cinerea connexis, alis posticis pallidioribus.

Male. — Reddish fawn-colour, stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Palpi
porrect, slender, yellow at the tips, extending a little beyond the
head. Antennae broadly pectinated, serrated for one-third of the
length from the tips. Abdomen 'clothed with long hairs, shorter
than the interior border of the hind wings. Legs stout; femora and
tibise broadly fringed. Wings broad, short. Fore wings with an
oblique black mark on the interior border near the base, connected
with an oblique zigzag dark fawn-coloured line ; tips rounded ;
exterior border shghtly rounded and oblique. Hind wings paler.
Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

Moreton Bay.

33. Mecytha ANTiQUA. Mcis. — Albida, capitis lateribus luteis,
palpis luteis porrectis caput vix superantibus articulo, 3o minimo,
antennis subpectinatis, abdomine fusco alas posticas superante pilis
basalibus rufis fascicule apicali albo, pedibus luteis albo fimbriatis, alis
anticis apud costam fuscis plaga postica lineaque exteriore obliqua
guttulari nigricantibus venis luteis nigricante punctatis fimbria fusco
notata, alis posticis fuscescente cinereis fimbria albo notata.

Male. — Whitish. Head with luteous hairs on each side. Palpi
luteous, slender, porrect, hardly extending beyond the head ; third
joint extremely small. AntennsG short, slightly pectinated. Abdomen
brown, clothed with long hairs, extending rather beyond the hind
wings, with some red hairs at the base and with a white apical tuft.
Legs luteous, short, slender; femora and tibiae fringed with long
white hairs. Fore wings brown along the costa nearly to the tips ;
a blackish patch on the interior border ; an exterior oblique line of
blackish dots ; veins luteous, with blackish points ; fringe with brown
marks. Hind wings brownish cinereous ; fringe with white marks.
Length of the body 6 hnes ; of the wings 15 lines.

Moreton Bay.

34. MiRESA? suBciTRiNA. Mos. — Pallidissime citrina, capita
thoraceque densissime pilosis, abdomine brevi apice dense piloso,

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 21

pedibus robustis usque ad tarsorum apices dense fimbriatis, alls
anticis basi lanuginosis apice rotundatis margine exteriore rotundato
perobliquo.

Male. — Very pale lemon-colour. Head and thorax very densely
pilose. Abdomen a little shorter than the interior border of the hind
wings, obtuse and densely pilose at the tip. Legs stout, densely
fringed to the tips of the tarsi. Fore wings woolly at the base,
rounded at the tips; exterior border convex, very obhque. Length
of the body 7i lines ; of the wings '40 lines.

Genus CHAZENA.

Mas. — Corpus robustura, laeve. Proboscis nulla. Palpi validi,
porrecti, caput perpauUo superantes ; articulus 3us minimus. An-
tennae breves, late pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans ;
fasciculus apicalis roinimus. Pedes breves, Igeves ; calcaria nulla.
Ala3 antice elongatse, apice subrotundataB, margine exteriore rotundato
sat obhquo. Alae posticae margine exteriore subangulato, angulo
interiore quadra to.

Male. — Body stout, smooth. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi stout, por-
rect, extending very little beyond the head ; third joint very minute.
Antennae short, broadly pectinated. Abdomen not extending beyond
the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs short, smooth ; no
spurs. Wings elongate, moderately broad. Fore wings slightly
rounded at the tips ; exterior border convex, rather oblique. Hind
wings with the exterior border slightly angular in the middle ;
interior angle quadrate.

Allied to Naprepa.

35, Chazena VELATA. Mas — Cinerea, subtus rufescente cinerea,
alis anticis lineis tribus obscurioribus angulosis indistinctis lunula
discoidali tenui fusco pallido marginata linea exteriore obliqua undu-
lata pallide fusca in venis obscuriore plaga apud marginem exteriorem
pallide fusca, alis posticis rufescentibus margine interiore cinereo
fusco-notato.

Male. — Cinereous, reddish cinereous beneath. Fore wings with
three indistinct zigzag darker lines, one antemedial, two postmedial,
hardly apparent except on the veins; a slender discoidal lunula
bordered with pale brown ; an exterior oblique undulating pale brown
line, darker brown on the veins ; a pale brown patch along the middle
part of the exterior border. Hind wings reddish ; interior border
cinereous, with brown marks. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the
wings 15 lines.

Limas.

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36. LoNOMiA ABNEGATA. Mus. — Lutea, capite cervino lateribus
fasciaque albidis, palpis porrectis albidis luteo vittatis articulo 3o
brevissimo, antennis albidis ramis luteis, abdomine alas posticas non
superante fasciculo apicali minimo, alis linea obliqua lineaque exteriore
indistincta punctulari saturate rufis guttis duabus subtus cinereis
rufescente marginatis.

Male. — Luteous. Head fawn-colour, whitish on each side and
with a whitish band. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi porrect, whitish,
with a luteous stripe, extending a little bejond the head ; third joint
extremely short. Antennae whitish ; branches luteous, of moderate
length. Abdomen tapering, a little shorter than the interior border
of the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Tibiae, tarsi and tips of
the femora hoary. Wings with an oblique dark red line, which
extends from a little before three- fourths of the length of the fore
wings to somewhat beyond half the length of the interior border of the
hind wings ; an exterior indistinct Hue of dark red points ; under side
with two cinereous reddish-bordered dots between the base and the
line. Length of the body 11 lines ; of the wings 29 lines.

L. alhigutta is distinguished from this species by the white points
on the wings.

37. Akther^a tnsignis. Fcem. — Ochracea, thorace antice cinereo,
alis linea recta obliqua lineaque exteriore angulosa nigricantibus, alis
anticis costfe dimidio basali cinereo fascia antemedia nigricante costam
vei'sus valde flexa macula discoidali parva vitrea linea exteriore costam
versus flexa, alis posticis macula discoidali punctum vitreum in-
cludente fasciaque exteriore maculari nigricantibus.

Female. — Orange, densely pilose, paler beneath. Palpi porrect,
slender, not extending beyond the head; third joint very minute.
Antennae moderately pectinated; joints with two branches on each
side. Thorax cinereous in front. Abdomen much shorter than the
interior border of the hind wings. Wings with a blackish straight
oblique line and with an exterior blackish zigzag line, which is dilated
on each angle and cinereous- flecked in the fore wings, and is accom-
panied in the hind wings by exterior blackish spots. Fore wings
hardly acute ; costa cinereous along half the length from the base ;
a blackish band near the base, abruptly and extensively bent outward
near the costa ; a small vitreous spot in the disk on the inner side of
the straight line, which is curved near the costa ; under side with the
antemedial line limited to a lunule and with the zigzag line repre-
sented by spots. Hind wings with a blackish discoidal spot on the
outer side of the straight line including a minute vitreous point;
under side without the straight line, but with an interior curved
blackish line. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 64 Hues.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 23

The ochraceous hue of this species is brightest on the body and on
the basal part of the wings.

More ton Bay.

38. MioRATTACUs LEBEDOiDES. Mas. — Cinereo-ferrugineus, ro-
bustus, antennis late pectinatis, abdomine lanceolato basi nigro alas
posticas superante fasciculo apicali loiigo, pedibus validis pills longis
dense vestitis, alis linea submarginali cinerea subundulata, alis anticis
falcatis linea postmedia ferruginea obliqua subrecta, lineis nonnullis
ferrugineis indistinctis spatio marginali antico nigro margine exteriore
undulato, alis posticis latis abbreviatis.

Male. — Cinereous-ferrugineous, stout, xlntennse broadly pectinated.
Abdomen tapering, black at the base, extending somewhat beyond the
hind wings ; apical tuft long. Legs stout, densely clothed with long
hairs. Wings with a cinereous slightly undulating submarginal
line. Fore wings strongly falcate; an oblique ferruginous post-
medial nearly straight line, which diverges from the submarginal
line to which it is approximate on the costa; some indistinct interior
ferruginous lines ; space along the fore part of the exterior border
black ; exterior border slightly undulating. Wings beneath with two
postmedial oblique hardly undulating brown lines. Hind wings broad,
short. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

39. DiRPHiA SEXFAsciATA. Mcis. — Fulva, antennis pallide citrinis
subpectinatis, thorace pilis pallidioribus longis erectis dense vestito,
abdomine ochraceo cylindrico atro sexfasciato fasciculo apicali longo
spisso, pedibus nigris rufescente dense pilosis, alis subhyalinis fusco
venosis striga discoidali fusca, alis anticis linea exteriore albida obliqua
fuaco marginata.

Male. — Tawny. Antennae pale lemon-colour, slightly pectinated.
Thorax thickly clothed with long erect paler hairs ; fore border black.
Abdomen ochraceous, cylindrical, very little shorter than the interior
border of the hind wings, with six deep black bands ; apical tuft
thick, composed of long hairs. Legs black ; femora and tibiae densely
clothed with long reddish hairs. Wings slightly hj^aline ; veins
brown ; a brown streak across the end of the areolet, most distinct in
the fore wings ; the latter with an exterior oblique whitish line, which-
is bordered with pale brown on the outer side and extends from the
middle of the interior border to three-fourths of the length of the
costa, near which it is dilated. Length of the body IG lines; of the
wings 50 lines.

It is most aUied to D. quadricolor, from which it may be dis-
tinguished by the line and the spot on the fore wings.

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40. Eagles tricolor. Mas. — Fulva, capite bifasciculato, aii-
temiis dimidio basali late pectinatis, abdomine alas posticas perparura
superante dorso nigro fasciculo apicali miiiimo, pedibus nigricantibus
falvo dense pilosis, alls anticis lanceolatis nigro subconspersis linea
recta obliqua nigricante plaga subtus magna nigra subcostali, alis
posticis roseis fulvo raarginatis subtus fulvis linea postraedia obliqua
pallide fusca.

Male. — Tawny. Head with a tuft at the base of each of the
antennae, which are broadly pectinated to half their length and are
shorter than the thorax. Abdomen extending very little beyond the
hind wings, black above, except at the base and at the tip ; apical tuft
very small. Legs blackish, short, thick ; femora and tibi® thickly
clothed with tawny hairs. Fore wings lanceolate, indistinctly black-
speckled, with a straight blackish line, which extends fi'om near the
tip of the costa to somewhat beyond the middle of the interior border ;
under side with a large black subcostal patch at a little before half
the length. Hind wings above rosy red, tawny along the exterior
border ; under side with an oblique postmedial pale brown line, which
does not extend to the interior border. Length of the body 13 lines ;
of the wings 41 lines.

This species has a remarkable resemblance in colouring to some of
the Australian (Enochromida^. It differs much from the other species
of the genus.

41. Eagles suffusa. Alas. — Lutea, palpis porrectis hrevissimis
articulo 3o minimo, antennis hrevissimis late pectinatis, thorace postice
rufescente, abdomine alas posticas vix superante, tibiis fimbriatis, alis
anticis rufescentibus apice rotundatis plagis tribus strigaque luteis,
alis posticis ochraceis plaga apud angulum interiorem lutea.

Male. — Luteous, Palpi porrect, very short, not extending beyond
the head ; third joint extremely small. Antennae very short, broadly
pectinated. Hind part of the thorax reddish. Abdomen hardly
extending beyond the hind wings. Legs short, stout ; tibiae friuged.
Fore wings reddish, except a large luteous patch near the costa,
another on the interior border before the middle, a smaller luteous
patch before the fore part of the exterior border, and a luteous streak
between the first and second inferior veins ; tips rounded ; exterior
border shghtly convex, rather oblique. Hind wings ochraceous, with
a luteous patch by the interior angle. Length of the body lOi lines ;
of the wings 28 lines.

Limas.

42. Hi'DRiAs canifascia. Mas. — Rufescens, cinereo conspersa,
palpis cinereis crassis dense pilosis caput superantibus extus basi

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 25

riifis articulo 3o brevissimo, antennis late pectinatis, thorace strigis
duahus albis longitudinalibus, abdoinine pallide cervino basi apiceque
obscuriore pilis longis induto alas posticas non superante fasciculo
apicali ioiigo, pedibus late fimbriatis, alis anticis spatio basali saturate
rufescente maculam argenteo-albani strigasque duas anteriores nigras
includente lineis duabus arcaatis saturate rufis fascia exteriore
argenteo alba lineis duabus fuscis angulosis adhuc exterioribus, alis
posticis pallide cervinis spatio costali lato basi rufo apice argenteo-
albo.

Male. — Reddish, cinereous-speckled, cinereous beneath. Palpi
cinereous, porrect, very stout, densely clothed with short hairs, red
on the outer side towards the base, extending rather beyond the
head ; third joint extremely short. Antennae short, broadly pectinated.
Thorax with a white longitudinal streak on each side. Abdomen pale
fawn-colour, darker at the base and at the tip, clothed with long
hairs, not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elongate.
Legs rather slender ; femora and tibiae broadly fringed. Fore wings
deep reddish at the base ; this hue contains a silvery white spot and
two anterior black streaks and is bound by two curved dark red lines,
of which the outer one is contiguous to a* silvery white band; two
exterior zigzag brown lines, one adjoining the band, the other sub-
marginal. Hind wings pale fawn-colour, excepting a large costal
space, which is red towards the base and silvery white towards the
tip. Length of the body 7^ lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

Very different in colour and markings from H. Ogencs.

Limas.

Genus PUCL\LL\.

Fmn. — Corpus robustum, squamosum. Proboscis brevis. Antennae
glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes validi, fim-
biiati ; calcaria longiuscula, sat gracilia. Alae anticae longae, apice
rotundatae, margine exteriore convex© postice perobliquo.

Female. — Body stout, squamous. Proboscis short. Antennae
smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs
stout ; femora and tibiae fringed ; hind tibiae with four rather long
and slender spurs. Wings elongate. Fore wings rounded at the
tips ; exterior border rounded, its hind part very oblique ; first, second
and third inferior veins approximate at the base ; second nearer to
the third than to the first ; fourth very remote from the third.

Allied to Acronycta.

43. PuciALTA FURciFERA. FcBM. — Argenteo-alba, capite antice
nigro-unifasciato, antennis fulvis, thorace antice nigro-unifasciato, alis

26 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

anticis ex maxima parte cinereis atomis nonnullis striga basali longi-
tudiiiali linea obliqua linea postmedia undulata strigis exteiioribus
longitudinalibus punctisque marginalibus nigris striga postica ante-
media pallide viridi linea submarginali angulosa alba, alls posticis
albis semibyalinis.

Female. — Silvery white. Head with a black band in front of the
antennae. Antennae tawny. Thorax with a black band near the fore
border. Fore wings mostly cinereous, with some black speckles ;
a pale green streak along the interior border near the base ; a black
streak extending from the base to a little beyond one-third of the
length, traversed near its tip by an oblique black line ; a postraedial
undulating black line, beyond which there are some longitudinal black
streaks and a zigzag white line ; marginal points black. Hind wings
iridescent white, seraihyaline. Leiigth of the body 8 lines ; of the
wings 21 lines.

Limas.

Genus TURBULA.

Mas. — Corpus gracile, laeve. Proboscis breviuscula, sat gracilis.
Palpi sat validi, oblique ascendentes, verticera non superantes ;
articulus 2us subtus dense squamoso fimbriatus ; 3us brevissimus.
Antennae glabrae. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen lanceolatum, alas
posticas sat superans ; latera trifasciculata ; fasciculus apicalis tenuis,
longus. Pedes graciles, squamosi ; tibiae late fimbriatae ; calcaria
longa, gracilia. Alae anticae teuues, sat angustae, apice rotundatae,
margin e exteriore subconvexo.

Male. — Body slender, smooth. Proboscis rather short and slender.
Palpi rather stout, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the
vertex, shorter than the breadth of the head; second joint thickly
fringed beneath with short squamous hairs ; third extremely short.
Antennae smooth. Thorax squamous. Abdomen tapering, extending
rather beyond the hind wings, with three tufts on each side beyond
the middle; apical tuft small, elongated. Legs slender, squamous;
tibiae fringed with long hairs ; hind tibiae with four short slender
spurs. Wings delicate. Fore wings rather narrow, rounded at the
tips ; exterior border slightly rounded, moderately oblique ; second
inferior vein as far from the first as from the third; fourth very
remote-

44- TuRBULA PETR^.A. Mas. — Pallidissime cinerea, capite antice
atro, thorace fascia antica angusta atra apud medium dilatata lineis
duabus posterioribus transversis fuscis 2a nigro conspersa, alis anticis
atomis paucis lineis longitudinalibus strigis tribus costalibus obliquis
punctisque marginalibus nigris strigis postmediis pallidissime fuscis.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 27

alis posticis perparum hyalinis fusco pallidissime marginatis fimbria
alba.

Male. — Very pale cinereous. Head deep black in front. Thorax
in front with a slender deep black band, which is dilated in the
middle and has behind it two transverse brown lines, of which the
second is speckled with black. Fore wings with a few black speckles
and with irregular black hnes along the veins: three oblique black
streaks along the costa ; exterior half with very pale brown streaks ;
marginal points black. Hind wings very slightly hyaline, bordered
with very pale brown ; fringe white. Length of the body 5i lines ;
of the wings 12 — 13 lines.

45. PoLYTELA iNCLTTA. Mos. — Nigra, palpis robustis porrectis
caput non superantibus articulo 3o brevissimo, antennis validis setu-
losis, thorace postice luteo-biguttato, alis anticis cinereo nigris fasciis
quatuor nigris indeterminatis la puncta lutea includente 2a lineam
luteam undulatam includente 3a furcata lineam luteam angulosam in-
cludente 4a submarginali dentata lineam pallide luteam dentatam
biclavatam includente orbiculari puncta dua lutea nigro marginata
includente reniformi luteo nigroque marginata, alis posticis nigricante
cinereis.

Male. — Black, blackish cinereous beneath. Palpi stout, porrect,
not extending beyond the head ; third joint extremely short. Antennae
stout, very minutely setulose. Thorax with a luteous dot on each
side near the hind border. Fore wings cinereous-black, with four very
irregular black bands ; first band basal, including some luteous
points ; second antemedial, including a luteous undulating transverse
line; third postmedial, forked in front, including a luteous zigzag
line ; fourth submarginal, dentate, including a pale luteous dentate
line, which is connected with a pale luteous apical spot and with a pale
luteous spot at the end of the interior border ; orbicular mark round,.
including two luteous points, bordered with brown ; reniform bordered
with luteous and with black. Hind wings blackish cinereous. Length
of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 13 lines.

It differs from P. Jiorifera in the shape of the reniform mark of
the fore wings.

Genus ARVADUCA.

Fcetn. — Corpus breve, crassum. Proboscis robusta. Palpi breves,
validi, subarcuati, ad frontem applicati, verticem non superantes;
articulus 3 us longi-conicus, minimus. Antennae glabrae. Abdomen
lanceolatum, alas posticas non superans. Pedes validi, fimbriati;

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calcaria longissima. Alse anticae latse, spissae, apice subrotundatae,
margine exteriore convexo subobliquo.

Female. — Body smooth, very stout. Proboscis stout, moderately
long. Palpi smooth, stout, slightly curved, appHed to the head, not
rising higher than the vertex ; third joint elongate-conical, about one-
sixth of the length of the second. Antennae smooth. Abdomen
tapering towards the tip, not extending beyond the hind wings.
Legs stout; femora and tibiae fringed; spurs very long. Wings
broad, dense. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior
border convex, slightly oblique ; veins with the usual structure.

46. Arvaduca dotata. Fcem. — Pallide cinerea, thoracis tegulis
anticis fusco iridescente late marginatis posticis iridescente fuscis,
abdomine supra fusco segmentis ciuereo marginatis vittis tribus
ventralibus nigris, alls anticis plaga basali iridescente lineis tribus
nigris transversis angulosis macula magna longi-quadrata iridescente
nigra macula exteriore quadrata nigro viridi conspersa fascia adhuc
exteriore indeterminata purpureo-fusca litura argentea fasciaque
cupreo fusca adhuc exterioribus spatio marginali cupreo nitente guttis
tribus cyaneo-albis maculaqne atra strigas duas argenteas submargin-
alibus includente, alis posticis cupreo-fuscis strigis duabus obliquis
pallide cinereis la nigro marginata maculis duabus submarginalibus
atris argenteo bistrigatis.

Female. — Cinereous. Head brown above. Fore tegulae of the
thorax broadly bordered with iridescent brown ; hind teguhe iridescent
brown. Abdomen above brown ; hind borders of the segments cine-
reous ; under side with three black stripes. Fore wings with an
iridescent basal patch and with zigzag transverse black lines, three
antemedial, two postmedial; a large elongate-quadrate iridescent
black spot extending from the costa to the disk, near the inner side
of a smaller quadrate green-speckled black spot in the disk, the latter
spot on the inner side of the first postmedial line ; an incomplete
purplish brown band beyond the second spot, with a silvery mark
between it and a more exterior cupreous-brown band ; marginal space
cupreous-tinged; three irregular bluish white submarginal dots in
front of a deep black submarginal spot which contains two silvery
streaks. Hind wings cupreous-brown r hind part with two oblique
pale cinereous streaks, the first black-bordered, the second adjoining
two deep black submarginal spots, each of which includes two silvery
streaks. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 — 24 fines.

Limas.

HETEKOCEROUS LEPIDOPTEEA. 29

Genus MONOSCA.

Foem. — Corpus robustum. Caput pilis erectis indutum. Proboscis
mediocris. Palpi porrecti, validi, squaraosi, caput paullo superantes ;
articulus 3us conicus, Antenuoe glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas
paullo superans. Pedes validi, squamosi; calcaria longa, robusta.
Alse anticae elongatae, apice subrotundatse, subtus pilis lougis vestitaj,
margiue exteriore valde rotundato perparum obliquo.

Female, — Body stout. Head with short erect hairs. Proboscis
moderately long. Palpi porrect, stout, squamous, extending a little
beyond the head ; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the length
of the second. Antennae smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond
the hind wings. Legs stout, squamous ; hind tibiae wdth four long
stout spurs. Wings elongate. Fore wings slightly rounded at the
tips; exterior border much rounded, very slightly oblique; under
side clothed with long hairs, except towards the interior border ; first,
second and third inferior veins approximate.

47. MoNoscA suBNOTATA. Fcem. — Pallide ferruginea, thorace
nigricante fusco, abdomine ochraceo, ahs anticis plaga maxima antice
furcata linea submarginali dentata intus diffusa fimbriaque obscure
ferrugineis, alis posticis cupreo-cinereis.

. Female. — Pale ferruginous. Thorax blackish brown. Abdomen
ochraceous. Fore wings with a very large darker ferruginous patch,
which is forked in front and is partly contiguous on the inner side to
a blackish antemedial band ; a submarginal slightly darker ferruginous
acutely dentate line, which is diffuse on the inner side ; fringe darker
ferruginous ; under side and hind wings cupreous-cinereous. Length
of the body 8i lines; of the wings 24 lines.

48. Laphygma PRiECTPUA. Fcem. — Pallide cinerea, palpis nigri-
cantibus porrectis latis apice pallide cinereis caput paullo superantibus
articulo "do brevissimo, thorace nigro sparse consperso fascia antica
nigricante roseo terminata, abdomine alas posticas^ paullo superante,
alis anticis nigro subconspersis striga transversa angulosa guttaque
costali nigris antemediis orbiculari et reniformi rufo submarginatis hac
nigro triguttata linea exteriore undulata e punctis nigris spatio mar-
ginali pallide fuscescente lineam undulatam palhde cineream in-
cludente, alis posticis albis semihyalinis apud costam pallide cinereis.

Female. — Pale cinereous,''smooth, shining. Palpi broad, porrect,
blackish except at the tips, extending a httle beyond the head ; third
joint extremely short. Thorax very thinly black- speckled ; a blackish
band on the fore border, rosy at each end. Abdomen extending a
little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings thinly black-speckled ; a

30 CHARACTEKS OF UNDESCRIBED

black zigzag transverse streakjvery near the base, extending from the
costa to the disk ; a black antemedial costal dot ; orbicular and reni-
forra incompletely red-bordered, the former large, the latter including
three black dots; an exterior undulating line of black points; mar-
ginal space pale brownish, including a pale cinereous undulating
line ; exterior border slightly rounded, very slightly oblique. Hind
wings white, iridescent, semihyaline, pale cinereous along the costa
and at the tip, this hue black-speckled on the under side. Length
of the body 7| lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

Liraas.

49. Laphygma compta. Mas. — Cervina, robusta, palpis validis
obhque ascendentibus verticem non attingentibus articulo 2o extas
fusco 3o conico, antennis serratis sctosis, abdomine pallide cervino
pilis sat longis vestito alas posticas paullo superante fasciculo apicali
spisso, alis auticis apice subrotundatis lineis tribus transversis sub-
obscurioribus angulosis indistinctis spatio marginali fuscescente lineam
transversam cineream subarcuatam includente reniformi fuscescente,
alis posticis albis semihyalinis.

Male. — Fawn-colour, stout. Body paler beneath. Front rather
prominent. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as
the vertex ; third joint mostly brown on the outer side ; third conical,
less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenna3 stout,
serrated, setose. Abdomen pale lawn-colour, extending a little beyond
the hind wings, clothed with rather long hairs ; apical tuft dense.
Legs stout. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with three
indistinct zigzag slightly darker transverse; lines ; a brownish space
along the exterior border including a cinereous slightly curved trans-
verse line ; reniform mark brownish. Hind wings white, iridescent,
semihyaline. Length of the body 7 Hues ; of the wings 16 lines.

Limas.

50. Laphygma experta. Mas. — Pallide cinerea, capite fascia e
atomis nigris antice albido, palpis porrectis validis caput paullo super-
antibus articulo 3o conico, antennis setosis, abdomine pilis longis
induto alas posticas longe superante fasciculo apicali spisso, pedibus
fimbriatis, alis anticis apice subrotundatis atomis paueis nigris lineis
duabus transversis angulosis indistincti^ nigricantibus reniformi
magna nigricante notata et marginata linea submarginali e punctis
elongatis cinereis lunulis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis albis semi-
hyalinis.

Male. — Pale cinereous. Body whitish beneath. Head with a band
of black speckles in front of the antennae ; fore part whitish. Palpi
porrect, stout, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint conical.

HETF.ROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 31

Antennae setose. Abdomen clothed with long hairs, extending much
beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft dense. Legs slender ; femora
and tibiae fringed. Fore wings with a few black speckles, slightly
rounded at the tips ; two indistinct incomplete zigzag transverse
blackish lines ; first line antemedial ; second beyond the reniform
mark, which is large and has a blackish disk and a blackish border ;
a submarginal line of elongated cinereous points ; marginal lunules
black, small ; under side white. Hind wings white, iridescent, semi-
hyaline. Length of the body 8 Hnes ; of the wings 18 lines.

Peru.

51. Laphygma iNNOTABiLis. Mas. — Subcervino cinerea, subtus
albida, palpis validis oblique ascendentibus articulo 2o extus fusco 8o
conico, antennis robustis setosis, abdomine pilis longis induto alas
posticas longe superante fasciculo apicali spisso, pedibus fimbriatis,
alis anticis apice subrotundatis punctis costalibus pallidis punctis
marginalibus fuscis orbiculari et reniformi fuscescentibus, alis posticis
albis semihyaUnis.

Male. — Cinereous, with a tinge of fawn-colour, whitish beneath.
Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ;
second joint mostly brown on the outer side ; third conical, more
than one-fourth of the length of the second Antennae stout, setose.
Abdomen clothed with long hairs, extending much beyond the hind
wings; apical tuft dense. Femora and tibiae fringed. Fore wings
slightly rounded at the tips, with brown marginal points and with
some pale costal points; orbicular and reniform marks brownish.
Hind wings white, iridescent, semihyaline. Length of the body
8i lines ; of the wings 19 lines.

Peru.

52. Laphygma communtcata. Mas. — Pallide straminea, palpis
pallide cinereis oblique ascendentibus articulo 2o extus cervino 3o
conico, antennis robustis setosis, abdomine alas posticas sat superante
fasciculo apicali longo, alis anticis atomis paucis linea postmedia
arcuata atomaria puiictoque nigris plaga parva strigisque exterioribus
cervinis lituris costalibus pallide fuscis punctis marginalibus nigris,
alis posticis albis subhyalinis.

Male. — Pale straw-colour. Body pale cinereous beneath. Palpi
pale cinereous, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ;
second joint mostly fawn-colour on the outer side ; third conical, not
more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae stout,
setose. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings ; apical
tuft elongate. Fore wings with a few black speckles in the disk and
with a postraedial curved line of black speckles ; a black point in the

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disk with a small fawn-coloured patch behind it ; some fawn-coloured
streaks between the line and the exterior border ; some small pale
brown costal marks ; marginal points black, very minute. Hind wings
white, iridescent, slightly hyaline. Length of the body 6 — 7 lines ;
of the wings 14 — 16 lines.

Peru.

53. Laphygma caudata. Mas. — Pallide cinerea, palpis oblique
ascendentibus articulo 2o subfimbriato extus fusco notato 3o bre-
vissimo, antennis setosis, thorace liuea transversa nigra, abdomine
alas posticas longe superante valvulis apicalibus fasciculoque longis,
pedibus fimbriatis, alis anticis apice subrotundatis strigis duabus
longitudinalibus antemediis lineaque postniedia transversa arcuata
punctulari nigris reniformi interrupte nigro marginata, alis posticis
albis semihyalinis.

Male. — Pale cinereous. Palpi slender, obliquely ascending, not
rising so high as the vertex; second joint with a very short fringe,
marked with brown on the outer side ; third very short, less than
one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae setose. Thorax
with a slender black transverse line on the fore tegulse. Abdomen
extending much beyond the hind wings; apical valves and tufts long.
Legs short, slender ; femora and tibiae fringed. Fore wings slightly
rounded at the tips, with a black streak extending from the base to
one-fourth of the length, where it approaches a much shorter black
streak ; a curved transverse line of black points on the veins beyond
the reniform mark, which has an interrupted blackish border. Hind
wings white, iridescent, semihyaline. Length of the body 8^ lines ;
of the wings 15 lines.

54. Heliophobus submarginalis. Foem. — Cinereo-fuscus, capita
fasciis duabus obscure fuscis, palpis validis suberectis articulo 3o bre-
vissimo, thoracis tegulis anticis fusco obscure bifasciatis, alis anticis
lineis duabus transversis angulatis lineaque longitudinali testaceis
macula magna obscure fusca strigaque alba connexis linea postmedia
6 lunulis cinereis nigro marginatis lineolas obscure fuscas albido mar-
ginatas emittentibus fascia submarginali ochracea fusco nebulosa
orbiculari et reniformi testaceis ex parte fuscis la ovata nigricante
marginata 2a sat angiista, alis posticis fuscescente cinereis.

Female. — Cinereous-brown, cinereous beneath. Head with two
dark brown bands. Palpi stout, nearly erect, not rising so high as
the vertex; third joint extremely short. Thorax with two dark
brown bands on the fore tegulae. Abdomen cinereous, not extending
beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with two transverse incomplete
angular testaceous hues which are traversed by a testaceous line, the
latter extending from near the base to the hind part of the reniform

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 33

mark and borders the fore side of a large dark brown spot ; this spot
is traversed by the second transverse line and is connected with aij
oblique white streak which intersects a postmedial line of cinereous
black-l»ordered lunules ; dark brown whitish-bordered longitudinal
lines proceed from these lunules to the exterior border and intersect
an ochraceous brown-clouded band ; orbicular and reniform marks
testaceous, partly brown ; the former oval, blackish-bordered ; the
latter rather narrow ; marginal lunules blackish ; fringe with two
dark brown festooned lines. Hind wings brownish cinereous ; fringe
whitish, with a brown festooned line ; under side with a brown lunule
and an exterior curved brown band. Length of the body 6 lines ;
of the wings 18| lines.

Div. n.

F(xm. — Corpus robustura, laeve. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves,
oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes; articulus 3us conicus.
Antenna? glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans, pilis
ventralibus longis. Pedes robusti. Alae anticse apice subrotundata),
margine exteriore convexo subobliquo.

Feinnle. — Body stout, smooth. Proboscis short. Palpi smooth,
obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint
coni(;al, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second.
Antennae smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind
wings, with long hairs beneath. Legs smooth, stout; spurs
moderately long and stout. Wings broad. Fore wings slightly-
rounded at the tips ; exterior border convex, slightly oblique.

55. Xanthia moderata. Fcem. — Testaceo-albida, palporum arti-
culo i2o fusco late fasciato, abdomine pallide cervino fascicule basali e
pilis fuscis apice cinereis, alis anticis lituris costalibus fuscescentibus
plagis duabus magnis cervinis linea angulata fusca linea exteriore
tlexa angulosa fusca cervino submarginata.

Female. — Testficeous-whitish. Second joint of the palpi with a
broad brown baud on the outer side. Abdomen clothed above with
long pale fawn-coloured hairs; a tuft of brown cinereous- tipped hairs
near its bass. Fore wings with some brownish costal marks, with
two large fawn-coloured patches, of which the foremost joins the
costa and is bounded on the outer side by a brown angular line ; an
exteiior bent zigzag brown line which is partly bordered with fawn-
colour on its outer side. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings
21 lines.

50. EuPLExrA MOROSA. Fosm. — Fusca, cinereo conspersa, palpis
ad frontem applicatis verticem paullo superantibus articulo 3o lanceo-
late, abdomine cinereo alas posticas perpaullo superante, alis anticis

F

34 CHARACTERS Ot UNDESCRIBED

lineis sex nigris transversis dentatis fasciis tribus obscure fuscis 3a
fasciam ferrugineum includente reniformi testacea, alls posticis
cinereis fusco late margin atis.

Female. — Brown, speckled with cinereous, cinereous beneath.
Proboscis tawny. Palpi slightly curved, applied to the head, rising
a little higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, much shorter
tlian the second. Abdomen cinereous, extending very little beyond
the hind wings. Legs brown ; femora fringed with long cinereous
hairs. Fore wings with six dentate transverse black lines ; first and
second lines very near the base ; third and fourth antemedial, on the
inner side of an irregular dark brown band; fifth and sixth post-
medial, on the outer side of another dark brown band which is partly
interrupted by the testaceous reniform mark ; a.submarginal irregular
dark brown band including a slender ferruginous band ; marginal
festoon black; fringe interlined with dark brown. Hind wings
cinereous, broadly brown along the exterior border; fringe white-
bordered. Length of the body 8i lines ; of the wings 23 lines.

57. Xylina suBcosTALis. Mas. — Ferrugineo-fusca, albido con-
spersa, capite antice albo, palpis erectis verticem paullo superantibus
articulo 2o extus nigro rufo-vittato 3o longi-conico, alis anticis apice
rectangulatis vitta subcostali argentea spatio costali purpureo-albo-
consperso macula antemedia longa lineisque tribus transversis post-
mediis angulosis nigricantibus margine exteriore convexo perparum
obliquo, alis posticis fuscis.

Male. — Ferruginous-brown, whitish-speckled, cinereous beneath.
Head white in front. Palpi erect, stout, smooth, rising a little higher
than the vertex ; second joint black and with a red stripe on the outer
side; third eiongate-conical, about one-sixth of the length of the
second. Antennae minutely setulose. Pectus woolly. Legs ferru-
ginous, cinereous beneath ; joints of the tarsi with cinereous tips.
Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with a silvery subcostal stripe
which commences before the middle and extends nearly to the tip ;
space in front of the line thickly speckled with purplish white ; an
elongated blackish antemedial spot in the disk and three zigzag post-
medial blackish lines ; exterior border rounded, very slightly oblique.
Hind wings brown. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings
lb lines.

Li mas.

58. Ntstalia ignobilis. Mas. — Cinerea, capite et thorace cervino
cinereis, fascicule capitis erecto, palpis vix ascendentibus caput longe
superantibus articulo 2o fusco-vittato 3o lanceolate, antennis sub-
fasciculatis, abdomine alas posticas dimidio superante, pedii)us late
jiniltriatis, alis anticis nigro subconspersis apud marginem interiorem

HETF.ROCEROUS LEPIDOPTEIIA. 35

cervinis punctis submarginalibus nigris, alls posticis albis semi-
hyalinis.

Male. — Cinereous. Head and thorax tinged with pale fawn-
colour. Head with a vertical tuft. Palpi hardly ascending, extend-
ing much beyond the head ; second joint striped with brown on the
outer side, furnished above and below with a short thick fringe ; third
lanceolate, very much more slender than the second and less than
half its length!! Antennas beset with minute tufts of hairs. Abdomen
extending for half its length beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft very
small. Femora and tibite broadly fringed; tibiae with four long
slender spurs ; tarsi spinose. Fore wings narrow, slightly speckled
with black, fawn-colour along the anterior border ; a row of sub-
marginal black points ; exterior border very oblique. Hind wings
iridescent white, semihyaline. Length of the body 10^ lines ; of the
wings 24 lines.

Genus LIBUNCA.

Fcem. — Corpus robustum, fere cylindricum. Proboscis valida.
Thorax laevis, squamosus. Pectus lanuginosum. Abdomen alas
posticas sat superans. Pedes robusti, lasves ; tibiae anticae subtus
fimbriatae ; calcaria longa, valida. Alae anticae longae, sat angustae,
apice rotundatae, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo.

Female. — Body stout, nearly cylindrical. Proboscis robust.
Thorax smooth, squamous. Pectus woolly. Abdomen extending
rather beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth; fore tibiae
fringed beneath ; spines long, stout. Wings elongate. Fore wings
rather narrow, rounded at the tips ; exterior border slightly rounded,
very oblique ; first, second and third inferior veins nearly contiguous ;
fourth very remote.

This genus has most affinity to Rhuda.

59. LiBUNCA ARGENTEA. FcHu. — Argcn tco-alba, capite et thorace
nigro-conspersis, abdoraine subtus apicera versus testaceo, alis anticis
fusco conspersis et strigatis lineis duabus fuscis transversis angulosis
vittis duabus nigris 2a smaragdino conspersa strigis tribus pallide
smaragdinis strigis duabus subcostalibus nigris smaragdino conspersis
strigis duabus costalibus obliquis albis punctis marginalibus nigris,
alis posticis albis subhyalinis fuscesceute marginatis.

Female. — Silvery white. Head and thomx black-speckled. Abdo-
men testaceous beneath towards the tip. Fore wings speckled and
irregularly streaked with brown ; two transverse zigzag brown lines,
one antemedial, the other postmedial; a black stripe extending
from the base to the second line, accompanied on its hind side by a
short pale emerald-green streak ; a second black stripe extending from

36 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

the costa to the second line, parallel to the first stripe, speckled with
pale emerald-green towards its tip ; a pale emerald-green streak beyond
the first stripe and another along the apical part of the interior
border ; two subcostal black streaks speckled with pale emerald-green,
one near the base, the other between two oblique white streaks which
proceed from the costa; marginal points black. Hind wings
iridescent white, slightly hyaline, diffusedly brownish about the
exterior border. Length of the body 8i lines ; of the wings
yl lines.

Limas.

Genus BUCIARA.

Mas. — Corpus robustum. Caput fascicule porrecto. Proboscis
longa, valida. Palpi robusti, squamosi, angulati ; articulus 2us
oblique ascendens, late fimbriatus ; 3us porrectus, obtusus, 2i dimidio
non brevier. Antennae pectinatfe. Pedes validi ; femora subtus
dense fimbriata. Alae anticas apice rectangulata3, margine exteriore
postico perobliquo subdentato ; posticse margine exteriore subdentato.

Male. — Body stout. Head with a porrect tuft. Proboscis long,
stout. Palpi stout, squamous ; second joint obliquely ascending, with
a broad fringe; third porrect, obtuse at the tip, about half the length
of the second, with which it forms an obtuse angle. Antennae
moderately pectinated. Legs stout ; femora thickly fringed beneath.
Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; hind
part of the exterior border very oblique, slightly festooned ; first,
second and third inferior veins approximate at the base ; fourth
hardly remote. Hind wings slightly festooned along the exterior
border.

00. BuciARA BrrARTiTA. JI«s. — Obscuro cinerea, subtus alba,
palpis nigro vittatis, thorace antice nigro-bistrigato, alis anticis strigis
costalibus obliquis veuis ex parte striga postica marginali annuloque
discoidali fusiformi nigris vitta media ferruginea apice nigra linea
postica nigra duplicata contorta ex parte fusca, alis posticis albis fusco
latissime marginatis.

Male. — Dark cinereous, white beneath. Proboscis testaceous.
Palpi striped with black on the outer side. Thorax with two black
streaks in front. Tarsi blackish ; their joints with whitish tips.
Fore wings with some oblique black costal streaks ; veins partly
black ; a ferruginous stripe in the disk, terminating in a black streak
which joins the hind part of the exterior border ; a double tortuous
black partly brown line between the stripe and the interior border ; a
fusiform black ringlet in the disk. Hind wings white, very broadly
brown about the exterior border ; fringe partly white. Length of the
body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 37

Gl. ANTH.ECIA SATURATA. Fccm. — Ochracea, palpis porrectis caput
perpaullo superantibus, articulo 'So conico, abdoraine nigricaiite
maculis lateralibus luteis, alis anticis ferrugineis lineis diiabus trans-
versis testaceis angulosis nigro marginatis linea subraargiDali lutea
undulata, alis posticis maculis duabus maximis fimbiiaque pallide
luteis.

Female. — Ochraceous. Front prominent. Palpi slender, porrect,
clothed with short hairs, extending very little beyond the head ; third
joint conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second.
Antennae brown. Abdomen blackish, with luteous spots on each side
towards the tip. Tarsi brown, their joints with luteous tips. Fore
wings ferruginous, with two zigzag testaceous lines which are irregu-
larly bordered with black on their approximate sides ; submarginal
line luteous, undulating ; fringe luteous, with black streaks ; under
side blackish, with a pale yellow basal mark, with a much interrupted
pale yellow band, and with a luteous submarginal band. Hind wings
with a band formed by two pale luteous spots, and with a pale luteous
fringe; under side pale luteous, with two very irregular blackish
bands. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 hues.

The markings on the fore wings distinguish it from A. dorsiliUea.

62. AcoNTiA ANTiCA. Mus. — Alba, subtus cinerea, capite antice
fusco, palpis fuscis porrectis caput pauUo superantibus articulo 3o
conico, thorace postice fusco, abdoraine cinereo-fusco fasciculo apicali
subtus testaceo, alis anticis aurato-viridescente late marginatis spatio
marginali lineas transversas angulosas purpurascentes includente
striga antemedia antica flava guttis duabus discoidalibus cinereis, alis
posticis fuscescente cinereis fimbria alba.

Male. — White, cinereous beneath. Head brown in front. Palpi
brown, porrect, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint conical,
less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae tawny,
stout, smooth. Hind part of the thorax brown. Abdomen cinereous-
brown, not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft testaceous
beneath. Fore wings broadly dull gilded greenish along the exterior
border and along the interior; this hue including some purplish
transverse zigzag lines ; an antemedial yellow streak extending from
the greenish part to the costa ; two cinereous dots in the disk ; fringe
pale cinereous. Hind wings brownish cinereous, fringe white.
Length of the body "3^ lines ; of the wings 11 lines.

Much allied to A. tetragona, but the fore wings have no marginal
points.

03. AcoNTiA POLYCHROMA. Mas. — Nigricans, thorace albido-tri-
fasciato, abdomine albido fasciculis tribus dorsalibus nigris, alis
anticis rufescente albis plagis tribus magnis fuscis nigro submarginatis

38 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

la lineas duas cinereas includente 3a lineara valde flexam punctaque
quatuor costalia alba includente striga nigra brevissima spatio
exteriore cinereo lineam albam undulatam strigasque albas nigro
notatas guttasque duas nigras includente, alis posticis pallide cinereis.

Male. — Blackish, dingy cinereous beneath. Proboscis testaceous.
Antennae black, stout, smooth. Thorax with three irregular whitish
bands. Abdomen whitish, wdth three black dorsal tufts before the
middle, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings reddish
white, with three large brown partly black patches ; first patch on the
base of the costa in front of a very short black streak, traversed by
two cinereous lines ; second on the interior border, connected with
the first; third along the outer part of the costa, including a white
much bent line and four costal wdiite spots ; exterior part cinereous,
including a white undulating line (which is dilated at the tip of the
wing) and on its inner side two black dots and some white streaks,
the latter marked with black ; an interrupted brown marginal line.
Hind wings pale cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines; of the
wings 11 lines.

64. AcoNxrA antecedens. Fccm. — Alba, capite nigro, palpis
porrectis caput vix superantibus, alis anticis apice rotundatis lituris
quatuor costalibus cinereis puncto discoidali punctisque marginalibus
nigris plaga fusca magna longa obliqua postmedia nigro-marginata
lineam nigram undulatam includente, alis posticis cinereo diffuse
margin atis.

Female. — WTiite. Head black. Proboscis testaceous. Palpi
black, smooth, porrect, hardly extending beyond the head. Antennae
black, tawny beneath. Fore wings rounded at the tips, with four
small cinereous costal marks, with a black point in the disk before
the middle, with black marginal points, and with a large oblique
elongated postmedial brown patch which is bordered with black and
includes an undulating black line. Hind wings difFusedly cinereous
along the exterior border. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings
9 lines.

65. Erastria bryophiloides. Mas. — Fusca, palpis oblique
ascendentibus verticem non superantibus articulo 2o subtus fimbriato
3o longi-conico, abdomine cinereo fasciculis dorsalibus fuscis alas
posticas paullo superante, ahs anticis plaga postica alba nigro-conspersa
lineis duabus angulosis nigris lineis duabus undulatis obscure fuscis
2o albo submarginata orbiculari et reniformi magnis fusco marginatis
hac albo submarginata linea submarginali angulosa lunulisque
marginalibus obscure fuscis albo marginatis, alis posticis pallide
cinereis.

IIETEKOCEROUS LEPTDOPTEBA. 39

Male. — Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending, not
rising higher than the vertex ; second joint squamous, fringed
beneath ; third elongate- conical, about one- fourth of the length of the
second. x\ntennae smooth. Abdomen cinereous, extending a little
beyond the hind wings, with a row of small dorsal brown tufts ; apical
tuft small. Legs smooth, b'ore wings with a large white black-
speckled patch on the interior border at the base ; two zigzag black
lines, one at the base, the other on the patch near its outer side ; two
undulating dark brown lines, one antemedial, the other postmedial ;
orbicular and reniforra marks large, brown-bordered, the former
nearly round, the latter partly bordered with white ; postmedial line
partly and irregularly bordered with white, as is also the zigzag brown
submarginal line ; marginal lunules dark brown, whitish-bordered.
Hind wings pale cinereous. Length of the body 4^ lines ; of the
wings V2 lines.

Allied to E. fuscula, from which it is distinguished by the white
patch at the base of the fore wings.

66. Palindia sciTA. Fcem. — Ochraceo-cervina, capite antice
albo, palpis cervinis arcuatis caput superantibus articulo 3o lanceolato,
thorace antice albo tenuiter fasciato, pectore albo, alis anticis fasciis
tribus angustis cyaneis la nigro marginata 3a fusco marginata lineis
tribus subrectis strigaque fuscis linea submarginali argentea, alis
posticis linea transversa undulata fusca striga lata cyanea atomisque
nigris posticis punctis tribus marginalibus argenteis.

Female. — Ochraceous fawn-colour, dull fawn-colour beneath. Head
white in front. Palpi fawn-colour, smooth, curved, rising higher
than the vertex, white on the inner side; third Joint lanceolate, about
half the length of the second. Thorax with a slender white band in
front. Pectus and legs white. Abdomen hardly extending beyond
the hind wings. Fore wings acute ; three metallic-blue slender
bands; a slightly undulating transverse brown line near the outer
side of the tirst band, which is black-bordered ; a brown nearly
straight line near the inner side of the second band, which is joined
in the disk by a transverse brown streak ; a brown nearly straight
line near the inner side of the third band, which is bordered with
brown on the outer side ; a more exterior brown line converging
towards the third band and a submarginal silvery line. Hind wings
with an undulating brown transverse line which near the interior
angle is contiguous to a broad metallic-blue streak, the latter on the
hind side is contiguous to a cluster of black speckles ; three silvery
marginal points; exterior border bidentate. Length of the body
7i lines; of the wings 18 lines.

40 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

67. Plusia modesta. 2Ias. — Cerviua, palpis fuscescentibus
erectis verticem superantibus articulo -^o fiiubiiato 3o liiieari, anteniiis
subpubesceutibus, abdoniine ciiiereo supra laimginoso alas posticMS
sat superaute, alis aiiticis ex parte subpurpiirasceiitibus apud
inarginem exteiiorem subauratis macula discoidali argeuteo-alba
obliqua elliptica lineolam auticam emittente liuea submarginali
aiigulosa, alis posticis pallida cerviuis basi cinereis.

Male. — Fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Palpi brownish, slender,
squamous, erect, risirig higher than the vertex ; second joint fringed
in front ; third linear, shorter than the second. Antennas very
minutely pubescent. Abdomen cinereous, woolly above, extending
rather beyond the hind winga; apical tuft small, slightly compressed.
Legs slender ; femora and tibiie smooth. Fore wings partly and
slightly purplish tinged, slightly gilded towards the exterior border ;
an oblique elliptical silvery white spot in the disk emitting a silvery
line towards the costa ; a submarginal zigzag Hne of the ground hue.
Hind wings pale fawn-colour, cinereous towards the base. Length
of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.

Much allied to P. angulum, but the apical part of the silvery mark
in the fore wings is much broader and less acute.

Peru.

68. Plusia incompta. Fanii. — Cervina, dense pilosa, palpis
ol)lique ascendentibus verticem superantibus articulo 2o dense
fimbriato 3o lineari, abdomine alas posticas superante, pedibus
firabriatis, alis anticis linea cinerea postmedia obhqua apud costam
subundulata postice acute angulata linea exteriore cinerea angulosa
orbiculari et reniformi cinereo marginatis la magna obliqua elliptica
lunulis submarginalibus et punctis marginalibus cinereis, alis posticis
pallide cinereis a^ueo marginatis.

Female. — Fawn-colour, cinereous with a tinge of fawn-colour
beneath. Body densely pilose. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising
higher than the vertex ; second joint thickly fringed ; third linear,
slender, much more than half the length of the second. Abdomen
extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. Legs slender ; femora
and tibiae fringed; spurs long and slender. Fore wings with an
oblique postmedial cinereous line which is slightly undulating towards
the costa and forms an acute and deep inward angle near the interior
border ; a more exterior zigzag cinereous line ; submarginal lunules
and marginal points cinereous; orbicular and reniform marks
cinereous-bordered ; the former large, oblique, elliptical ; the latter
of the usual form. Hind wings pale cinereous, aeneous towards the
exterior border. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 1 7 lines.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 41

69. Plusta temperata. Mas. — Cinereo-ferruginea, palpis oblique
ascendentibus articulo 3o lanceolato, antennis setulosis, alis anticis
purpureo suffusis lineis duabus transversis angulosis striga intermedia
obliqua angulata argentea reniformi cinereo marginata non pur-
purascente linea submarginali cinerea tenui angulosa, alis posticis
fuscescente cinereis fusco late et diffuse marginatis.

Male. — Cinereous-ferruginous, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely
ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint lanceolate,
shorter than the second. Antennae minutely setulose. Abdomen
cinereous. Fore wings for the most part tinged with purplish, which
hue is interrupted by two zigzag lines, one anteraedial, the other
postmedial ; an intermediate oblique angular silvery streak which is
excavated towards the costa ; reniform mark cinereous-bordered, not
purplish ; a slender zigzag cinereous submarginal line. Hind wings
cinereous, broadly and dilfusedly bordered with brown ; fringe pale
cinereous, interhned with brown. Length of the body 7i lines; of
the winjTs 21 lines.

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Genus DEOBRIGA.

Mas. — Corpus robustum, fere cylindricum. Proboscis breviuscula,
sat gracilis. Palpi graciles, squamosi, oblique ascendentes, verticem
non superantes ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio brevier.
Antennae breves, validae, glabra?. Abdomen alas posticas sat
superans : fasciculus apicalis parvus, compress us. Pedes sat validi,
subfimbriati ; calcaria longa, robusta. Alae anticae latae, apice
rectangulatae, margine exteriore postico sat obliquo.

Male. — Body stout, nearly cylindrical. Proboscis rather short and
slender. Palpi slender, squamous, obliquely ascending, not rising
higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, less than half the
length of the second. Antennae short, stout, smooth. Abdomen
extending rather beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small, com-
pressed. Legs moderately stout ; femora and tibiae with a short
fringe ; spurs long, stout. Wings broad. Fore wings rectangular at
the tips ; hind part of the exterior border rather oblique ; second
inferior vein as far from the first as from the third ; fourth moderately
remote from the third.

70. Deobriga chrysopasa. Mas. — Pallide aurato-testacea, palpi
extus fuscescentibus, alis anticis auratis lineis duabus luteis la
antemedia undulata 2a postmedia antice retracta postice subundulata
orl)iculari et reniformi magnis luteo marginatis la rotunda 2a
latissima spatio marginali pallidiore linea marginali fusca, alis posticis
pallidioribus.

49 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Male. — Pale gilded testaceous. Proboscis testaceous. Palpi
brownish on tlie outer side. Fore wings brightly gilded, with two
luteous lines ; first line antemedial, serpentine ; second postmedial,
oblique, slightly undulating near the interior border, abruptly retracted
near the costa, which it joins at three-fourths of the length of the
latter ; marginal space paler, with a cinereous tinge, zigzag along the
inner side; marginal line brown; orbicular and reniform marks
large, luteous-bordered ; the former round ; the latter very broad.
Hind wings in colour like the marginal space of the fore wings.
Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines.

Genus CAPITARIA.

Fcem. Corpus robustum, laeve. Proboscis valida. Palpi graciles,
laeves, erecti, verticem longe superantes ; articulus 3 us lanceolatus,
*^o paullo brevier multo gracilior. Antennae glabrae, graciles.
Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes laeves ; calcaria longa,
gracilia. Alae anticae subacutae, margine exteriore convexo.

Female. Body stout, smooth. Proboscis stout, moderately long.
Palpi slender, smooth, erect, rising much higher than the vertex ;
third joint lanceolate, a little shorter and more slender than the
second. Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomen extending a little
beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth ; spurs long, slender. Fore
wings moderately long and broad, slightly acute ; exterior border
convex, moderately oblique ; veins prominent beneath ; first, second
and third inferior veins approximate at the base ; fourth remote.

71. Capitaria sublineata. Fmm. — Cervina, alls anticis lineis
duabus augulosis obscurioribus la antemedia 2a postmedia valde flexa,
aiis posticis aeneo-cervinis linea subtus postmedia obliqua obscuriore
fere recta apud costam subangulosa.

Female. — Fawn-colour, paler beneath. Fore wings with two
darker zigzag lines ; first line antemedial ; second postmedial, much
bent. Hind wings with an aeneous tinge ; under side with a darker
oblique postmedial almost straight line, which is slightly zigzag
towards the costa. Length of the body 62- lines ; of the wings
18 lines.

Limas.

Genus TAFALLA.

Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi arcuati, ascen-
dentus, verticem superantes ; articulus 2us late fimbriatus ; iJus lan-
ceolatus, 2o multo brevier. Pedes laeves, graciles ; calcaria longa,
gracilia. Alae anticae sat angustae, subacutae, margine exteriore flexo,
jTiargine interiore dentate postice sinuato.

HETEROCEROUS LEPTDOPTERA. 43

Body hardly stout. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi curved,
ascending, rising higher than the vertex ; second joint broadly
fringed ; third lanceolate, much shorter and more slender than the
second. Legs smooth, slender ; spurs long and slender. Fore wings
rather narrow, slightly acute ; exterior border bent in the middle ;
interior border dentate in the middle, its outer part slightly exca-
vated ; first, second and third inferior veins contiguous at the base ;
fourth very remote.

72. Tafalla clavifera. Cinereo-cervina, abdomine cinereo, alis
anticis plaga basali costali strigam auratam includente lineis duabus
antemediis undulatis lineisque duabus mediis angulatis saturate cer-
vinis linea postmedia antica transversa angulosa nigricante lineis
duabus postmediis posticis trans versis argenteis linea exteriore trans-
versa angulosa nigricante plaga postica fasciaque submarginali arcuata
auratis connexis striga marginali clavata argenteo-alba, alls posticis
fuscescentibus.

Cinereous fawn-colour. Body beneath, palpi, abdomen, legs and
under side of wings cinereous. Fore wings with a darker fawn-
coloured costal patch at the base, including a gilded streak ; two
antemedial undulating darker fawn-coloured lines ; two middle darker
lines, which form a prominent outward angle in the middle ; a post-
medial blackish transverse zigzag line on the fore part, and on the
hind part two silvery postmedial transverse lines which diverge from
each other towards the interior border, where the second traverees a
large gilded patch ; an exterior blackish transverse zigzag line ;
a subraargiual curved gilded band, which joins the patch on the inte-
rior border ; a marginal clavate silvery white streak. Hind wings
brownish. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.

Limas.

Genus PINCIA.

Fcsm. — Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis gracilis. Palpi squa-
mosi, graciles, subarcuati, oblique ascendentes, verticem superantes,
articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2o multo brevior. Pedes laeves, longius-
culi, gracillimi, calcaribus longissimis gracillimis. Alge anticas latse,
acutse, subfalcatse, costa basi subconvexa margine exteriore angulato,
alis posticis abdomen superantibus.

Female. — Body rather stout. Proboscis slender, moderately long.
Palpi slender, squamous, very slightly curved, obliquely ascending,
rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, more slender
and much shorter than the second. Abdomen rather shorter than
the Interior border of the hind wings. Legs smooth, rather long, very
slender; hind tibiae with four very long and slender spurs. Wings

44 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

broad. Fore wings acute and subfalcate at the tips ; costa slightly
convex towards the base ; exterior border obtusely angular in the
middle ; third inferior vein four times further from the fourth than
from the second.

73. PiNciA CONTTNUA. Fcem. — Fusco-cinerea, alls anticis lineis
duabus cinereis transversis fusco marginatis la vix obliqua fere recta
2a apud costam furcata linea cinerea angulosa punctisque fuscis sub-
marginalibus orbiculari e puncto albido reniformi magna cinereo
marginata, alis posticis linea postmedia cinerea linea submarginali
fere obsoleta.

Female. — Brownish cinereous, slightly paler beneath. Fore wings
with two cinereous transverse lines ; first line near the base, almost
upright, nearly straight, bordered with brown on the outer side ;
second postmedial, oblique, bordered with brown on the inner side,
widely forked near the costa ; a submarginal cinereous zigzag line
accompanied by brown points ; orbicular mark forming a whitish
point ; reniform large, cinereous-bordered, of the usual form. Hind
wings with a cinereous postmedial line which corresponds with the
second line of the fore winp^s ; some indications of a submarginal
line. Length of the body Gi lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

Limas.

74. Gonitis apta. Mas. — Cervina, palpis compressis, fere erectis
verticem superantibus articulo 3o knceolato, abdomine fusco-cinereo
alas posticas sat superante fascicule apicali longo, alis anticis litura
basali nigricante lineis duabus fuscis undulatis cinereo marginatis 9a
valde flexa spatio marginali subobscuriore lineam angulosam palli-
diorem includente orbiculari nigricante reniformi obscure cervina
nigricante marginata margine exteriore subangulato, alis posticis
fusco-cinereis.

Male. — Fawn-colour, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi stout, com-
pressed, smooth, nearly erect, rising higher than the vertex ; third
joint lanceolate, more than half the length of the second. Antennae
stout, minutely setulose. Abdomen bi'ownish cinereous, extending
somewhat beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elongate. Legs smooth,
slender. Fore wings with a blackish mark near the base ; two brown
undulating lines ; first antemedial, bordered with cinereous on the
inner side; second deeply bent and passing on the outer side of the
reniform mark, bordered with cinereous on the outer side; space
about the exterior border slightly darker, including a paler zigzag
line ; orbicular mark blackish, small ; reniform darker than the
ground hue, bordered with blackish ; marginal festoon blackish ;
exterior border slightly angular in the middle. Hind wings brownish
cinereous ; fringe cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the
wings 13 fines.

HETEEOCEROUS I,EPIDOPTERA. 46

Closdy allied to G. properans, but with various slight differences,
of which the white marks on the fore wings is most conspicuous.
Peru.

75. Gonitis ignobtlts. Fcem. — Pallide ochracea, fronte fascicu-
lata, palpis subarcuatis verticem superantibus articulo 3o lineari 2o
multo breviore, ahs anticis acutis fusco conspersis lineis duabus sub-
obhquis fere rectis annulo mugno elHptico lineaque submarginali
angulosa vix conspicua fuscis guttis duabus discoidahbus nigricantibus
margine exteriore angulato, alis posticis albidis apud marginem
exteriorem cervino conspersis.

Female. — Pale ochraceous, smooth, slender ; under side cinereous
with an ochraceous tinge. Frontal tuft rather prominent. Palpi
smooth, slightly curved, rising higher than the vertex ; third joint
linear, slender, much shorter than the second. Abdomen hardly
extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender. Fore
wings acute, thinly brown-speckled ; two brown almost straight slightly
oblique lines ; first line antemedial ; second slightly postmedial,
contiguous to two blackish dots which form part of the inner side of
a large elliptical brown ringlet, the latter extending to the costa ; a
very indistinct zigzag submarginal brown line; fringe fawn-colour at
the base ; exterior border angular in the middle. Hind wings
whitish, speckled with fawn-colour along the exterior border. Length
of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 13 lines.

76. HoMOPTERA LuciMARGO. Cinerco-fusca, thoracis tegulis
anticis nigro marginatis, alis fascia latissima obscure fusca lineis sex
transversis nigris dentatis spatio marginali cinereo et albo-vario
lunulis marginalibus nigris strigas emittentibus, alis anticis ex parte
chalybaeo suffusis plaga basali albida.

Cinereous-brown, more cinereous beneath. Fore tegulae of the
thorax black-bordered. Legs stout ; femora fringed with long hairs ;
tarsi blackish, their joints with cinereous tips. Wings with an
extremely broad dark brown band and with six acutely dentate black
lines, which are not all apparent in the hind wings; sixth line
bordering the outer side of the band ; space beyond the band varied
with cinereous and with white ; submarginal lunules black, emitting
streaks to the brown marginal festoon. Fore wings partly chalybeous-
tinged : a whitish patch near the base ; band diffuse on its inner
side ; three whitish costal points beyond the middle. Length of the
body 8 lines ; of the wings 22 lines.

Closely allied to H. calycanthata, from which it may be distinguished
by the acute angle and other differences in the pale marginal part of
the fore wings.
Limas.

46 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

77. HoMOPTERA ALBiFLOs. Foem. — Fusca, capite et thorace
antico cervinis, palpis fuscis vix arcuatis verticem superantibus arti-
culo 3o lanceolate, thorace atomis nonnullis fasciisque duabus albis,
alis latis albo subconspersis lineis duabus postmediis atris angulosis
linea submarginali e punctis albis atro marginatis fimbria albo notata,
alis anticis fasciis duabus albis indeterminatis lineas duas nigras
angulosas includentibus orbiculari e gutta alba nigro marginata, reni-
formi maxima strigam emittente maculaque costali albis.

Female. — Brown, brownish cinereous beneath. Head and fore
part of the thorax fawn-colour. Palpi brown, slender, smooth,
hardly curved, rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate,
about half the length of the second. Thorax with some white
speckles and with two white bands. Legs stout, smooth ; tarsi with
cinereous bands. Wings broad, with some white speckles and with
tw^o postmedial zigzag deep black lines which are dilated in the disk ;
a submarginal line of white points which are bordered with deep
black ; fringe with some white marks. Fore wdngs with two irregular
white bands near the base, each band including a zigzag black line ;
orbicular mark represented by a white black-bordered dot ; reniform
white, very large, emitting a streak which joins an irregular white
costal spot. Wings beneath with a postmedial obhque blackish baud.
Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 24 lines.

Limas.

78. HoMOPTERA NiviPLAGA. Fccm. — Fusca, fronte sat convexa,
palpis erectis vix arcuatis verticem sat superantibus articulo 3o sub-
lanceolato, ahs latis lineis quinque nigris transversis denticulatis
linea submarginali e punctis albidis nigro marginatis margine
exteriore vix dentato, alis anticis apice rotundatis orbiculari nigra
reniformi nivea maxima, alis posticis cinereo-fuscis.

Female. — Brown, stout. Body cinereous beneath. Front rather
convex. Proboscis tawny. Palpi squamous, erect, very slightly
curved, rising somewhat higher than the vertex ; third joint slightly
lanceolate, nearly half the length of the second. Autenuge minutely
setulose. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs
cinereous beneath; femora fringed; spurs long, stout; tarsi
blackish, their joints with whitish tips. Wings broad, with five
denticulated black lines, of which two are antemedial and two post-
medial ; a submarginal line of whitish points, bordered with black on
the outer side ; marginal festoon black ; exterior border very slightly
dentate. Fore wings with some cinereous costal points, rounded at
the tips ; exterior border convex, moderately oblique ; orbicular mark

HETEROCKROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 47

l)lack ; reniform pure white, very large. Hind wings cinereous-brown.
Length of the body 7^ lines ; of the w'ings 18 lines.

Limas.

79. HoMOPTERA BREViPENNis. Mos, — Fusca, palpis erectis
verticem longe superantibus articulo 3o lineari apice testaceo 21
dimidio longiore, abdomine subfasciculato fascicule aji-ali parvo sub-
compresso, tibiis posterioribus penicillatis, alis anticis breviusculis
lineis octo nigris transversis angulosis fasciis tribus obscure fuscis 2a
3aque indeterminatis linea submarginali cervina angulosa reniformi
magna albo submarginata punctis costalibus et marginalibus albidis,
alis posticis aeneo-fuscis.

Male. — Brown, brownish cinereous beneath. Proboscis testaceous.
Palpi squamous, erect, rising much higher than the vertex ; third
joint linear, slender, testaceous and conical at the tip, much shorter
than the second. Antennae testaceous, minutely setulose. Abdomen
cinereous-brown, slightly tufted above, extending a little beyond the
hind wings ; apical tuft small, slightly compressed. Legs stout ;
posterior tibiae with penicillate tufts; tarsal joints with whitish tips.
Fore wings rather short, with eight transverse zigzag black lines and
with three dark brown bands, of which the first only is regular ; a zig-
zag submarginal fawn-coloured line ; marginal points and costal points
■whitish ; reniform mark large, partly bordered with white. Hind
wings aeneous-brown. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings
19 lines.

Limas.

80. HoMOPTERA vipjDisQUAMA. Fcem. — Cinereo-fusca, palpis
gracilibus fere erectis verticem non superantibus articulo 3o lanceo-
late, alis latis subpurpurascentibus lineis nonnullis obliquis angulosis
indistinctis obscure fuscis linea postmedia nigra obliqua lata angulosa
determinata spatio raarginali viridi pallido consperso, alis anticis linea
antemedia angulosa obliqua atomis plurimis pallide viridibus reniformi
nigro marginata.

Female. — Brown, speckled with cinereous, brownish cinereous
beneath. Palpi slender, nearly erect, not rising higher than the
vertex ; third joint lanceolate, shorter than the second. Abdomen
pale brown, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Wings broad,
purplish tinged, with some dark brown indistinct oblique zigzag lines
and with a broad determinate oblique zigzag postmedial black line ;
space about the exterior border with pale green speckles ; under side
with numerous transverse brown lines; exterior border slightly
festooned. Fore wings with an anteraedial zigzag oblique line, and

48 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRTBED

with many pale green speckles ; reniform mark mostly black-
bordered. Length of the body 8i lines ; of the wings '22 lines.

Most allied to H. jplenipennis and to H. viridans, but the black
postmedial Une will sufficiently distinguish it from them.

Genus PIANA.

Fcem,. — Corpus sat gracile. Frons producta. Proboscis mediocris.
Palpi longi, graciles, subascendeutes ; articulus 3us linearis, 'io vix
brevier. Antennse graciles. Abdomen alas posticas pauUo superans.
Pedes sat graciles. Alae latiusculfe, margiue exteriore subdentato ;
antica) apice subrotundatse, maigine exteriore couvexo.

Female. — Body rather slender. Front very prominent. Palpi
slender, slightly ascending, extending very far beyond the head and
somewhat longer than its breadth ; third joint linear,. more slender
but hardly shorter than the second. Antennae slender. Abdomen
extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs rather slender.
Wings rather broad ; exterior border slightly festooned. Fore wings
slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior border convex, moderately
oblique.

81. PiANA LiGNiFicTA. Fcem. — Cinereo-fuscfl, abdomine cinereo,
alis anticis nigro conspersis spatio medio cinereo lineis quatuor nigris
transversis la 4aque angulosis 2a 3aque undulatis reniformi fusca
fimbria cinerea nigro notata, alis posticis cinereis ssneo-fusco late
marginatis.

Female. — Cinereous-brown. Body beneath, antennae, abdomen,
legs, wings beneath and hind wings, cinereous. Fore wings black-
speckled ; middle space mostly cinereous ; this part dilated along the
costa towards the base ; four transverse black lines ; first zigzag, near
the base; second undulating, antemedial ; third undulating, joining
the inner side of the renifoim mark ; fourth zigzag, curved hindward
abruptly towards the third ; marginal festoon black ; reniform mark
brown, distinct, of the usual form ; fringe cinereous, with black marks.
Wings beneath and hind wings above broadly bordered with aeneous-
brown. Hind wings beneath with a black point in the disk ; fringe
white, this hue interrupted by brown marks. Length of the body
7i lines ; of the wings 1 Sh lines.

Moreton Bay.

82. CcENiPETA iENESCENS. Foem. — Obscure fusca, corpore subtus
albido, palpis vix ascendentibus articulo 3o lineari ^idimidio breviore,
abdomine aeneo-fusco, alis anticis lineis septem transversis ferrugineis
la 2a 3a et 4a angulosis 5a undulata 6a et 7a approximatis undulatis
acute dentatis fasciis duabus exterioribus cupreis indeterminatis 2a

HETEKOCEROUS LEPIDOPTEBA. 49^

subinarginali lineara cineream angulosam includente lunulis mar-
ginalibus ferrugineis, alls posticis serieo-fuscis fimbria albida.

Female. — Dark brown. Body whitish beneath. Palpi hardly
ascending, extending somewhat beyond the head; third joint linear,
rounded at the tip, more slender than the second and about one-third
of its length. Thorax squamous. Abdomen aeneous-brown, extending
a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with seven ferruginous
transverse lines ; first, second, third and fourth lines zigzag, near the
base ; fifth undulating, somewhat bent outward, on the inner side of
the reniform mark ; sixth and seventh postmedial, approximate,
parallel, undulating, acutely dentate ; two irregular incomplete
exterior cupreous bands ; the second submargiual, including a
zigzag cinereous line which is obsolete towards the interior border;
marginal lunules ferruginous; under side aeneous - brown, the
middle part whitish including a large brown spot. Hind wings
seneous-brown ; fringe whitish ; under side pale cinereous, broadly
bordered with aeneous-brown. Length of the body 7 lines; of the
wings 20 lines.

83. BwARDA. SEMIPLAGA. Fusca, palpis erectis validis squamosis
cinereo conspersis verticem superantibus articulo 3o lineari 2i dimidio
breviore, alis latiusculis lineis duabus postmediis angulosis nigro-
fuscis punctis submarginalibus nigris longis margine exteriore sub-
dentato, alis anticis lineis duabus antemediis angulosis lineaque
basali nigro-fuscis orbiculari et reniformi indistinctis plaga costali
subapicali indeterminata glauco-alba.

Brown. Body moderately stout, cinereous beneath. Proboscis
testaceous, rather short. Palpi erect, stout, squamous, cinereous-
speckled, rising rather higher than the vertex ; third joint linear,
rounded at the tip, less than half the length of the second. Abdomen
cinereous-brown, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs
brown, squamous ; femora fringed with cinereous hairs ; spurs
moderately long and stout ; tarsi blackish, their joints with whitish
tips. Wings rather broad, with two zigzag blackish brown post-
medial lines ; a row of submarginal elongated black points ; marginal
festoon dark brown ; fringe cinereous ; exterior border shghtly den-
tate ; under side brownish cinereous. Fore wings with two ante-
medial zigzag blackish brown lines and with a third line very near
the l)ase; orbicular and reniform marks indistinct; an incomplete
glaucous- white costal patch beyond three-fourths of the length.
Length of the body 8 Unes ; of the wings 20 lines.

Limas.

60 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Genus BURDRIA.

Fmm. — Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi
pubescentes, oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo superantes ; arti-
culus 3 us linearis, 2i dimidio brevier. Antennae graciles. Abdomen
alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes calcaribus longissimis gracillimis.
Alae anticae subacutae, margine exteriore subdentato, margine interiore
postmedio subexcavato.

Female. — Body moderately stout. Proboscis moderately long.
Palpi pubescent, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the
vertex; third joint linear, rounded at the tip, less than half the
length of the second. Antennaj slender. Abdomen extending a
little beyond the hind wings. Tibiije with very long and slender
spurs. Fore wings slightly acute, exterior border slightly dentate ;
interior border slightly excavated beyond the middle.

84. BuRDRiA EDEMOiDES. Fcem. — Ferruginea, subtus cinerea,
abdomine cinereo-fusco, tarsis nigricantibus articulis apice pallide
cinereis, alis anticis fascia ferrugineo-cinerea apud costam valde
dilatata iinea interiore undulata lineisque duabus angulosis adhuc
interioribus saturate ferrugineis Iinea exteriore duplici angulosa nigri-
cante orbiculari et reniformi ferrugineo obscure marginatis, alis
posticis ferrugineo-cinereis ferrugineo latissime marginatis. Var. p.
— Alis anticis fascia indeterminata. Var. y. — Alis anticis cinereo
suffusis fascia nigra informi.

jP^wa?^.— Ferruginous, cinereous beneath. Abdomen cinereous-
brown. Legs cinereous ; tarsi blackish, their joints with pale
cinereous tips. Fore wings with a ferruginous-cinereous band, which
is most widely dilated towards the costa and is shghtly dilated as it
approaches the interior border, and is bordered on the outer side by a
double zigzag blackish line and on the inner side by an undulating
deep ferruginous line ; two zigzag deep ferruginous lines between the
last-mentioned line and the base of the wing ; orbicular and reniform
marks of the normal shape, bordered with dark ferruginous ; a
cinereous zigzag submarginal line ; a deep ferruginous marginal fes-
toon ; under side with a ferruginous patch at the end of the areolet
and a very broad ferruginous border. Hind wings ferruginous-
cinereous, with a very broad ferruginous border ; fringe pale cinereous,
interlined with ferruginous. Var. fi. — Band of the fore wings of the
ground hue. Var. y. — Fore wings wholly tinged with cinereous ;
an irregular black band obliterating the undulating ferruginous line.
Length of the body 8i~9 hues ; of the wings 20 — 21 lines.
Hindostan.

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85. BoLTNA MESOLEUCA. Fcem. — Fusca, fronte fasciculata, palpis
validis squaraosis caput longe superantibus articulo 2o perparum
ascendente 3o porrecto lineari 2i dimidio vix breviore, alls anticis
lineis duabus nigris angulosis antemediis fascia informi albida spatio
exteriore maximo subtrigono fuscescente-cinereo reniformem nigro
marginatam includente lineis duabus adhuc exterioribus fuscis denti-
culatis strigis submarginalibus nigricantibus lanceolatis fascia mar-
ginali cinerea margine exteriore subdentato, alis posticis fascia diffusa
cinerea.

Female. — Brown. Body moderately stout, pale cinereous beneath.
Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis pale testaceous. Palpi stout,
squamous, extending much beyond the head, a little shorter than its
breadth ; second joint very slightly ascending ; third porrect, linear,
about half the length of the second. Abdomen brownish cinereous,
extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs cinereous, squamous ;
spurs very long and slender. Fore wings with two zigzag black
lines ; the first near the base ; the second antemedial, contiguous at
each end to an irregular whitish band, of which the fore part is con-
nected with an exterior very large nearly triangular brownish cinereous
space ; this space includes the black-bordered reniform mark and with
the band is bordered on the outer side by two denticulated brown
lines, of which the middle part of the second one is black ; marginal
band cinereous, deeply excavated on the inner side, where there are
lanceolate blackish streaks ; marginal festoon blackish ; exterior
border slightly dentate ; under side with a large pale cinereous patch.
Hind wings with a diffuse cinereous band ; costa iridescent white
towards the base ; fringe whitish, interlined with pale brown.
Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 19 lines.

86. Spiramia HYPOPYROiDES. Mas. — Cinereo-cervina, subtus
ochracea, capite et thorace antico ferrugineis, palpis verticem longe
superantibus articulo 3o lanceolate 2i triente breviore, abdomine
apicem versus laete ochraceo fascicule apicali luteo, alis anticis dimidio
basali fusco nebulosis lineis duabus fuscis obliquis apud costam
angulosis linea fusca reniformem trajiciente ad apicem producta reni-
formi lunata maculisque duabus ferrugineis nigro marginatis, alis
posticis ferrugineo-fuscis linea augulosa fulva.

Male. — Cinereous fawn-colour, ochraceous beneath. Head and
fore part of the thorax ferruginous. Palpi ascending much higher
than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, rather less than one-third of
the length of the second. Antennae minutely setulose. Abdomen
bright ochraceous towards the tip, a little shorter than the interior
border of the hind wings ; apical tuft luteous, rather small. Legs
blackish ; femora densely clothed with ochmceous hairs. Wings
with a brown submarginal festoon. L ore wings clouded with brown

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except along the costa and beyond the reniform mark, which is lunate,
ferruginous and black-bordered, and is sometimes united with two
spots of similar hue which are rather behind and beyond it ; two brown
oblique lines which are zigzag and abruptly retracted towards the
costa, where they are most distinct ; a brown longitudinal line extend-
ing from the tip and traversing the reniform mark. Hind wings
ferruginous-brown, with a zigzag tawny line which extends from
beyond the middle of the costa to beyond the middle of the interior
border. Wings beneath with two brown bands and with two zigzag
brown lines ; first line in the fore wings between the inner band and
the reniform mark, which, like the orbicular, is tawmy and bordered
with brown ; second hne between the two bands. Length of the body
14 lines ; of the wings 36 lines.

Genus ARABBIGA.

Fcem. — Corpus crassum. Proboscis longa. Palpi robusti, squamosi,
verticem superantes ; articulus 3us linearis, 2o duplo brevier. An-
tennae glabrae, graciles. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen basi fascicu-
latum, alas posticas perpauUo superans. Pedes crassi, dense fim-
briati; calcaria longa. Alae amplge, spissae, margine exteriore
dentate ; anticse acutae, margine exteriore convexo.

Female. — Body thick. Proboscis long. Palpi stout, clothed with
short squamous hairs, ascending higher than the vertex; a little
longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint linear, much more
slender than the second and nearly half its length. Antennae smooth,
slender. Thorax squamous. Abdomen tufted near the base, extend-
ing very little beyond the hind wings. Legs thick ; femora and tibiae
densely fringed ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings ample,
densely clothed ; exterior border dentate. Fore wings acute ; exterior
border rounded, moderately oblique.

87. Arabrtoa bimaculata. Fcem. — Fusca, abdomine cinereo,
alis anticis lineis duabus angulosis maculaque magna atris linea sub-
marginali angulosa indeterminata pallide cinerea, alis posticis fascia
subtus submarginali obscure fusca.

Female. — Brown. Abdomen and under side cinereous-brown.
Wings with a darker brown marginal festoon, which is most distinct
on the under side. Fore wings with two zigzag deep black lines
which are here and there dilated ; first line near the base ; second at
three-fourths of the length near the inner side of a large deep black
spot in the disk ; this spot joins the inner side of a zigzag incomplete
and irregular pale cinereous line. Hind wings beneath with a dark
brown submarginal band. Length of the body 12 lines ; of the wings
32 lines.

Limas.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 53

88. Hypopyra fusifascia. Fcem. — Cinerea, palpis erectis
verticem longe superantibus articulo 2o lato subfimbriato So linear!
2i dimidio breviore, alls linea nigra recta obliqua fusco diffuse margi-
nata lineis duabus fuscis angulosis fere obsoletis, alis anticis reniformi
albido-cinerea indeterrainata, alis quatuor subtus puncto discoidali
lineaque exteriore angulosa nigris.

Female. Cinereous. Palpi erect, rising much above the vertex ;
second joint broad, with a short thick fringe ; third linear, slender,
less than half the length of the second. Abdomen somewhat shorter
than the interior border of the hind wings. Wings thinly and
minutely black-speckled ; a straight black line broadly and diffusedly
bordered with brown on the inner side, extending from the tip of the
fore wings to the end of the interior border of the hind wings ; two
almost obsolete zigzag brown lines ; under side with a black point in
the disk and an exterior zigzag black line. Fore wings with an
indeterminate whitish cinereous reniform mark. Length of the body
14 lines ; of the wings 35 lines.

Moreton Bay.

89. Ophiusa albifimbria. Fcem. — Ferruginea, abdomine cinereo,
alis punctis submarginalibus nigris fimbria albido marginata, alis
anticis acutis dimidio basali ochraceo lineas quinque fuscas angulosas
transversas includente plaga subapicali e atomis glaucis ditfusis lineis
tribus postmediis transversis angulosis fuscis fascia submarginali
angulosa obscure ochracea, alis posticis fascia fulva tenui fimbria
antica basi pallide lutea.

Female. — Ferruginous. Body beneath and abdomen cinereous.
Wings with a row of submarginal black points ; under side brown,
cinereous along the exterior border ; fringe above whitish-bordered.
Fore wings acute, ochraceous from the base to near the middle with
the exception of five zigzag transverse brown lines; three more such
lines in the ferruginous part ; a white transverse streak and three
exterior white points on the costa near the tip, accompanied by a
patch of diffuse glaucous speckles ; a zigzag dark ochraceous band
joining the outer side of this patch. Hind wings with a slender in-
complete tawny band ; fringe along the fore part of the exterior border
pale luteous towards the base. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the
wings 27 lines.

Genus GOMORA.

Mas. — Corpus sat robustum. Fasciculus frontalis porrectus.
Proboscis longa, valida. Palpi angulati, caput sat superantes ; arti-
culus 2us robustus, squamosus, oblique ascendens ; 3us tenuis, longi-
conicus. Antennae setosse. Abdomen alas posticas longe superaus ;

54 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes sat graciles ; tibiaB late fimbriatae ;
calcaria longa, gracilia. Alae anticse longse, angustse, apice subrotund-
at8e, margine exteriore perobliquo. Alse posticae breviusculse.

Male. — Body moderately stout. Frontal tuft porrect. Proboscis
long, stout. Palpi extending somewhat beyond the head; second
joint stout, squamous, obliquely ascending; third porrect, slender,
elongate-conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second,
with which it forms an angle. Antennae setose. Abdomen extending
much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs rather
slender ; tibiae broadly and closely fringed ; spurs long, slender.
Fore wings elongate, narrow, slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior
border slightly convex, very oblique. Hind wings much shorter;
exterior border somewhat bent in the middle.

90. GoMORA ARGENTiPEs. Alas. — Fusca, palpis tibiisque anticis
subtus argenteo-albis, tibiis intermediis subtus albis, tarsis albidis,
alis ferrugineo variis linea antemedia obscuriore obliqua subundulata
fascia postmedia obliqua chalybaea pallido marginata vix undulata
antice subobsoleta fascia exteriore nigrieante dentata antice flexa et
diffusa postice abbreviata, alis anticis lunula discoidali punctisque
costalibus albis, alis posticis lunulis marginalibus nigricantibus.

Male. — Brown. Proboscis tawny. Palpi silvery white beneath.
Fore tibiae silvery white beneath ; middle tibiae mosdy white beneath ;
tarsi whitish. Wings partly ferruginous, wdth a darker obliqae
slightly undulating antemedial line ; a postmedial oblique chalybeous
hardly undulating pale-bordered band which in the fore part of the
fore wings is only represented by a dark brown line, the latter
abruptly retracted near the costa ; an exterior blackish band which is
more or less dentate along the outer side, and in the hind wings is
only apparent on the fore part and towards the costa of the fore wings
is bent outward and is diffuse on the inner side ; under side with
white speckles which are most prevalent towards the base. Fore
wings with a white lunule in the disk and with white points along the
exterior part of the costa ; under side with a white patch on the
exterior border. Hind wings with blackish marginal lunules ; under
side with a white transverse middle line. Length of the body 7 lines ;
of the wings 14 hnes.

Limas.

91. PoAPHiLA BAsiLiNEA. Fcem.. — Cinerca, fusco dcnsissime cou-
spersa, fascicule frontali brevi oblique ascendente, palpis oblique
ascendentibus verticem paullo superantibus articulo 2o lato 3o lanceo-
late 2i dimidio vix breviore, alis anticis latis acutis subfalcatis lineis
tribus autemediis cinereis la 2aque abbreviatis 3a fusco marginata

HETFROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 65

lineis tnbns mediis fuscis undulatis punctia duobus discoidalibus albis
liiiea postmedia cinerea fascia exteriore fusca diffusa punctis sub-
marginalibus et margiiialibus nigris, alis posticis pallide fuscis linea
postica cinerea.

Female. — Cinereous, smooth, very thickly brown-speckled, a little
paler beneath. Frontal tuft short, obhquely ascending. Proboscis
tawny. Palpi cinereous, squamous, obliquely ascending, rising a
little higher than the vertex, thickly speckled with brown on the outer
side ; second joint broad ; third lanceolate, slender, nearly half the
length of the second. Abdomen pale brown, a little shorter than the
interior border of the hind wings. Wings broad. Fore wings acute,
subfalcate ; three cinereous transverse lines near the base ; lirst and
second abbreviated hindward ; third irregularly bordered with brown
on the outer side ; a cinereous transverse line beyond three-fourths of
the length, with a diffuse brown band along its outer side ; three
undulating brown transverse lines in the middle part; two white
points in the disk, one beyond the other ; submarginal and marginal
points black ; under side and hind wings pale brown ; the latter with
a cinereous line proceeding from the disk to the hind part of the
interior border. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings
22 lines.

Limas.

92. PoAPHiLA BASTGUTTA. Fmu. — Cinerea, fusco-conspersa, fronte
fasciculata, palpis gracilibus subfimbriatis oblique ascendentibus arti-
culo 3o lanceolate 2i dimidio breviore, abdomine fuscescente segmentis
cinereo pallido marginatis apice fulvo compresso, alis anticis gutta
basali nigricante lineis duabus antemediis undulatis punctisque sub-
marginalibus fuscis striga postmedia transversa fulva nigricante
terminata fascia exteriore undulata obscure cinerea fulvo marginata
fimbria fulva, alis posticis fuscescentibus.

Female. — Cinereous, minutely brown-speckled. Frontal tuft pro-
minent. Palpi slender, slightly fringed, obliquely ascending, not
rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, less than half
the length of the second. Abdomen brownish, not extending beyond
the hind wings ; hind borders of the segments pale cinereous; tip
tawny, compressed. Fore wings with a blackish dot near the base ;
two antemedial brown undulating lines, the second broader than the
first ; a broad tawny transverse postmedial streak, blackish at each
end ; an exterior undulating dark cinereous band which is tawny-
bordered on the inner side ; submarginal points brown ; fringe tawnv.
Hind wings brownish. Wings beneath with a brown lunule in the
disk. Length of the body 7 ^ lines ; of the wings 20 lines.

Most allied to P. porrirfeus ; the first line in the fore wings of the
latter is much more straight.

56 charactp:rs of undescrtbed

Genus TAUTOBRIGA.

Fcem. — Corpus robustum, laeve. Proboscis valida, breviuscula.
Palpi Iseves, graciles, oblique ascendentes. Abdomeu apice acu-
minatum, alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes sat graciles, sub-
firabriati ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Alse anticae araplae, falcatse,
obtusae, margine exteriore apicem versus valde excavato postice
perobliquo.

Female. — Body stout, smooth. Proboscis stout, rather short.
Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascending. Abdomen acuminated at
the tip, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs rather
slender ; femora and tibiae with a short fringe beneath ; spurs long,
slender. Wings broad, elongate. Fore wings falcate, obtuse ; exterior
border much excavated near the tip, its hind part very obhque.

93. Tautobrtga euspila. Fccni. — Sordide rufa, cinereo conspersa,
subtus laete ochracea, capite saturate cervino, palpis ochraceis intus
albidis, thorace antice pallide cervino, alis striga transversa antemedia
cinerea fusco marginata linea media fusca obliqua undulata lineis
tribus exterioribus e guttis cinereis fusco notatis, alis anticis reni-
formi magna ferruginea cinereo marginata macula cinerea magna
nitente.

Female. — Dull red, cinereous-speckled, bright orange-red beneath.
Head dark fawn-colour. Palpi orange-red, whitish on the inner side.
Fore part of the thorax pale fawn-colour. Legs bright red ; tarsi
fawn-colour; fore tibiae with a white apical tuft; fore tarsi with two
white bands. Wings with a transverse cinereous antemedial streak,
irregularly bordered with brown ; a middle undulating oblique brown
line ; three exterior lines of cinereous brown-marked dots ; third sub-
marginal, at some distance from the first and the second, which are
approximate. Fore wings with a large ferruginous cinereous-bordered
reniform mark, between which and the middle line there is a large
shining cinereous spot. Wings beneath with two black entire lines
and with an intermediate line of black points. Length of the body
8 lines ; of the wings 22 lines.

Limas.

94. Thermesia imbuta. Mas. — Ferruginea, subtus rufescens,
capite supra nigricante fasciculo frontali porrecto, palpis nigricantibus
subascendentibus basi ferrugineis articulo 2o fimbriato 3o hneari longo
gracili, thoracis teguhs anticis nigricante marginatis, abdominis fasci-
culo apicali minimo, alis linea postmedia obliqua angulosa dupiicata
obscure ferruginea linea exteriore cinerea angulosa, punctis submar-

HETEROCEROUS LEriDOPTERA. 57

giualibus lineaque marginali nigricantibus fimbria basi rufa, alis
anticis acutis lirieis duabus antemediis angulosis obscure ferrugineis
orbicular! et reniformi cinereis ferrugineo obscuro margin atis margine
exteriore perobliquo.

Male. — Ferruginous, reddish beneath. Head blackish above, with
a porrect frontal tuft. Palpi squamous, blackish except at the base,
slightly ascending, extending very much beyond the head ; second
joint fringed ; third linear, slender, much more than half the length
of the second. Antennae setose. Fore tegulse of the thorax blackish-
bordered. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings ;
apical tuft very small. Wings with a postmedial double oblique zig-
zag dark ferruginous line ; a mere exterior cinereous zigzag line ;
submarginal points and marginal festoon blackish ; fringe red at the
base ; under side with somewhat similar markings, the postmedial
line forming a band which includes purplish cinereous lunules. Fore
wings acute, with two zigzag antemedial dark ferruginous lines ; first
line near the base ; second between the cinereous dark ferruginous-
bordered orbicular and reniform marks, of which the former is a dot
and the latter is large ; exterior border slightly rounded, very ol-lique.
Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 19 lines.

Limas.

95. Hypernaria basisignata. Mas. — Fusca, cyaneo-cinereo
atomaria, palpis cinereis oblique ascendentibus verticem longe super-
antibus articulis 2o 3oque subfasciculatis 2o extus saturate rufo 3o
lineari, antennis serratis, abdominis fascicule apicali testaceo minimo
subcompresso, femoribus rufo fimbrlatis genubus posticis albis, alis
linea obscuriore recta obliqua, alis anticis orbiculari pallide maculis
duabus atris viridi marginatis macula exteriore pallide viridi reniformi
magna fusco obscuro marginata, alis posticis lituris apud marginem
exteriorem pallide viridibus.

Male. — Brown, with bluish cinereou^ speckles, paler brown
beneath. Frontal tuft prominent. Palpi cinereous, obliquely
ascending, rising much higher than the vertex ; second and third
joints slightly tufted above ; second deep red on the outer side ; third
linear, much shorter than the second. Antennae serrated. Abdomen
a little shorter than the interior border of the hind wings ; apical tuft
testaceous, slightly compressed, very small. Femora fringed with red
hairs ; hind knees white. Wings with a straight darker line \vhich
extends from near the tip of the fore wings to somewhat beyond the
middle of the interior border of the hind wings ; under side with a
less oblique slightly curved dark brown middle hne. Fore wings with
a pale green orbicular spot, with two deep black spots bordered with
])ule green on the inner side of the line and with a pale green spot

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58 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

beyond the line; reniform mark large, bordered with dark brown.
Hind wings with some pale green marks near the exterior border.
Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 27 lines.

Most allied to H. tenehrijica, from which it is distinguished by the
black spots in the fore wings.

96. Hyper^'arta anisospila. Mas. — Subcinereo-fusca, palpis
palidis validis oblique ascendentibus verticem paullo superantibus
articulo 3o lanceolate brevi, antennis setosis, abclomine alas posticas
non superante fascicule apicali minimo, alls latis linea obliqua nigra
vix undulata cinereo marginata linea exteriore undulata e lituris nigris
punctisque testaceis, alis anticis acutis linea antemedia nigra obliqua
cinereo marginata striga costali strigaque exteriore postica nigris
obliquis orbiculari e puncto albido nigro-marginato reniformi magna
fusco-cinerea nigro-marginata maculaque angulata viridi-Hava
connexis.

Male. — Brown, with a slight cinereous tinge. Body cinereous
beneath. Palpi stout, squamous, obliquely ascending, rising a little
higher than the vertex, cinereous beneath ; third joint lanceolate,
about one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae setose.
Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very
small. Legs stout, squamous ; spurs long. Wings broad, with a
black hardly undulating line, which is cinereous-bordered on the inner
side and extends from the tips of the fore wjings to somewhat beyond
the middle of the interior border of the hind wings ; an exterior
undulating line of various sized black marks which are accompanied
by testaceous points. Fore wings acute ; an oblique black line near
the base, cinereous-bordered on the inner side ; a black oblique streak
extending from the costa in front of the reniform mark towards the
outer Hne, which emits a black oblique streak towards the interior
angle ; orbicular mark formed by a whitish black-bordered point ;
reniform large, brownish cinereous, black-bordered, partly hidden by
a greenish yellow angular spot which joins the outer line. Wings
beneath with a cinereous black-bordered lunule, with an exterior
cinereous blackish- bordered line, and with an undulating submarginal
line composed of cinereous blackish-marked points. Length of the
body 9 lines ; of the wings '24 lines.

Li mas.

Genus COMPLU^i'IA.

Mas. — Corpus robustum. Caput bifasciculatura. Proboscis
mediocris. Palpi squamosi, erecti, verticem longe superantes ; arti-
culus 2us latus, subfirabriatus; 3us gracilis, apiceni versus sub-
latescens, 2o brevior. Antennae setosae, subserratie. Thorax te^ulis

HETEROCEROrS LEPIDOPTERA. 59

posticis longis. Abdomen lanceolatura, pilis basalibus longis, alas
posticas noil superans, fasciculo apicali parvo compresso. Pedes
validi, sqiiamosi ; femora subtus fimbriata ; calcaria longa, gracilia.
Alae anticae latissiraae, subacuta?, costa perparum convexa, margine
exteriore subobliquo fere recto. Ala? posticse margine exteriore sub-
inciso obtuse angulato.

Male. — Body stout. Head with a short thick tuft on each side in
front of the antennae. Proboscis moderately long and stout. Palpi
squamous, erect, rising much higher than the vertex ; second joint
broad, with a short thick fringe above; third slender, slightly
increasing in breadth near the tip, shorter than the second. Antennae
setose, slightly serrated. Thorax with long hind tegulae. Abdomen
tapering, clothed with long hairs above at the base, not extending
beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small, compressed. Legs stout,
squamous; femora fringed beneath; spurs long, slender. Wings
very broad. Fore wings slightly acute ; costa very slightly rounded ;
exterior border nearly straight, slightly oblique ; first, second and
third inferior veins contiguous at the base ; fourth remote. Hind
wings broader than the fore wings ; exterior border slightly festooned,
obtusely augular in the middle.

97. CoMPLUTiA TRANSVERSA. Mas. — Fusca, palpis apice nigri-
cantibus, antennis fulvis, alis purpureo suffusis fascia media informi
alba fusco pallido varia lineam nigram includente linea exteriore tes-
tacea nigro marginata punctis submarginalibus nigris albo-notatis, alis
anticis lineis tribus nigris antemediis 2a angulosa 3a albo-marginata
reniformi nigra linea exteriore costam versus e maculis tribus nigris,
alis posticis linea exteriore subangulata.

Male. — Brown, brownish cinereous beneath. Third joint of the
palpi blackish at the tip. Antennae tawny. Wings purplish tinged,
with a middle white irregular partly pale brown band which includes
near its outer side a black hne, the latter zigzag in the fore wings,
undulating in the hind wings; an exterior testaceous line, black-
bordered on its outer side ; submarginal points black, white-marked,
forming irregular lunules in the hind wings ; under side with a black
dot in the disk, with three exterior black zigzag lines, and with black
submarginal points. Fore wings with three black lines between the
base and the band ; second zigzag ; third irregularly white- bordered ;
reniform mark black ; exterior lines represented towards the costa by
three black spots; five whitish costal points beyond the middle.
Hind wings with the exterior line slightly angular in the middle, not
black-bordered in front. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wing&
'M lines.

Li mas.

60 CUARACTEltS OF UNDEbCRlBED

98. Pyealis sodalis. Foem. — Purpurascente rufa, subtus cinerea,
pal pis gracilibus porrectis caput paullo superantibus articulo So
minimo, abdomine ciuereo lanceolate alas posticas sat superante ovi-
ductu exserto, tibiis posticis subfimbriatis, alis anticis apice subrotun-
datis lineis duabus transversis nigricantibus angulosis cinereo margi-
natis punctis sex costalibus pallide cinereis linea marginali uigricante
fimbria cinerea rufo interlineata, alis posticis cinereis linea obliqua
obscura.

Female. — Purplish red, cinereous beneath. Palpi slender, porrect,
extending a little beyond the head ; third joint extremely minute.
Antennaj slender. Abdomen cinereous, lanceolate, extending some-
what beyond the hind wings ; oviduct exserted. Legs slender ; hind
tibiae slightly fringed. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with
two blackish zigzag transverse lines ; fii-st line antemedial, bordered
with pale cinereous on its inner side; second postmedial, bordered
with pale cinereous on its outer side ; six intermediate pale cinereous
costal points ; marginal line blackish ; fringe cinereous, interlined
with red ; exterior border slightly rounded, rather oblique ; under
side like the hind wings, w4iioh are cinereous with a dark oblique
postmedial line and have the fringe interlined with red. Length of
the body 8 lines ; of the wings 10^ lines.

North America.

99. Boarmia coktributaria. Fcem. — Pallide cinerea, nigro
conspersa, capita fasciis duabus nigro-fuscis, palpis porrectis extus
nigricantibus caput non superantibus articulo 3o brevissimo, alis
lineis quatuor nigris obliquis angulosis gutta discoidali nigra linea
subtus nigricante submarginali, alis anticis plagis tribus nigricantibus
guttis margiualibus nigris, alis posticis linea la obsoleta lunuhs
marginalibus nigris.

Female. — Pale cinereous, black-speckled. Head with two blackish
brown bands, one between the antennae, the other more in front.
Palpi porrect, blackish on the outer side, not extending beyond the
head; third joint extremely short. Antennae slender. Abdomen
shorter than the interior border of the hind wings. Wings with four
oblique irregular zigzag black lines, of which the first is obsolete in
the hind wings ; a black dot in the disk between the second and third
lines ; under side with a blackish irregular submarginal line which is
most diffuse in the fore wings. Fore wings with two blackish patches
between the second and third lines, and with one beyond the fourth
line ; a row of black marginal dots. Hind wings with black marginal
lunulas. Length of the body 4^ lines ; of the wings 21 lines.

North America.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 61

1 00. BoARMiA PLAGiARiA. Mas. — Cinerea, capite fusco-bifasciato,
palpis caput vix siiperantibus extus fuscis, thorace fusco-bifasciato,
a,h(lomine fusco-consperso fasciculo apicali longo pallide cinereo, alis
i)igro-conspersis liueis quatuor nigris obliquis angulosis indeterminatis
lunulis iTiarginalil)us nigris, alis anticis fasciis duabus fuscis indeter-
minatis plagis nonnullis postraediis nigro-fuscis.

Male, — Cinereous. Head with two brown bands. Palpi hardly
extending beyond the head, brown ou the outer side. Antennas
broadly pectinated, except towards the tips. Thorax with two brown
bands. Abdomen with brown speckles, not extending beyond the
hind wings ; apical tuft elongate, pale cinereous. Legs brown-
speckled. Wings black-speckled, with four zigzag oblique irregular
incomplete black lines, two antemedial, two postraedial ; marginal
lunules black ; under side with a brown lunule in the disk and with
two exterior zigzag brown lines. Fore wings with two veiy incomplete
brown bands, one between the antemedial lines, the second between
the postmedial lines, which have also between them some blackish
brown patches. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 25 lines.

Genus OBILA.

Fceyn. — Corpus robustum, laeve. Proboscis valida. Palpi lati,
porrecti, caput perpauUo superantes ; articulus lus subtus dense fim-
briatus ; 3us brevissimus. Pedes laeves, tenues ; calcaria graciha.
Alae latissimae ; anticae acutie, margine exteriore vix convexo ; posticae
abdomen superantes.

Female. — Body stout, smooth. Proboscis robust. Palpi broad,
porrect, extending a httle beyond the head ; first joint densely
fringed beneath; third extremely short. Abdomen somewhat shorter
than the interior border of the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender ;
spurs slender. Wings very broad. Fore wings acute; exterior
border hardly rounded, moderately oblique ; third inferior vein remote
from the second.

101. Obila dispar. Fosm. — Cervina, subtus cinerea, thorace
albido-vario, alis anticis basi albis lineis quinque antemediis nigris
transversis angulosis 4a 5aque subobsoletis fascia media alba annulum
nigrum includente Hneis tribus exterioribus nigris angulosis la 2aque
valde indistinctis 3a valde flexa maculis submarginalibus albis nigro
submarginatis, alis posticis fuscis fascia marginaJi lata cervina lineis
quatuor uigricantibus angulosis includente.

Female. — Fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Thorax partly whitish.
Fore wings white at the base, near which there are two black zigzag
transverse lines ; a third and some tmces of two more such lines on
the inner side of an irrej:'ular white middle band, which includes an

6^ CHARACTERS- OF UNDESCRIBED

irregular black ringlet ; three exterior black lines ; first and second
very indistinct ; third complete, deeply curved outward in the middle ;
some irregular white submarginal spots, incompletely and irregularly
bordered with black. Hind wings brown, with a broad fawn-coloured
marginal band which contains four blackish zigzag lines. Wings
beneath with a blackish lunule in the disk and with two exterior
blackish bands, of which the second is much broader than the first.
Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 25 lines.

Limas, Honduras.

102. Erateina specularia. Fcem. — Nigra, corpore subtus albo,
capite albo-bivittato, palpis albis porrectis brevissimis basi nigris,
thorace albo-trivittato antice albo-marginato, abdomine brevi segraentis
albo marginatis, pedibus albis nigro vittatis, alis macula maxima
vitrea subtus rufis venis basi albis, alis aiiticis vitta subtus apud
margin em interiorem lata viridi-nigra, alis posticis subtus fascia
marginali nigra albo maculata.

Female. — Black. Body white beneath. Head with two white
stripes. Palpi white, pilose, porrect, black at the base, very short.
Thorax white-bordered in front and with three white stripes. Abdo-
men much shorter than the interior border of the hind wings ; hind
borders of the segments white. Legs white, striped with black.
Wings with a very large white vitreous spot in each disk ; veins white
in the spots ; under side red, with white veins towards the base.
Fore wings with the spot irregularly oval, slightly oblique, bordered
with black beneath, where there is a broad greenish black stripe along
the interior border. Hind wings with the spot nearly round, broadly
bordered with black beneath, where there is a black marginal band
including elongated white spots. Length of the body 4i lines ; of
the wings 16 lines.

Most allied to E. radiaria.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA.

63

The following fifty-one species inhabit Australia and are in the
National Museum at Melbourne.

Tribe BOMBYCITES.

Fam. Chalcosid^.
Gren. Eterusia, Hope.
E. auroatra

Fam. Callimorphid^.
Gen. EuTANE, Walk.
E. partita

G-en. Castuia, Walk.
C. binotata

Fam. LiPARiD^.
Gen. Orgyia, Ochs.
0. semifusca

Gen. Teara, Walk.
T. luctipennis

Fam. PsYCHiD^.
Gen. Entometa, Walk.
E. despecta
E. ignobilis

Fam. NoTODONTIDiE.

Gen. Ptilomacra, Walk.
P. antiqua

Fam. BoMBYCiD^.
Gen. Opsirhina, Walk.
O. punctilinea

Gen. Tolype, Huhn.
T. subnotata

Fam. Hepialid^.
Gen. Hepialus, Fa6r.
H. fasciculatus

Tribe NOCTUITES.

Fam. Leucanid;e.
Gen. Leucania, Oclis.
L. adjuncta

Fam. Apamid^.
Gen. Mamestra, Ochs.
M. confundens

Fam. NoctuidjE.
Gen. Agrotis, Odis.
A. costalis
A. transversa

Gen. Anchocelis, Gn.
A. bicolor

Fam. OrthosiidjE.
Gen. Orthosia, Ochs.
O. deprivata

Fam. Hadenid^.
Gen. EuPLEXiA, Steph.
E.mamestroides

Fam. Xylinid^:.
Gen. Xylina, Ochs.
X. saxatilis

Fam. PolydesmidjE.
Gen. Pantydia, Gn.
P. canescens

Tribe PYKALITES.
Fam. AsopiDffi.
Gen. Samea, Gn.
S. distractalis

Fam. BoTTDiE.
Gen. Ebulea, Gn.
E. gavisalis

Fam. ScoPARiD^.
Gen. Stenopteryx, Gn.
S. corticalis

Tribe GEOMETRITES.
Fam. Urapterydje.
Gen. Idiodes, Gn.
I. inornata

Fam. Ennomidje.
Gen. AzELiNA, Gn.
A. inordinata
A. biplaga

Gen. Passa, Walk.
P. pyga^roides

Fam. (Enochromidje.
Gen. MoNOCTENiA, Gn.
M. decora

Gen. Arnissa, n.
A. simplex

Fam. BoARMiD.E.
Geu. Tephrosia, Boisd.
T. scitiferata
T. fulgurigera

Fam. AciDALiD^.
Gen. AsTHENA, Huhn.
A. vexata

Fam. Macarid.e.
Gen. Macaria, Curt.
M. comptAta

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CHAPtACTEK^; OF UNDESCBIBF.D

Fam. Larentida:.
Gen. Lakentia, Dup.
L. appropriata
L. gelidata

Gen. CEsYMNA, n.
CE. stipataria

Gen. EupiTHECiA, Curt.
E. destructata

Tribe CRAMBITES.

Fam. PhycidjE.
Gen. AcROBASis, Zell.
A. subcultella

Fam. Crambid^,.
Gen. Hypata, n.
H. moderatella

Tribe TORTRICITES.

Fam. ToRTRiciD^.

Gen. DiCHELiA, Gn.
D. vicariana

Gen. Sperchia, n.
S. intractana

Tribe TINEITES.
Fam. TiNEiDJE.

Gen. Tinea, Linn,
T. an no sella
T. aretiella
T. nivileractella
T. intritella

Fam. Hypoxomeutid^.
Gen. Hyponomeuta, ZelL
H. viduata

Fam. Gelechip.^.
Gen. Chimabache, Hiihn,
C. saxipennella

Gen. Gelechia, ZelL
G. improbella
G. gemraipunctella

Gen. QEcoPHORA, Zell.
(E. impletella

Gen. Cryptolechia, ZelL
C. scitipunctella

1. Eterusia auroatra. Fmm. — Atra, an tenuis serratis, ahdo-
mine saturate viridi, pedibus nigro-fuscis viridi nitentibus, alis araplis
laete flavis basi et spatio lato marginal! nigris.

Female. — Deep black. Head slightly conical in front. Antennae
serrated. Abdomen deep green. Legs slender, blackish brown ;
femora and tibiae tinged with green ; tibia? without spurs. Wings
ample, bright yellow, black at the base and beyond the middle ; the
black space occupying about half the surface of the fore wings and
about one-third of the surface of the hind wings ; fringe of the hind
wings black near the interior border. Length of the body 5 lines ; of
the wings 16 lines.

2. EuTANE PARTITA. Foem. — Nigra, capitis vertice thoracis tegulis
anticis pectore ventreque pallide ochraceis, pal pis porrectis caput vix
superantibus articulo 3o lanceolate 2o valde breviore, pedibus inter-
mediis ex parte posticisque pallide ochraceis, alis anticis apice sub-
rotundatis fasciis quatuor ochraceis indeterminatis la lata abbreviata
2a apud medium coarctata 3a fere interrupta 4a subapicali late
interrupta, alis posticis ochraceis apice fimbriaque nigris.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTEBA. 65

Female. — Black. Vertex of the head and fore tegulse of the thorax
pale ochraceous. Palpi porrect, smooth, slender, hardly extending
beyond the head; third joint lanceolate, much shorter than the
second. Antennae slender, minutely setulose, shorter than the body.
Pectus pale ochraceous. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind
wings ; hind borders of the segments and under side ochraceous.
Legs smooth, slender ; middle legs partly, hind legs wholly, pale
ochraceous ; spurs long, slender. Fore wings slightly rounded at the
tips, with four irregular ochraceous bands; first band broad, very
near the base, not extending to the costa ; second much contracted in
the middle ; third nearly interrupted in the middle ; fourth subapical,
widely interrupted in the middle ; costa very slightly rounded ;
exterior border slightly rounded, very oblique. Hind wings ochra-
ceous, black about the tips and with a black fringe. Length of the
body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.

3. Castula BiNOTATA. ilfas. — ^noo-nigra, corporo subtus lutco,
palpis thoracisque tegulis anticis rufis, antennis subpectinatis, abdo-
mine luteo punctis lateralibus plagaque ventrali elongata nigris,
pedibus luteis tibiis anticis ex parte tibiis intermediis tarsisque
nigris, alis anticis linea costali abbreviata ochracea plaga postica
pallide lutea, alis posticis aurato luteis linea apud marginem exteriorem
nigra.

Male. — J^neous-black. Body luteous beneath. Proboscis testa-
ceous. Palpi red, stout, smooth, porrect, extending somewhat
beyond the head ; third joint conical, less than half the length of the
second. Antennae slightly pectinated. Fore tegulae of the thorax
red. Abdomen luteous, not extending beyond the hind wings;
black points along each side and an elongated black patch be-
neath ; apical tuft small. Legs luteous, smooth, slender ; tarsi,
middle tibiae and part of the fore tibiae black ; spurs long, slender.
Fore wings broad, rounded at the tips ; an ochraceous costal
line, abbreviated at each end ; a pale luteous patch on the in-
terior border beyond the middle; exterior border slightly rounded
and oblique. Hind wings gilded luteous, with a black line along
the exterior border. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings
10 lines.

4. Orgyia semifusca. Mas. — Fusca, dense pilosa, palpis
porrectis caput paullo superautibus articulo 3o conico, antennis late
pectinatis, thoracis lateribus cinereis, abdominis fascicule apicali
ventreque ochraceis, alis anticis apice rotundatis subtus ex parte
ochraceis fimbria ochraceo marginuta, alis posticis ochraceis fusco
conspersis.

66 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Male. — Brown. Head, palpi, thorax and pectus densely pilose.
Palpi porrect, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint conical.
AnteunsB broadly pectinated. Thorax with long cinereous hairs on
each side. Abdomen shorter than the interior border of the hind
wings ; apical tuft and under side ochraceous, the former large.
Tarsi ochraceous. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; exterior border
rounded, moderately oblique ; outer part of the fringe ochraceous ;
under side partly ochraceous. Hind wings ochraceous, mostly
speckled with brown ; interior border broadly fringed. Length of
the body 4i lines ; of the wings 13 lines.

5. Teara luctipennis. Mas. — Fusca, antennis ochraceis, thorace
fascia alba subinterrupta utrimque dilatata, abdomine nigro segment-
orum raarginibus fasciculoque apicali ochraceis, alis anticis obscure
cinereis nigro conspersis fasciis duabus nigris angustis subundulatis
orbiculari et reniformi albis, alis posticis sordide albidis apud mar-
ginem interiorem fuscescentibus.

Male. — Brown. Head, thorax, pectus and legs densely pilose.
Palpi extremely short. Antennae ochraceous, moderately pectinated.
Thorax with a white band, which is slightly interrupted in the middle
and much dilated on each side. Abdomen black, not extending
beyond the hind wings ; hind borders of the segments and apical tuft
ochraceous. Tarsi black ; tips of the joints "white. Fore wings
dark grey, with many black speckles ; two black slender slightly
undulating bands ; first at one-fourth of the length ; second at two-
thirds of the length ; orbicular and reniform marks white, between the
bands ; exterior border slightly rounded, very oblique ; under side
brownish-whitish. Hind wings dingy white, brownish along the
interior border, which is broadly fringed. Length of the body
8 lines ; of the wings '24 Hues.

6. Entometa despecta. Mas. — Ochraceo - ferruginea, pali:»is
lanceolatis caput longe superantibus, antennis nigris late pectinatis
ramis saturate ochraceis, abdomine nigro alas posticas longe superante
fascicule apicali albo, alis anticis lineis tribus nigricantibus obliquis
angulosis gutta discoidali nigra, alis posticis nigro-fuscis^

Male. — Ochraceous-ferruginous. Palpi lanceolate, extending much
beyond the head. Antennae black, broadly pectinated ; branches
deep ochraceous. Abdomen black, extending much beyond the
hind wings; apical tuft white. Pore wings acute, with three
blackish oblique zigzag lines; a black dot in the disk between
the first and second lines ; exterior border extremely oblique. Hind
wings blackish brown. Length of the body lUi lines ; of the wings
23 hues.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 67

7. Entometa ignobilis. Mas. — Fusca, corpore subochraceo
dense piloso, palpi porrectis caput non superantibus, abdomine apicem
versus fusco alas posticas longe superante, alls subhyalinis.

Male. — Brown. Body densely pilose. Head and thorax dull
ochraceous. Palpi porrect, not extending beyond the head. Antennae
short, broadly pectinated. Abdomen dull ochraceous, brown towards
the tip, extending very much beyond the hind wings. Wings slightly
hyaline. Fore wings acute ; exterior border straight, very oblique.
Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines,

8. Ptilomacra antiqua. Mas. — Nigricante fusca, palpis porrectis
dense hirtis caput non superantibus, antennis longiusculis latissime
pectin atis, thorace strigis duabus obliquis albis ; abdomine obscure
cinereo, alis anticis albido conspersis apice rotundatis margine
exteriore subobliquo; alis posticis apice ferrugineis.

Male. — Blackish brown. Body and legs densely pilose. Palpi
porrect, densely pilose, not extending beyond the head. Antennae
rather long, extremely broadly pectinated. Thorax with two white
oblique bands which are united in front and taper towards the hind
border. Abdomen dark cinereous, not extending beyond the hind
wings. Wings beneath pale brown, Fore wings thickly and irregu-
larly whitish speclded, rounded at the tips ; exterior border rounded,
slightly oblique. Hind wings ferruginous. Length of the body
8 lines ; of the wings 22 lines.

9. Opsirhina punctiltnea. Fcem. — Pallide cinerea, corpore
pedibusque dense hirtis, palpis porrectis extus nigris caput paullo
superantibus, antennis nigris subserratis, abdomine alas posticas longe
superante, alis anticis angustis acutis linea submarginali e guttis
ochraceis nigro notatis, alis posticis linea submarginali valde indeter-
minata.

Fe^nale. — Pale cinereous. Body and legs densely pilose. Palpi
porrect, slender, black on the outer side, extending a little beyond the
head. Antennae black, short, slender, minutely serrated. Abdomen
extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs short, slender ; tai'si
black, their joints with pale cinereous tips. Fore wings narrow,
acute, with an undulating line of ochraceous black-pointed dots near
the exterior border, which is extremely oblique. Hind wings short,
with some trace of a line like that of the fore wings. Length of the
body 10 lines ; of the wings 21 lines.

10. ToLYPE suBNOTATA. Fusca, robusta, capite tegularum
anticarum marginibus tegulis posticis alarum anticarum spatio bas<ili
lineisque duabus obliquis angulosis postice approximatis maculam

68 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

maximam nigricantem chalybaeo subconspersam includentibns albis,
alis angustis subhyalinis, alls anticis longis lineis duabus basalibus
transversis fuscis undulatis maculis margiiialibus obscure fuscis extus
albo-marginatis macula discoidali nigra lineolam albam transversam
subarcuatam includeiite, alis posticis liiiea media obliqua lituraque
apud aiigulum iuteriorem albidis.

Brown, stout. Head, sides of the fore tegulse and hind tegulae
white. Legs whitish ; tarsal joints brown, with white tips. Wings,
narrow, slightly hyaline. Fore wings elongate ; basal space white,
with two undulating transverse brown lines, between which there are
three longitudinal brown streaks ; two oblique zigzag white lines
which approach each towards the interior border, where they inclose a
very large blackish spot adorned with a few chalybeous spangles ; a
row of dark brown marginal spots bordered with white on the outer
side ; a transverse black spot at the end of the areolet, inclosing a
slightly curved transverse white line ; exterior border slightly curved,
extremely oblique. Hind wings with a whitish oblique middle line
and a whitish mark by the interior angle. Length of the body
C lines ; of the body 18 lines.

11. Hepialus fasciculatus. Fcem. — Fulvus, subtus cinereus,
palpis porrectis caput non superantibus, abdomine cinereo alas posticas
longc superante basi dense piloso ventre basi fasciculis duabus longis
arcuatis, alis anticis ochraceis acutis striga postica antemedia alba
nigro marginata, alis posticis subhyaUnis fuscescente cinereis.

Female. — Tawny, cinereous beneath. Head, thorax and pectus
densely pilose. Palpi porrect, not extending beyond the head.
Antennae slender. Abdomen cinereous, extending much beyond the
hind wings, densely pilose towards the base ; a long thick curved tuft
on each side at the base beneath. Fore wings ochraceous, acute,
with a white black-bordered longitudinal streak near the basal part of
the interior border. Hind wings brownish cinereous, slightly hyaline.
Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 17 lines.

13. Leucania adjuncta. Pallide cinerea, palpis erectis extus
nigro dense conspersis, thorace cristate nigro-fasciato, femoribus
tibiisque late fimbriatis, alis roseo pallido fimbriatis, alis anticis
strigula discoidali nigricante indistincta punctum album includente
linea submarginali undulata indistincta e punctis nigricantibus, alis
posticis apud marginem obscure cinereis.

Pale cinereous. Head and thorax with a few speckles. Palpi
erect, thickly speckled with black on the outside. Antennae very
minutely setulose. Thorax with slender black bands and with a
rather high crest. Legs slender ; femora and tibiae broadly fringed.
Wings with a pale rosy fringe. Fore wings with a white point in

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTKRA. 69

the disk included in a little indistinct blackish streak ; an undulating
indistinct transverse line of blackish points near the exterior border.
Hind wings dark cinereous towards the exterior border. Length of
the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.

Closely allied to L. cillata.

13. Mamkstra confundens. Fcem. — Cinereo-fusca, palpis por-
rectis caput paullo superantibus, thoracis tegulis anticis fusco trans-
verse unilineatis, alls anticis linea antemedia linea postmedia lineaque
submarginali fuscis cinereo marginatis la 2aque angulosis iu-
distinctis 3a subangulosa orbiculari et reniformi cinereo marginatis
lituris costalibus fuscis et cinereis, alls posticis albis dimidio exteriore
fusco.

Female. — Cinereous-brown. Body beneath and legs cinereous.
Palpi porrect, slender, smooth, extending a little beyond the head ;
third joint conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the
second. Thorax with a transverse brown line on the fore tegulae.
Abdomen cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings.
Tarsi blackish ; tips of the joints white. Fore wings with cinereous-
bordered orbicular and reniform marks between two zigzag transverse
brown lines, which are bordered with cinereous ; a more distinct
slightly zigzag submarginal line, which is cinereous on the inner
side and brown on the outer side ; some brown and cinereous costal
marks indicative of other lines, which elsewhere are hardly per-
ceptible. Hind wings white ; exterior half brown ; the two hues
confusedly connected. Length of the body 6i hues ', of the wings
16 lines.

14. Ageotis costalis. Mas. — Rufescente fusca, subtus pallide
cinerea, palpis squamosis oblique ascendeutibus verticem non super-
antibus articulo 2o extus nigro, antennis setulosis, thoracis tegulis
anticis et margine postico cinereis, alis anticis vitta abbreviata
strigaque obliqua lanceolata subarcuata pallide cinereis striga dis-
coidali longitudinali strigaque postica nigris, fascia marginal! postice
undulata pallide cinerea, alis posticis fuscescente cinereis.

Male. — Reddish brown, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi squamous,
obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint
mostly black on the outer side; third conical, not more than one-
fourth of the length of tlie second. Antennie minutely setulose.
Fore tegulse and hind part of the thorax pale cinereous. Abdomen
pale cinereous, extending rather beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft
large. Pectus densely pilose. Fore wings with a pale cinereous
costal stripe, which does not extend to the tip ; a black longinidinal
discoidal streak, which widens outward and is interrupted by an
oblique lanceolate slightly pale cinereous streak and extends to a

70 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRTBED

cinereous marginal band ; this band is undulating along the inner
border, of which the lore part is accompanied by a black streak.
Hind wings brownish cinereous ; under side whitish, with a brown
tip. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.

15. Agrotis transversa. Mas. — Pallide testaceo-cinerea, capite
nigro-bifasciato, pal pis oblique ascendeutibus articulo 2o extus nigro
3o lineari, antennis pectiuatis, thoracis tegulis anticis nigricante
cinereis linea transversa undulata nigra tegulis posticis longis intus
nigro marginatis, pectore albo dense vestito, femoribus fimbriatis,
alis anticis strigis plurimis transversis fasciisque duabus indeter-
minatis fuscis maculis costalibus macula basali orbiculari et reni-
formi nigricantibus lunulis margJnalibus nigris, alis posticis albidis
puncto discoidali lineis duabus exterioribus apiceque fuscescentibus.

Male. — Pale testaceous-cinereous. Head with tw-o black bands.
Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; second
joint mostly black on the outer side; third linear, much shorter
than the second. Antenna) moderately pectinated. Fore tegulae
blackish cinereous, with a black transverse undulating line ; hind
tegulae long, detached, with a black line near the interior border.
Pectus densely clothed with white hairs. Abdomen whitish, extending
rather beyond the hind wings : tip above black ; appendages well
developed. Legs whitish, slender ; posterior femora broadly fringed ;
fore femora most densely fringed, the hairs black towards the base ;
tarsi and anterior tibiae with black bands. Fore wings with
numerous transveree brown streaks and with two irregular brown
bands ; first band antemedial, abbreviated towards the costa ; some
blackish costal spots and a blackish basal spot ; orbicular and reni-
form marks blackish, large, of the usual form ; marginal lunules
black ; anterior border slightly rounded and oblique. Hind wings
whitish, with a brownish discal point, with two pale brownish lines
near the exterior border, and with brownish tips. Length of the
body 6^ lines ; of the wings 17 lines.

16. Anchoscelis btcolor. Fosm. — Rufescente fulva, palpis latis
porrectis caput paullo superantibus extus nigris articulo 3o longi-
conico, antennis subpubescentibus, pectore pedibusquc nigris, ab-
domine cinereo, alis anticis gutta basali macula discoidali postmedia
lineisque nonnullis indistiuctis undulatis transversis nigricantibus
lineis duabus indistiuctis e punctis nigricantibus 2a marginali linea
submarginali undulata pallide cervina, alis posticis nigricantibus
fimbria cervina.

Female. — Reddish tawny, stout. Proboscis pale testaceous. Palpi
broad, porrect, extending a little beyond the head, black on the outer
side; third joint elongate-conical, very much narrower than ,the

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second and not more than one-fourth of its length. Antennae
iTiiuutely pubescent. Pectus and legs blackish; hind part of the
former and abdomen cinereous. Fore wings with a blackish basal
dot and a blackish spot in the disk beyond the middle; some
indistinct transverse blackish lines composed of curves ; two in-
distinct lines of blackish points, one at four-fifths of the length, the
other marginal ; an intermediate undulating pale fawn-coloured line.
Hind wings blackish ; fringe fawn-colour ; under side cinereous, with
a blackish line which is nearly contiguous to a broad paler blackish
marginal space. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 1 8 lines.

17. Orthosta deprivata. Fcem. — Ferruginea, subtus fermgineo-
cinerea, palpis porrectis robustis caput sat superantibus articulo 3o
conico, abdomine alisque posticis cinereo-ferrugineis, alls anticis
acutis.

Female. — Ferruginous, stout, smooth, ferruginous-cinereous beneath.
Palpi porrect, stout, extending rather beyond the head; third joint
conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae
smooth. Abdomen and hind wings cinereous-ferruginous, the former
extending rather beyond the latter. Fore wings acute ; exterior
border slightly rounded and oblique. Length of the body 8 lines ; of
the wings 20 lines.

18. EuPLEXiA MAMESTROTDES. Fcem. — Nigricaute ferruginea,
subtus cinerea, palpis oblique ascendentibus verticem non super-
antibus articulis 2o et 3o apice cinereis, thorace margine antico albo
squamoso lineis duabus transversis undulatis cinereis, abdomine
cinereo, alls anticis lineis quatuor transversis angulosis strigisque
exterioribus lanceolatis nigris orbiculari et reniformi albis nigro
marginatis, hac angusta obliqua ex parte pallide ochracea spatio
marginali rufescente cinereo, alls posticis cinereis seneo-fusco mar-
ginatis.

Female. — Blackish ferruginous, stout, cinereous beneath. Pro-
boscis testaceous. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than
the vertex ; second and third joints cinereous towards the tips ;
second broad ; third conical, about one-fourth of the length of the
second. Antennae very minutely setulose. Thorax with a squamous
white fore border ; fore tegula3 with two transverse curved cinereous
lines, the second marginal. Abdomen cinereous, compressed towards
the tip, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs blackish ;
tips of the tarsal joints cinereous. Fore wings with two pail's of. zig-
zag transverse black lines, one antemedial ; the other postmedial,
joining some exterior lanceolate black streaks, which are connected
with the reddish cinereous marginal space ; orbicular and reuiform
marks v^^liite, black-bordered ; orbicular small, round ; reniform
irregular, narrow, oblique, partly pale ochraceous. Hind wings

7'2 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRTBED

cinereous, seneous-brown towards the exterior border; under side
with a blackish lunule in the disk. Length of the body 7 hues ; of
the wings 17 Hnes.

19. Xtlina saxatilts. Foein. — Cana, capite fascia autica inter-
rupta nigra ; palpis angulatis caput sat superantibus, thorace linea
transversa undulata nigra, ventre vitta abbreviata guttulari nigra,
aUs anticis Uneis duabus transversis albidis angulosis nigro mar-
ginatis orbiculari et reniformi magnis albo nigroque marginatis hnea
submarginali albida undulata luuulis margiuahbus nigris, alis pos-
ticis seneis basi albis.

Female. — Hoary. Body white beneath. Head with an inter-
rupted black band in front. Palpi extending somewhat beyond the
head ; second joint obhquely ascending ; third porrect, Hnear, much
shorter than the second. Thorax with an undulating transverse
black line near the fore border. Pectus densely pilose. Abdomen
extending rather beyond the hind wings ; under side with an abbre-
viated stripe of black dots. Tarsi black ; tips of the joints white.
Fore wings with the antemedial and postmedial lines whitish, zigzag,
black bordered; a whitish undulating submarginal line; marginal
lunules black ; orbicular and reniform marks large, with white and
black-borders ; orbicular obhque, fusiform ; reniform of the usual
shape. Hind wings aeneous, white towards the base. Length of the
body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

20. Pantydia canescens. Fcem. — Albido-cinerea, palpis oblique
ascendentibus verticem superantibus articulo 2o extus nigro 3o
lineari, thorace cristate tegulis anticis nigiicante marginatis, feraoribus
firabriatis, alis anticis latis acutis lineis transversis subobsoletis
lineisque tribus punctularibus nigris orbiculari et reniformi e punctis
duabus nigricantibus, ahs posticis fuscis fimbria cinerea.

Female. — Whitish cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising
somewhat higher than the vertex ; second joint slender, black on the
outer side; third linear, very slender, shorter than the second.
Thorax crested ; fore tegulae with blackish bind borders. Abdomen
darker towards the tip, extending rather beyond the hind wings.
Femora fringed; tibiae above and tarsi blackish, the latter with
cinereous- tipped joints. Fore wings broad, acute, with a few very
slender nearly obsolete transverse zigzag black lines ; three distinct
lines of black points ; first and second postmedial, irregular, abbre-
viated ; third marginal, regular ; orbicular and reniform marks indi-
cated by two blackish points ; exterior border slightly oblique and
rounded. Hind wings brown ; fringe cinereous. Wings beneath
cinereous, with a blackish discal dot and with a very broad dark
brown border. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 19 lines.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 73

21. Samea distraotalts. Sordide albido-cinerea, siibtus argenteo-
albida, alls lineis duabus nigricantibus obliquis valde undulatis guttis
marginalibus nigris, alis anticis acutis macula costali annuloque dis-
coidali magno nigricantibus.

Dingy whitish cinereous, silvery whitish beneath. Wings with two
blackish oblique very undulating lines; first antemedial; second
postmedial, much more bent than the first, and especially so in the
fore wings ; a row of black dots along the exterior border. Fore .
wings acute, with a blackish costal spot at one-fifth of the length
and with a large incomplete blackish ringlet in the disk between the
lines. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.

22. Ebulea gavisalts. Fcem. — Aurato-flava, subtus argenteo-
alba, capite thoraceque cervinis, f)alpis obscure fuscis porrectis caput
longe superantibus, alis anticis fascia antemedia informi lineisque
duabus exterioribus angulosis interruptis roseis fascia marginal!
schistacea roseo marginata.

Female. — Gilded yellow, silvery white beneath. Head and thorax
fawn-colour. Palpi dark brown, porrect, rostriform, white beneath,
extending much beyond the head. Antennae brown. Abdomen not
extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender. Fore
wings acute, with an irregular antemedial rosy band, and with two
rosy exterior zigzag interrupted lines which are dilated on the costa
and on the interior border ; a slate- coloured marginal band with a
deep rosy border, broadest towards the costa; under side black
about the exterior border, this hue tapering from the costa to the
interior angle ; exterior border straight, sHghtly obhque. Length of
the body 4 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.

23. Stenopteryx cortioalts. Fccm. — Fuscescente cinerea,
corpore subtus albido, palpis porrectis latis subrostriformibus caput
sat superantibus articulo 3o conico, abdomine alas posticas sat
superante, alis anticis acutis lineis duabus nigris transversis denti-
culatis cinereo pallido marginatis la antemedia 2a postmedia flexa
punctis marginahbus nigris, alis posticis cinereis apud margiuem
exteriorem subaeneis fimbria albida.

Female. — Brownish cinereous. Body whitish beneath. Proboscis
moderately long. Palpi porrect, broad, slightly rostriform, extending
somewhat beyond the head; third joint conical. Abdomen cinereous,
extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. Legs whitish, smooth,
slender. Fore wings acute, with two slender transverse denticulated
black lines, which are bordered with pale cinereous ; first line ante-
medial ; second postmedial, somewhat bent ; submarginal points
black, elongated ; exterior border slightly rounded, rather oblique.
Hind wings cinereous, with an ieneous tinge towards the exterior

74 CHARACTEES OF UNDESCRIBED

border ; fringe whitish. Wings beneath pale cinereous. Length of
the body 6 Hues ; of the wings 14 lines. •

24. Idiodes tnornata. Focm. — Testaceo-cinerea, palpis obliquis
subfimbriatis verticem non superantibus articulo 3o conico, tibiis
posticis incrassatis, alis amplis linea obliqua recta fusca duplicata
punctis marginalibus nigris, alis anticis subfalcatis, alis posticis
subtus macula discoidali fasciaque nigricantibus. «

Female. — 'J'estaceous-cinerous, paler beneath. Proboscis short.
Palpi short, slender, oblique, with a short fringe, not rising higher
than the vertex ; third joint conical, not more than one-sixth of the
length. Abdomen a little shorter than the interior border of the
hind wings. Hind tibiae incrassated. Wings ample, with a straight
double brown line, which extends from the tips of the fore wings to
two-thirds of the length of the interior border of the hind wings ;
marginal points black ; under side with a faint blackish postmedial
slightly undulating hue. Fore wings subfalcate. Hind wings be-
neath with a blackish spot in the disk and with a blackish band
between the postmedial Une and the border. Length of the body
7 lines ; of the wings 20 liqes.

25. AzELiNA iNORDiNATA. Mos. — Cerviua, corpore subtus albido,
palpis vix ascendentibus articulo 3o conico, antennis glabris, thorace
nigro-cinereo fasciato, pectore lanuginoso, alis albido-testaceis fusco
conspersis, alis latissimis gutta discoidali nigra, alis anticis subfalcatis
lituris plurimis parvis transversis pallidioribus fasciis duabus cinereis
latis subundulatis, alis posticis luteis apud marginem interiorem
nigro conspersis plaga fimbriaque subtus nigricantibus.

Male. — Fawn-colour. Body whitish beneath. Front very pro-
minent. Proboscis testaceous. Palpi rather short and slender,
hardly ascending; third joint conical, very minute. Antennae stout,
smooth. Thorax with a blackish cinei'eous band adjoining the hind
horder of the fore tegulaj. Abdomen pale testaceous, extending a
little beyond the hind wings, slightly compressed towards the tip ;
apical tuft small, elongated. Pectus w^oolly. Legs whitish testaceous,
brown-speckled, rather slender ; spurs slender. Wings very broad,
with a black dot in the disk. Fare wings acute, subfalcate, with
numerous small transverse paler marks ; two broad cinereous slightly
•undulating bands ; first band including the black dot ; second not
extending beyond half the breadth ; exterior border rounded in the
middle ; fringe alternately dark fawn-colour and cinereous ; under
side luteous, thinly black-speckled, with an incomplete black band
and a black patch, the latter adjoining the dark fawn-coloured apical
space. Hind wings luteous, with some black speckles along the
interior border; Iringe dark fawn-colour, edged with cinereous;

HETEROCEEOUS LEPIDOPTERA. 75

under side whitish testaceous, thinly blackish-speckled, with a
blackish patch by the interior border and with a blackish fringe.
Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 21 lines.

26. AzELTNA BiPLAGA. Fwm. — Ochracea, robusta, subtus pal-
lidior, palpis validis oblique ascendentibus verticem non superantibus,
pectore lanuginoso, abdoraine nigro subconsperso, alis latis fusco aut
nigro conspersis linea postmedia obscuriore obliqua vix undulata fere
obsoleta fusco punctata, alis anticis linea antemedia obscuriore fusco
punctata vix conspicua macula discoidali cinerea rotunda nigro mar-
ginata margine exteriore angulato, alis posticis subtus gutta nigra
discoidali.

Female. — Ochraceous, stout, paler beneath. Palpi stout, obliquely
ascendiag, not rising higher than the vertex. Antennae smooth.
Abdomen a little shorter than the interior border of the hind wings,
with a few black specldes. Pectus woolly. Legs smooth, rather
stout ; spurs long, slender. Wings broad, with small brown or
black speckles ; a postmedial darker oblique hardly undulating very
indistinct line. Fore wings acute, with an antemedial line, which is
as indistinct as the postmedial line, and hke it is accompanied by
dark brown points on the veins ; a round black spot with a cinereous
disk at the end of the areolet ; exterior border angular. Hind wings
less bright than the fore wings, with a blackish dot in the disk
beneath. Length of the body 7 ^ lines; of the wings 20 lines.

27. Passa pyg^roides. Mas. — Fusca, subtus cinerea, palpis
brevissimis subascendentibus articulo 3o longi-conico, thorace crasso,
abdomine cinereo alas posticas non superante fascicule apicali parvo,
pectore lanuginoso, alis margine exteriore subdentato, alis anticis
latis acutis lineis tribus transversis la 2aque undulatis 3a angulosa
macula magna apicali ochraceo-cinerea nigro-margiuata plaga dis-
coidali nigricante gutta costah nigra, alis posticis cinereis fascia
subtus fusca lata marginali.

Male. — Brown, cinereous beneath.. Palpi veiy short, slightly
ascending; third joint elongate-conical, not more than one-fourth
of the length of the second. Thorax very stout. Abdomen cinereous,
tapering, not extending beyond the hind wings, much more slender
than the thorax; apical tuft small. Pectus woolly. Legs rather
slender ; spurs long, slender. Wings with a slightly dentate exterior
border. Fore wings broad, acute, with three transverse black lines ;
first and second lines undulating ; first very near the base ; second
antemedial; third zigzag, slightly postmedial; a large ochraceous-
cinereous black-bordered spot on the tip of the costa ; a large blackish
patch between the fir^t and second lines ; a black costal dot between
the second and third lines; exterior border rounded, rather obHque.

76 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Hind -wings cinereous ; under side with an antemedial line and with
a postmedial zigzag black line, the latter nearly contiguous to a
broad brown marginal band. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the
wings 18 lines.

28. MoNOCTENiA DECORA. Mas. — Albida, robusta, capite obscure
cinereo, palpis purpurascentibus verticem non superantibus articulo
3o nigricante lineari, antennis purpureis ochraceo pectinatis basi
nigricantibus, thoracis tegulis anticis abdomineque cinereis, alis sub-
ochraceo-albidis linea recta obliqua saturate purpurea antice maculari
atomis exterioribus fuscis fimbria purpurea, alis anticis falcatis linea
basali maculari maculaque discoidali lituram hyalinam includente
costa rosea plaga subtus magna purpureo-nigra.

Male. — Whitish, stout. Head dark cinereous. Palpi purplish, not
rising higher than the vertex ; third joint longer, blackish, less than
half the length of the second. Antennae purple, blackish towards
the base, moderately pectinated to two-thirds of the length ; branches
ochraceous. Fore tegulse of the thorax cinereous. Pectus white,
densely pilose. Abdomen cinereous, extending a little beyond the
hind wings ; apical tuft cinereous ; under side with a pale purple
tinge, lore legs purple; posterior legs rosy. Wings with a pale
ochraceous tinge, with a straight dark purple oblique Ime, which has
an ochraceous tinge along the inner side and is macular towards the
tips of the fore wings and is broader in the hind wings ; of these it
joins the middle of the interior border; some brown speckles between
the line and the exterior border; fringe purple. Fore wings falcate,
with an oblique blackish macular line near the base; a blackish spot
in the disk at the end of the areolet, including a little hyaline mark ;
costa rosy ; under side with a large purple black patch near the end
of the interior border. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings
24 lines.

Genus ARNISSA, n.

Fcem. — Corpus crassum. Caput parvuni,brevi-fasciculatura. Palpi
brevissimi. Antennae subpectinata?. Thorax et pectus pilis longis
vestita. Abdomen alas posticas pauUo superans. Pedes graciles;
femora late fimbriata ; calcaria nulla. Alae anticse latae, vix falcatse ;
margin e exteriore subrotuudato subobliquo.

Female. — Body very stout. Head small, with a short tuft. Pro-
boscis obsolete. Palpi very short. Antennae very slightly pectinated.
Thorax and pectus clothed with long hairs. Abdomen extending
a little beyond the hind wings. Legs slender; femora broadly
fringed : spurs obsolete. Wings broad. Fore wings acute, with a
slight tendency to the falcate iorra ; second inferior vein as far from

HETEROCEEOUS LEPIDOPTERA. 77

the first as from the third? exterior border slightly rounded and
oblique.

29. Arnissa simplex. Fcem. — Pallide cervina, alls fiisco con-
spersis linea postmedia angulosa obliqua indistincta, alis anticis
guttis duobus discoidalibus fiiscis.

Female. — Pale fawn-colour above and beneath. Wings minutely
brown-speckled, with an indistinct zigzag oblique postmedial line.
Fore wings with two brown dots, one at each end of the areolet.
Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 22 lines.

30. Tephrosia scitiferata. Fcem. — Cana, gi'acihs, capite nigri-
cante fasciato, palpis porrectis caput non superantibus, thorace fascia
nigra abbreviata, alis nigro conspersis punctis marginalibus nigris
lineis duabus postmediis angulosis non conspersis nigro fuscoque sub-
marginatis fascia subtus submarginali lata nigro-fusca, alis anticis
acutis linea 3a antemedia.

Female. — Hoary, slender. Head with a blackish band in front of
the antennae. Palpi porrect, not extending beyond the head ; third
joint extremely minute. Thorax with an abbreviated black band on
the hind border of the fore tegulse. Wings elongated, minutely
black-speckled, with black marginal points, and with two unspeckled
postmedial zigzag lines, which are incompletely bordered with black
and more broadly but hardly more completely bordered with brown ;
under side with a black discoidal dot (which is largest in the hind
wings) and with a broad blackish brown submargiual band. Fore
wings acute, with a black point in the disk and with an antemedial
line like those before mentioned ; exterior border slightly rounded,
very oblique. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 15 lines.

31. TEPHROsrA FULGURiGERA. Fwm. — Subcervino-cinerea, capite
nigricante fasciato, palpis porrectis extus nigricantibus, thorace fascia
interrupta nigricante, abdominis segmentis nigro-fasciatis, alis lon-
giusculis lineis tribus indeterminatis perobliquis lunulisque mar-
ginalibus nigris, alis anticis subacutis linea la antice attenuata et
abbreviata 2a postice angulosa et subabbreviata 3a valde interrupta,
alis posticis linea la basali 2a apud marginem interiorem tantum
conspicua 3a fere Integra 4o submarginali informi.

Female. — Cinereous, with a tinge of fawn-colour, pale cinereous
beneath. Head with a blackish band in front. Palpi porrect, blackish
on the outer side. Thorax with an interrupted blackish band. Ab-
domen not extending beyond the hind wings ; an abbreviated black
band on the hind border of each segment. Legs smooth, slender;
tarsal johits blackish, with cinereous tips. Wings elongate, with three
irregular and very obhque black lines ; fii'st line attenuated and

78 CHAEACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

abbreviated towards the costa of the fore winp^s and occupying the
base of the hind wings ; second slightly abbreviated near the exterior
border of the fore wings, where it is deeply zigzag, obsolete in the
hind wings, except near the interior border ; third very much inter-
rupted in the fore wings, entire in the hind wings, except near the
tips; marginal lunules black. Fore wings slightly acute; exterior
border slightly rounded, very oblique. Hind wings with a fourth
irregular line between the third and the exterior border. Length of
the body 5i lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

3*2. AsTHENA VEXATA. Mo^. — Pallide testacea, capite antics ob-
scure ferrugineo, palpis porrectis brevissimis gracillimis, antennis sat
robustis, alis lineis plurimis pallidioribus obliquis undulatis vix con-
spicuis linea basaU linea media obliqua punctularibus subduplicatis
punctisque marginalibus nigris, alis anticis acutis.

Male. — Pale testaceous, slender, paler beneath. Head dark fer-
ruginous in front. Palpi porrect, smooth, very short and slender.
Antennae rather stout. Abdomen a little shorter than the interior
border of the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs smooth, slender.
Wings with many oblique paler undulating extremely indistinct
lines, with a line near the base, and with an oblique partly double
middle line represented by black points on the veins ; marginal
points black. Fore wings acute ; exterior border shghtly rounded^
moderately oblique. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings
12 lines.

33. Macarta comptata. Mas. — Cana> palpis porrectis brevitef
fimbriatis caput sat superantibus, antennis serratis, abdominis fasci-
cule apicali parvo subcompresso, alis latis nigro conspersis reniformi
angusta fusco nigroque marginata, alis anticis apice rotundatis strigis
tribus costalibus fuscis 3a longiore nigro marginata margine exteriore
subangulato, alis posticis lineis duabus fuscis postmediis undulatis
apud marginem interiorem bene determinatis margine exteriore sat
angulato.

Male. — Hoary, slender. Palpi porrect, with a short fringe above,
extending somewhat beyond the head; third joint conical, very
minute. Antennae serrated. Abdomen a little shorter than the
interior border of the hind wings; apical tuft very small, slightly
compressed. Legs smooth, slender. Wings broad, minutely and
rather thinly black-speckled; reniform mark narrow, irregular,
bordered with dark brown and with black, much smaller in the
fore wings than in the hind wings ; exterior border slightly angular
in the fore wings, more angular in the hind wangs. Fore wings
rounded at the tips, with three dark brown transverse costal streaks ;
first streak antemedial ; second postmedial ; third nearer the tip,
bordered with black, much longer and more regular than the others.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 79

Hind wings with two undulating postmedial brown lines, which are
only distinct near the interior border. Length of the body 5 J lines;
of the wings 16 lines.

34. Larentia approximata. Fcem. — Cinereo-ferruginea, subtus
albido-cinerea, palpis porrectis caput sat superantibus articulo oo
lanceolate 2i dimidio breviore, pedibus anterioribus nigricantibus
posticis albido-cinereis, alis lineis nonnuUis obliquis undulatis pallide
cinereis linea postmedia fusca obliqua angulosa linea marginali nigri-
cante, alis anticis linea postmedia costam versus nigricante dilatata
linea antemedia nigricante obliqua angulosa costa subtus nigra triente
basaU fimbriata, alis posticis linea postmedia apud marginem inte-
riorem nigricante dilatata.

Female. — Cinereous-ferruginous, whitish cinereous and shining
beneath. Palpi porrect, slender, extending rather beyond the head ;
third joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the second.
Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomen a little shorter than the
interior border of the hind wings. Legs blackish, smooth, slender ;
tips of the tarsal joints and hind legs whitish cinereous. Wings with
several oblique undulating pale cinereous lines; a brown oblique
zigzag postmedial line, which is blackish and dilated towards the
costa of the fore wings and towards the interior border of the hind
wings; a blackish marginal festoon. Fore wings slightly acute,
with a blackish zigzag obHque antemedial line ; costa black beneath
and with a broad fringe along more than one-third of the length
from the base; exterior border hai'dly rounded, rather oblique.
Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.

Very nearly allied to L. laticostata.

35. Larentia gelidata. Fcem. — Fusca, subtus pallide cinerea,
palpis latis obtusis subdecumbentibus caput pauUo superantibus
articulo 3o brevissimo, abdomine fuscesceute cinereo, pedibus fuscis
cinereo-fasciatis, alis anticis acutis lineis nonnullis obliquis subundu-
latis obscure fuscis lineis basalibus cinereis fascia postmedia undulata
fusco interlineata lineaque submarginali angulosa albidis, alis posticis
fuscescente cinereis fascia antemedia albida fusco marginata sub-
undulata.

Female. — Brown, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi broad, obtuse,
slightly descending, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint
very short. Abdomen brownish cinereous, somewhat shorter than
the interior border of the hind wings. Legs brown, smooth, slender,
with cinereous bands. Fore wings acute, with several dark brown
slightly undulating oblique transverse lines ; some cinereous trans-
verse lines near the base ; a whitish undulating postmedial band,
which is iuterUned with brown ; a submarginal zigzag interrupted

80 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

whitish line ; exterior border hardly rounded, rather oblique. Hind
wings brownish cinereous, with a whitish antemedial brown- bordered
slightly undulating band ; postmedial band and submarginal line like
those of the fore wings. Wings beneath cinereous, with several zig-
zag brown lines and with a brown marginal baud, which includes a
zigzag whitish line. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings
13 lines.

Genus (ESYMNA.

Fcem. — Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi labiales porrecti,
breves, graciles. Palpi uiaxillares porrecti, capitis latitudine multo
longiores ; articulus 3us brevissimus. Antennae glabrae, graciles.
Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes laeves, gracillimi ; cal-
caria tenuia. Alee anticae vix acutse, margine exteriore recto sub-
obliquo.

Female. — Body slender. Proboscis short. Labial palpi distinct,
short, slender, porrect. Maxillary palpi porrect, much longer than
the breadth of the head; third joint conical, not more than one-
eighth of the length of the second. Antennae smooth, slender.
Abdomen hardly shorter than the interior border of the hind wings.
Legs smooth, very slender; spurs short, slender. Wings delicate,
rather broad. Fore wings hardly acute; exterior border straight,
slightly oblique, rounded towai'ds the interior angle. Hind wings
semihyaHne.

Nearly allied to Collix.

36. CEsYMNA STiPATARTA. FcBM. — Obscure cinerea, subtus
argenteo-albida, alis striga discoidali nigra transversa, alls anticis
fasciis duabus e lineis plurimis nigricantibus angulosis lineis duabus
undulatis lineaque submarginali angul»sa albidis, alis posticis pallida
cinereis lineis duabus transversis postuiodiis e lituris venarum mar-
gineque exteriore obscurioribus.

Female. — Dark cinereous, silvery whitish beneath. Abdomen pale
silvery cinereous. Wings with a black transverse streak at the
end of the areolet. Fore wings with several blackish zigzag lines
arranged in two groups, of which one is antemedial and the other
postmedial ; two irregular undulating whitish postmedial lines and a
more concisely defined whitish zigzag submarginal line. Hind wings
pale cinereous, dark cinereous about the exterior border ; two post-
medial transverse lines indicated by darker marks on the veins.
Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 11 lines.

37. EupiTHEciA DESTRUCTATA. Mas. — Cinerea, subtus albida,
fascicule frontali bene determinate, palpis porrectis caput longe
superantibus articulo 2o subtus fimbriato 3o_ lineari obtuso 2o valde

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTKRA. 81

breviore, abdomine alas posticas paullo superante fascicule apicali
miiiimo, alls fasciis duabus e lineis noniiuUis nigricantibus obliquis
aiigulosis indistinctis fascia intermedia fusca linea marginali nigra
spatio marginali fuscescente lineam cineream angulosara includente.

Male. — Cinereous, whitish beneath. Frontal tuft prominent.
Palpi porrect, extending much beyond the head ; second joint fringed
beneath ; third linear, obtuse, much shorter than the second. Abdo-
men extending a little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very
small. Legs smooth, very slender ; spurs long, slender ; fore tibiae
and fore tarsi brown, joints of the latter with cinereous tips. Wings
narrow, with several indistinct obHque zigzag blackish lines ; these
are arranged in two groups, between which there is an irregular
brown band ; marginal line black ; marginal space brownish, in-
cluding a zigzag cinereous line ; indications of lines on the under
side, where the hind wings have a blackish point on the disk.
Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 9 lines.

38. AcROBAsis suBcuLTELLA. Fcsm. — Ferruginea, squamosa,
subtus cinerea, capite fascicule frontali, palpis erectis verticem paullo
superantibus articulo 3o lanceolate 2o breviore, abdomine cinereo
alas posticas vix superante, alis anticis fascia antemedia postice
attenuata lineaque postmedia flexa extus cinereo marginata angu-
losis macula costali punctisque marginalibus nigris, alis posticis
cinereis.

Female. — Ferruginous, shining, squamous, cinereous beneath.
Head with a frontal tuft. Palpi smooth, slender, erect, rising a little
higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, shorter than the
second. Abdomen cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind
wings. Legs smooth. Fore wings narrow, with a black zigzag
antemedial band, which is attenuated towards the interior border,
and with a postmedial zigzag black line, which is much bent outward
and is bordered with cinereous on the outer side and joins a black
costal spot ; marginal points black ; exterior border slightly rounded,
rather obhque. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 5i lines ;
of the wings 16 lines.

Nearly allied to A. incultella.

Genus HYPATA.

Mas. — Corpus gracile. Caput fascicule frontali producto. Pro-
boscis brevis. Palpi graciles, lanceolati, caput sat superantes;
articulus 3us gracillimus, 2o sequilongus. Antennae sat late pecti-
natae. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans ; fasciculus apicalis
parvus. Pedes graciles ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Alae anticae

83 CHARACTERS OF TJNDESCRTBED

angustae, apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore subconvexo sat
obliquo.

Male. — Body slender. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis short.
Palpi lanceolate, slender, extending somewhat beyond the head,
shorter than the breadth of the latter; third joint very slender,
as long as the second. Antennae rather broadly pectinated. Abdo-
men extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small.
Legs smooth, slender ; spurs long and slender. Wings long. Fore
wings narrow, slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior border slightly
rounded, rather oblique.

39. Hypata moderatella. Mas. — Cana, subtus albido-cinerea,
palpis apices versus nigris, thorace linea transversa nigra undulata,
alis anticis linea abbreviata strigisque nonnuUis nigris longitudin-
alibus, alis posticis pallide cinereis.

Male. — Hoary, whitish cinereous beneath. Palpi black towards
the tips; an undulating transverse black line on the fore tegulae.
Fore wings with a longitudinal black line, which does not extend to
the exterior border ; some longitudinal black streaks, of which there
is a regular row along the exterior border. Hind wings pale cinereous.
Length of the body 6i Hues ; of the wings 18 lines.

40. DicHELTA vicariana. Mas. — Pallide ochracea, subtus pallide
cinerea, palpis porrectis subarcuatis caput longe superantibus articulo
Qo fimbriate 3o longi-conico, an tennis setosis subserratis, abdomine
pallide cinereo alas posticas sat superante apicem versus subincras-
sato, alis anticis acutis nebulis fasciaque obliqua media strigaque
costali exteriore saturatioribus strigis transversis nigricantibus apud
marginem exteriorem, alis posticis cinereis.

Male. — Pale ochraceous, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect,
slightly curved, extending much beyond the head, shorter than the
breadth of the latter; second joint fringed above; third elongate-
conical, nearly half the length of the second. Antennae setose, very
minutely serrated. Abdomen pale cinereous, extending rather be-
yond the hind wings, slightly incrassated at the tip ; apical tuft
moderately large. Legs smooth ; fore tibiae and fore tarsi blackish.
Fore wings acute, mottled with deeper ochraceous and adorned with
an oblique middle band of the same hue and much excavated on the
outer side; an exterior deeper ochraceous costal streak; some
blackish transverse streaks near the exterior border, which is slightly
rounded and moderately oblique. Hind wings cinereous : under side
whitish, speckled with cinereous. Length of the body ;H lines ; of
the w4ngs 8 lines.

HETEKOCEROUS LEPIDOPTEBA. 83

Genus SPERCHIA.

Mas. — Corpus gracile. Caput fascicule frontali bene determinato
parvo acuto. Proboscis brevis. Palpi obtusi, clavati, porrecti, squa-
mosi, caput longe superantes ; articulus 2us supra valde rotundatus ;
3 us brevissimus. Antennae sat validse, subserratse. subsetulosse.
Abdomen alas posticas sat superans; fasciculus apicalis longus, sub-
coinpressus. Pedes Iseves; calcaria longa. Alee anticae vix acutae,
costa rotundata, margine exteriore recto.

Male. — Body slender. Frontal tuft prominent, small, acute. Pro-
boscis short. Palpi clavate, porrect, squamous, obtuse, extending
much beyond the head and nearly as long as its breadth; second
joint very convex above; third very short. Antennae rather short,
minutely serrated and setulose. Abdomen extending somewhat
beyond the hind wings; apical tuft elongate, sHghtly compressed.
Legs smooth ; spurs long. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings
hardly acute; costa convex; exterior border straight, moderately
oblique.

41. Sperchia intractana. Mas. — Fusca, subtus albido-cinerea,
alis anticis cinereo subconspersis lineis quatuor nigricantibus angu-
losis, alis posticis fusco pallido nebulosis.

Male. — Brown ; under side, abdomen, legs and hind wings whitish
cinereous. Fore wings slightly speckled with cinereous ; four trans-
verse zigzag blackish Hnes ; two antemedial, more indistinct than the
others, which are postmedial and converge towards the interior angle.
Hind wings mottled with pale brown. Length of the body 3 lines ;
of the wings 7i lines.

42. Tinea annosella. Mas. — Cana, subtus obscure cinerea,
palpis porrectis caput non superantibus articulo 3o lanceolate gracil-
limo, abdomine alas posticas longe superante fascicule apicali longo
pallide cinereo, alis anticis acutis fusee conspersis guttis tribus
punctisque sex nigris, alis posticis cinereis.

Male. — Hoary, dark cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect, slender,
not extending beyond the head ; third joint lanceolate, very slender,
less than half the length of the second. Antennae smooth, slender.
Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft
elongate, pale cinereous. Legs smooth, rather stout. Fore wings
acute, indistinctly brown-speckled, adorned with a few small blackish
marks ; of these three dots are placed in a longitudinal line in the
disk, the first near the base, the second antemedial, the third post-
medial; six points forming a streak between the second and third
dots, but nearer the interior border ; exterior border hardly rounded.

84 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

very oblique. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 4i lines ;
of the wings 15 lines.

43. Tinea arctiella. Mas. — Nigra, capite ochraceo, palpis por-
rectis late fimbriatis articulo 3o lanceolato, antennis dense setosis,
abdomine fascia ventrali lata ochracea, alis anticis apice rotundatis
plagis quinque magnis elongatis guttiique costali subapicali flavescente
albis, alis posticis luteis plaga discoidali magna fasciaque marginal!
informi punctum luteum includente nigris bisconnexis.

Male. — Black. Head above ochraceous. Palpi porrect, short,
slender, broadly fringed; third joint lanceolate. Antennae densely
setose. Abdomen beneath with a broad ochraceous band. Fore
wings rounded at the tips, with five large yellowish white patches
and a yellowish white costal subapical dot; first patch forming a
very irregular band near the base; second, third and fourth trans-
vereely elongated ; second costal, in a line between the third and the
fourth, which are on the interior border ; fifth exterior, forming a very
irregular band. Hind wings luteous ; an irregular black band on
the exterior border, dilated at the tip, near which it is doubly con-
nected by a short line with a large black patch in the disk ; a luteous
subapical point; under side black, with two interrupted irregular
luteous bands and a luteous subapical dot. Length of the body
4 lines; of the wings 11 lines.

44. Tinea nivibractella. Mas. — Cuprea, corpore subtus ab-
domine pedibusque auratis, capite albo-fasciculato, palpis nigris
deflexis caput pauUo superantibus articulo 3o albo 2i diraidio non
longiore, abdomine alas posticas longe superante fascicule apicali
parvo, pedibus anticis nigris, alis anticis apice subrotundatis plagis
quinque albis, alis posticis aeneis fimbria pallide aurata.

Male. — Cupreous. Body beneath, abdomen and legs gilded.
Head above and in front with a short and very thick white tuft.
Palpi black, diverging, extending a little beyond the head ; third
joint white, not more than half the length of the second. Antennae
blender. Abdomen extending more beyond the hind wings ; apical
tuft small. Legs smooth ; fore legs mostly black. Fore wings
slightly rounded at the tips, with five white patches ; first patch
forming near the base a broad band, which does not extend to the
costa; second and third costal, somewhat triangular, nearly con-
nected with the fourth and fifth, which are less regular ; fourth on
the interior border ; fifth on the exterior border ; under side aeneous,
with a white spot on the fringe. Hind wings aeneous, with a pale
gilded fringe. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 85

45. Tinea intritella. Subtestaceo-cinerea, sat valida, palpis
decumbentibus, tibiis posticis subfimbriatis, alls anticis fusco con-
spersis apice rotimdatis striga discoidali e maculis tribus nigris plaga
costali plagaque majore postica fuscis fascia submarginali arcuata
lineaque marginali nigricantibus.

Cinereous, rather stout, with a testaceous tinge. Proboscis rather
long and stout. Palpi declining, short. Antennae rather slender.
Legs smooth ; tarsi brown, their joints with cinereous tips : hind legs
long, their tibise slightly fringed. Fore wings speckled with brown,
rounded at the tips ; three black spots forming a longitudinal streak
in the disk ; a brown costal patch in front of the streak and a larger
brown patch on the interior border ; a submarginal blackish curved
band, which is attenuated towards the interior border ; marginal line
blackish. Hind wings unvaried; fringe increasing in breadth from
the tip to the interior border. Length of the wings 13i hues.

46. Hyponomeuta ? viduata. ilfrts. — Schistaceo-cinerea, anten-
nis subserratis, abdomine alas posticas longe superante fasciculo
apicali minimo, pedibus longis graciUimis, alls anticis longis angustis
apice rotundatis vitta subcostali angusta abbreviata puncto exteriore
guttisque duabus discoidalibus longis nigris margine exteriore per-
obliquo.

Male. — Slaty cinereous, shining. Antennae minutely serrated.
Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft very
small. Legs long, very slender ; spurs long, slender. Wings long.
Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips ; a narrow black subcostal
stripe, which extends from the base to rather beyond half the
length ; a black point beyond half the length of the stripe and nearer
to the interior border than to the costa ; two elongate black dots on
the disk a little beyond the end of the stripe, one behind the other ;
exterior border rounded, extremely oblique. Length of the body
5^ lines ; of the wings 17 lines.

47. Chimabacche saxipennella. Fcem. — Obscure caua, subtus
albido-cinerea, palpis arcuatis verticem non superantibus articulo 80
lanceolate 2o breviore, an tennis longiusculis, abdomine alisque pos-
ticis aeneo-cinereis, alis anticis apice rotundatis striga basali alba
strigis nonnullis nigricantibus parvis longitudinahbus indistinctis
margine exteriore perobliquo.

Female. — Dark hoary, whitish cinereous and shining beneath.
Proboscis distinct. Palpi smooth, slender, curved, not rising higher
than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, •shorter than the second.
Antennae smooth, slender, rather long. Abdomen and hind wings
aeneous-cinereous, the former extending rather beyond the latter.
Fore wings rounded at the tips, with a white streak at the base, and

86 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

with some small longitudinal indistinct blackish streaks ; exterior
border rounded, very oblique. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the
wings 1 3 Hiies.

48. Gelechia improbella. Mas. — Ferruginea, subtus argenteo-
cinerea, palpis arcuatis ex parte cinereis verticem lunge superantibus
articulo 3o 2o non breviore, abdomine cinereo alas posticas longe
superante fascicule apicali longo subcompresso, tibiis posticis late
fimbriatis, alis anticis sat angustis fusco conspersis apice rotundatis
^laculis tribus discoidalibus nigris longitudinalibus productis la
2aque antemediis 3a postmedia, alis posticis cinereis.

Male. — Ferruginous, silvery cinereous beneath. Palpi smooth,
slender, squamous, curved, partly cinereous, rising much higher than
the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, very slender, as long as the
second. Antennae slender, minutely setulose. Abdomen cinereous,
extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elongated, slightly
compressed. Legs slender, elongate, silvery cinereous ; tarsi and
fore tibiae brown, joints of the former with cinereous tips ; hind tibias
broadly fringed. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings speckled with
brown, rounded at the tips ; three longitudinally elongated black
spots in the disk ; fii-st and second spots antemedial ; second behind
the first ; third postmedial. Hind wings cinereous, shining, with a
very broad fringe. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 9 lines.

49. Gelechia Gemmipunctella. Mas. — Cuprea, corpore subtus
aurato-cinereo, palpis robustis arcuatis oblique ascendentibus articulo
3o 2o breviore, antennis subpubescentibus sat robustis, abdomine
alas posticas dimidio superante fascicule apicali longo subcompresso,
alis anticis striga discoidali longitudinali atra maculis quatuor fasciis
duabus strigaque tumidis auratis micantibus.

Male. — Cupreous. Body gilded, cinereous beneath. Palpi stout,
curved, squamous, obliquely ascending, nearly as long as the breadth
of the head ; third joint lanceolate, shorter than the second. Antennae
rather stout, very minutely pubescent. Abdomen extending for full
half its length beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elongate, slightly
compressed, mostly gilded luteous. Legs cupreous, stout. Hind legs
elongated ; tibife with a gilded cinereous band ; tarsi gilded cinereous
at the base ; spurs very long, gilded cinereous. Fore wings acute,
with a deep black longitudinal streak in the disk and with some
brilliant cupreous tumid marks ; these consist of f(mr spots, of which
three are on the streak and one on the interior border : two exterior
bands, between w^hich there is a streak proceeding from the costa to
the disk. Hind wings cupreous ; fringe gilded cinereous. Length
of the body 3i lines ; of the wings 8 lines.

Most allied to G. hifasciella.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 87

50. (EcopHORA iMPLETELLA. NigHcante cinerea, capite albo,
palpis nigricantibus arcuatis gracillimis verticem longe superantibus,
thorace albo nigro-bifasciato, tibiis posticis late fimbriatis, alls anticis
albis apice rotundatis nigro quinque fasciatis fascia 2a apud costam
dilatata 3a antice abbreviata 4a 5aque approxiraatis.

Blackish cinereous. Head white. Palpi blackish, curved, smooth,
very slender, rising much higher than the vertex; third joint lanceo-
late, shorter than the second. Thorax white, with two black bands,
one of them on the fore border. Hind tibiae broadly fringed. Fore
wings white, rounded at the tips, with five black bands ; first band
very near the base; second dilated outward along the costa, and
there approaching the third, which is abbreviated near the costa ;
fourth and fifth approximate to each other. Length of the body
4 fines ; of the wings 11 fines.

Most nearly allied to (E. altemella.

51. Cryptolechia scitipunctella. Mas. — Cinereo-cervina, sub-
tus cinerea, palpis arcuatis verticem longe superantibus articulo 3o
gracillimo 2o non breviore, abdomine cinereo alas posticas sat
superante, tibiis posticis subdilatatis, alis anticis apice quadratis
guttis nonnullis lineaque exteriore transversa denticulata puoctisque
marginalibus nigricantibus costa convexa margine exteriore postico
valde rotundato, alis posticis cinereis.

Male. — Cinereous fawn-colour, cinereous and shining beneath.
Palpi smooth, slender, curved, rising much higher than the vertex ;
third joint very slender, as long as the second. Antennae very minutely
setulose. Abdomen cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the hind
wings ; apical tuft moderately large. Legs stout, smooth ; posterior
tibiae slightly dilated. Fore wings quadrate at the tips, with several
difi'use blackish dots and with an exterior concise denticulated trans-
verse blackish line ; marginal points blackish ; costa rounded ; hind
part of the exterior border much rounded. Hind wings cinereous,
shining. Length of the body 4 fines; of the wings 12 lines.

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CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

The following twenty-nine species ai'e in the Devon and Exeter
Albert Memorial Museum, and were collected near Benares by the
late Colonel John Graham, of Her Majesty's Indian Army : —

Tribe BOMBYCITES.
Fam. ZygjENid.e.

Gen. Syntomis, Ochs.
S. conipta
S. submarginalis

Fam. Callimorphid^.
Gen. BizoNE, Walk.
B. triguttata
B. quadrinotata

Fam. Drepanulidje.
Gen. LoNOMiA, Walk.
L. vittipalpis

Tribe NOCTUITES.
Fam. Hypopyrid^.
Gen. Hypopyka, Gn.
H. signata

Fam. Bendid^e.
Gen. HuLODES, Gn.
H. umbrosa

Fam. Ophiusidje.
Gen. Ophisma, Gn.
0. amabilis

Fam. PoAPHILIDiE.

Gen. PoAPHLLA, Gn.
P. fuscipalpis

Fam. Thermesid^.
Gen. Thermesia, Huhn.
T. decisa ^
T. consueta

Gen. Selenis, Gn.
S. translineata

Gen. Tamba, n.
T. submicacea

Gen. Obdora, n.
0. nigrilinea

Gen. ZiNNA, n.
Z. nigripalpis

Tribe PYRALITES.
Fam. Botyd^e. •
Gen. BoTYS.

B. disjunctalis

Tribe GEOMETRITES.

Fam. URAPTERYDiE.

Gen. Cyclidia, Gn.

C. ? decolorata

Fam. BoARMiDJE.
Gen. Ophthalmodes, Gn.
0. mundata

Fam. Geometridje.
Gen. Thalassodes, Gn.
T. fimbriaria
T. indeteraiinata

Fam. Ephyridje.
Gen. Anisodes, Gn.
A. congruaria

Fam. AcidalidjE.
Gen. Drapetodes, Gn.

D. bihneata

Fam. MACARiDiE.
Gen. Macaria, Curt.
M. posticaria
M. soli tana
M. acutaria

Fam. FiDONiD^.
Gen. Tephrina, Gn.
T. scotosiaria

Tribe TORTRICITES.
Fam. ToRTRiciDJE.
Gen. ToETRix, Linn.
T. fimbriana

Tribe TINEITES.
Fam. TiNEiDiE.
Gen. Sagora, n.
S. rutillela

Fam. Hepialid^.
Gen. Phassus, Ste;ph.
P. undulifer

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA, 89

Syn'tomis compta. Fccm.—Ochraceai ; capite supra subtusque
palpis anteniiisque iiigris; antennis apice albis; abdomine fasciis
tribiis apiceque iiigris ; pedibus iiigris, coxis auticis ochraceo vittatis,
tarsis basi albis ; alis diapbanis nigro venosis et tenuiter raarginatis,
striga costali basali lanceolata ocbracea ; aUs auticis striga postmedia
lougitudinali nigra.

Female. — Ocbraceous. Vertex and under side of tbe head, palpi
and antennae black, the latter white towards the tips. Abdomen with
three l)lack bands, wholly black towards the tip. Legs black ; fore
cox.ne striped with ocbraceous ; tarsi white towards the base. Wings
pellucid, with a narrow black border, which is broadest at the tips ;
costa with a binceolate ocbraceous streak, which proceeds from the
base ; veins black. Fore wings with a black streak, which proceeds
along the vein from the tip of the areolet to the exterior border.
Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.

Syntomis submarg[nalts. Mas. — Ocbracea; proboscide anten-
nisque nigris ; abdomine fasciis septem angustis apiceque nigris ;
pedibus iridiscente squamosis, tarsis basi albis ; alis diapbanis, strigis
apud venas margineque tenui nigris, strigis basalibus fasciaque mar-
ginali ochraceis.

Male. — Ocbraceous. Proboscis and antennae black. Abdomen
with seven narrow black bands ; tip also black. Legs with iridescent
scales ; tarsi white towards the base. Wings pellucid, narrowly
bordered with black, with black streaks along the veins, with ocbra-
ceous streaks proceeding from the base, and with an ocbraceous
marginal band, which is broadest at the tip. Length of the body
5^ lines ; of the wings 10 lines,

BizoNE TRiGUTTATA. Fcem. — Nivea ; palpis porrectis supra nigris
caput perpauUo superantibus ; thorace fasciis duabus ochraceis ;
tibiis anticis nigro bifasciatis, tibiis intermediis nigro unifasciatis,
tarsis quatuor anterioribus nigris ; alis anticis fasciis quatuor luteis
undulatis, la postice abbreviata, 4a submarginali, guttis tribus dis-
coidalibus nigris.

Female. — Pure white. Palpi porrect, slender, black above, ex-
tending very little beyond the head. Thorax with two ocbraceous
bands. Fore tibiae with two black bands; middle tibiae with one
black band ; four anterior tarsi black. Fore wings with four undu-
lating luteous bands; first band very near the base, abbreviated
towards the hind border; fourth submarginal ; three black discoidal
dots in a cluster between the second band and the third band.
Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 24 lines.

90

CHARACTERS OF TJ.NDESCRTBF.D

BizoNE QUADEiNOTATA. Mus, — Alba ; palpis fuscis ; thorace
fasciis duabus roseis ; tibiis tarsisque quatuor auterioiibus uigricante
fasciatis ; alls anticis fasciis quatuor roseis, la informi fere basali,
4a submarginali, guttis tribus discoidalibus approximatis strigaque
subcostali exteriore nigris ; - alls anticis subtus alisque posticis roseis,
his albo fimbriatis.

Male. — White. Palpi brown. Thorax with two rosy bands. Four
anterior tibiae and tarsi with blackish bands. Fore wings with four
rosy bands ; first band irregular, very near the base ; fourth almost
marginal ; three black dots in a cluster between the second and third
bands ; a subcostal black streak between the third and fourth bands ;
under side rosy ; fringe white. Length of the body 4^ lines ; of the
wings 11 lines.

LoNOMiA viTTiPALPis. Mas. — PalUdc lutca, subtus albida ; palpis
robustis oblique ascendentibus verticem non attingentibus, articulo
2o nigro-vittato, 3o brevissimo; antennis cinereis late pectiuatis
apice serratis ; abdomine ochraceo-rufo, fascicule apicali albido parvo ;
pedibus albidis robustis, femoribus tibiisque dense fimbriatis, tarsis
fuscis ; alis anticis lineis quinque fuscis obliquis, la undulata,
2a 4aque fere rectis, 3a 5aque angulosis, striga postica brevi alba,
margine exteriore sat obliquo vix undulato ; alis posticis ochraceo-
rufis.

Alale. — Pale luteous, whitish beneath. Palpi stout, obliquely
ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; second joint striped
with black a])ove ; third extremely short. Antenna) cinereous,
broadly pectinated, serrated from four-fifths of the length to the tips.
Abdomen and hind wings orange-red, the former extending a little
beyond the latter; apical abdominal tuft whitish, small. Legs stout,
whitish ; femora and tibine thickly fiinged with long hairs ; tarsi
brown. Fore wings with oblique brown lines ; first undulating, very
near the base ; second and fourth nearly straight ; third and fifth
zigzag ; fourth accompanied by a short white streak near the iriterior
border ; exterior border rather oblique, slightly festooned. Length of
the body 16^ lines ; of the wings 42 lines.

Hypopyra signata. Mas. — Pallida cinerea, subtus ochracea;
capite thoraceque antico fuscis ; palpis erectis robustis verticem longe
superantibus, articulo 3o lanceolate 2i dimidio breviore; antennis
subtiliter serratis ; abdominis dorso miniato fasciis quatuor fuscis ;
pedibus fuscis, femoribus miniato fimbriatis ; alis anticis purpureo-
fnscis apud costam pallide cinereis fusco quadristrigatis apud mar-
ginem exteriorem pallide aeneo-cervinis, linea marginali saturate cer-
vina, litura discoidali magna olivacea nigro-marginata : alis posticis
fuscescente fulvis, linea media transversa angulosa pallide cervina.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 91

Male. — Pale cinereous, ocliraceous beneath, Head and fore part
of the thorax brown. Palpi erect, stout, smooth, rising much higher
than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about one-third of the length
of the second. Antennae minutely serrated. Abdomen above red
lead-colour; anterior part with four brown bands, which from the
front one to the hind one are successively more contracted. Legs
brown ; femora fringed with long red lead-coloured hairs. Fore wings
purplish brown, broadly pale cinereous along the costa and more
broadly pale seneous fawn-colour about the exterior border, along
which there is a darker fawn-coloured festoon ; four oblique zigzag
brown successively broader streaks in the pale costal part ; a large
olive-green black-bordered discoidal mark, which is undulating along
the basal side and along the hind side, and is deeply excavated in
front ; under side ochraceous, with brown-bordered orbicular and reni-
form marks, with three zigzag transverse brown lines, with an
exterior brown dentate band, and with a fawn-coloured marginal
space which includes a dentate brown line. Hind wings brownish
tawny, with a transverse middle zigzag pale fawn-coloured line ;
under side like that of the fore wings. Length of the body 13 lines ;
of the wings 36 lines.

HuLODES UMBROSA. F(xm. — Cincrea, robusta; palpis validis
oblique ascendentibus, articulo 3o linear! 3o multo breviore et
graciliore ; abdomine alas posticas non superante ; pedibus robustis,
temoribus tibiisque dense fimbriatis ; alls latis, lineis tribus basali-
bus angalosis linea antemedia recta obliqua lineis duabus postmediis
angulosis fascia exteriore lineaque angulosa adhuc exteriore fusces-
centibus, punctis submarginalibus saturate fuscis ; alis anticis apice
subrotundatis, margine exteriore vix convexo.

Female. — Cinereous, stout. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending,
rising higher than the vertex ; third joint linear, much shorter and
more slender than the second. Abdomen not extending beyond the
hind wings. Legs stout ; femora and tibiae densely fringed. Wings
broad, with three zigzag brownish lines near the base, with a straight
oblique antemedial brownish line, with two postmedial zigzag brownish
lines, with an exterior brownish band, and with a more exterior zig-
zag brownish line ; submarginal points dark brown ; under side with
fewer and very indistinct markings. Fore wings slightly rounded
at the tips ; exterior border hardly rounded, moderately oblique.
Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 linos.

Ophisma AMABiLis. Fcem. — Ochracea; capite thoraceque antico
saturate ochraceis ; palpis nigricantibus verticem non attingentibus,
articulo 3o brevissimo ; alis fusco subconspei'sis, linea obliqua angu
losa fusca, fascia exteriore saturate ochracea lineam albidam rectam

09 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

obliquam fusco marginatam includente ; alis anticis acutis subfalcatis,
fascia dilatata, orbiculari punctiforrai et reniformi sat magna fuscis.

Female. — Ochraceous, brighter beneath. Head and fore part of
the thorax deep ochraceous. Palpi blackish, stout, not rising so high
as the vertex ; third joint very short. Abdomen rather shorter than
the interior border of the hind wings. Wings with some very minute
brown speckles, with a brown irregular oblique zigzag line, and with
an exterior deep ochraceous band which includes a straight oblique
whitish line, the latter brown- bordered on its outer side. Fore wings
acute, subfalcate; the band dilated and extending to the exterior
border; orbicular and reniform marks brown, the former punctiforra,
the latter rather large and of the usual shape. Wings beneath with
two guttular brown lines and an exterior diffuse brown band. Length
of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 26 lines.

PoAPHTi^ ? FusciPALPis. Fifin. — Tcstacca ; capite fusco ; palpis
erectis verticem longe superantibus extus fuscis, articulo 2o lato,
3o lanceolate gracili '2i dimidio non longiore; alis lineis tribus
obliquis angulosis fascia exteriore lineaque submarginali angulosa
fuscescentibus, linea marginali fusca ; alis anticis acutis, margine
exteriore convexo subobliquo.

Female. — Testaceous. Head brown. Palpi smooth, erect, rising
much higher than the vertex, brown on the outer side ; second joint
broad ; third lanceolate, slender, about half the length of the second.
Wings with three zigzag transverse obUque brownish lines, with an
exterior brownish band, with a subraarginal zigzag brownish line and
with a brown marginal festoon. Fore wings acute ; exterior border
rounded, slightly oblique. Length of the body 5 hues; of the wings
14 lines.

Thermesta DECisA. Mas. — Cervina, sat robusta; palpis oblique
ascendentibus verticem longe superantibus, articulo '20 squaraoso
fimbriato, 3o lanceolate 2i dimidio longiore ; antennis pectinatis
apicem vereus setosis ; abdomine alas posticas non superante, fascicule
apicali parvo ; pedibus sat validis, femoribus fimbriatis ; alis latis,
linea ferruginea obliqua subrecta, linea submarginali fusca angulosa
indeterminata ; alis anticis acutis subfalcatis, linea basali transversa
fuscescente indistincta, orbiculari e puncto albo nigricante-marginato ;
alis posticis plaga postmedia fuscescente.

Male. — Fawn-colour, rather stout. Palpi obliquely ascending,
rising much higher than the vertex ; second joint with a short
squamous fringe in front ; third lanceolate, much shorter than the
second. Antennae slightly pectinated, setose near the tips. Abdomen
not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs rather

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. »3

stout ; femora fringed. Wings broad, with an almost straight fer-
ruginous hue, which proceeds from the tip of the fore wing to the
middle of the interior border of the hind wing ; a brown zigzag and
very incomplete submarginal line; under side without markings.
Fore wings acute, subfalcate, with a brownish indistinct transverse
line near the base and with a white blackish-bordered point answering
to the orbicular mark. Hind wings with a brownish patch on the
outer side of the ferruginous line. Length of the body 9 lines ; of
the wings 23 lines.

Thermesia consueta. Mas. — Testacea, subtus cinerascens;
fascicule frontali parvo porrecto ; palpis fere erectis verticem longe
superantibus, articulo 3o lanceolate 2i dimidio breviore ; anteunis
setosis ; abdomine alas posticas perpaullo superante, fascicule apicali
compresso minimo ; alis latis, linea antemedia diffusa angulosa, linea
postmedia recta concisa guttisque submarginalibus diflusis nigri-
cantibus ; alis auticis acutis, orbiculaii e gutta nigricante, reniformi
magna nigricante marginata, margiue exteriore subrotundato sub-
obliquo.

Male. — Testaceous, paler and somewhat cinereous beneath. Frontal
tuft small, prominent. Palpi slender, smooth, nearly erect, rising
much higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, about one-third
of the length of the second. Antennas setose. Abdomen extending
very little beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft compressed, very small.
Legs slender, smooth. Wings broad, with a blackish diffuse zigzag
antemedial line, and with a straight slender concise postmedial
blackish line, which extends from two-thirds of the length of the
interior border of the hind wing to near the tip of the fore wing;
a row of submarginal diffuse blackish dots ; under side with three
blackish lines, the first zigzag, the third guttular. Fore wings
acute ; exterior border slightly rounded and oblique ; orbicular mark
forming a blackish dot; reniform large, normal, with a slender
blackish border. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings
IS lines.

Selenis TRANSLiNEATA. Foem. — Pallido testacea; palpis por-
rectis caput perpaullo superantibus, articulo 3o conico minimo;
abdomine alas posticas non superante; alis fusco conspersis, linea
media transversa angulosa lineaque exteriore recta fuscis, puncto
discoidali nigro, margine exteriore anguloso ; alis anticis acutis ; alis
posticis linea postmedia e punctis nigris.

Female. — Pale testaceous. Proboscis stout. Palpi poiTect, ex-
tending very little beyond the head ; third joint conical, extremely
small. Antennae slender. Abdomen shorter than the inteiior border
of the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender. Wings brown-speckled.

94 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

the speckles deeper and more distinct beneath ; a deeply zigzag
transverse middle brown line, and an exterior straight brown line
which traverses the hind wing very near the tip of the latter;
exterior border largely zigzag; a black point in the disk, not
apparent above in the hind wings. Fore wings acute ; under side
with the first line nearly straight, not oblique. Hind wings beneath
with three brown slightly zigzag lines, space between the second and
third lines and part of the space between the third line and the
exterior border ferruginous beneatli. Length of the body 5i lines ;
of the wings 20 lines.

Genus TAMBA.

Fcem. — Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, Iceves,
compressi, oblique ascendentes, verticem longissime superantes ;
articulus 3us hnearis, subtruncatus, '2o multo brevier et graciUor.
Antennae graciles. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes
graciles, Iteves; calcaria longa, gracilia. Aloe anticte latoe, acutae,
subfalcata), margine exteriore subtlexo. Aloe posticce margine exte-
riore dentate.

Female.— Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi slender, smooth,
compressed, obhquely ascending, rising very much higher than the
vertex ; third joint linear, slightly truncated at the tip, much shorter
and more slender than the second. Antennoe slender. Abdomen
a little shorter than the interior border of the hind wings. Legs
slender, smooth ; spurs long and slender. Wings bi'oad. Fore wings
acute, subfalcate; exterior border slightly bent in the middle : second
hiferior vein much nearer to the first than to the third ; fourth remote
from the third. Hind wings with the exterior border dentate.

Tamba suBMrcACEA. FopM. — Pallidc testacea, subtus pallide
cinerea; alis oeneo squamosis, lineis duabus antemediis undulatis
lineaque postmedia obliqua fuscis, fascia postmedia ferruginea in-
formi, punctis marginalibus nigris ; alis anticis gutta discoidali ante-
media nigra, linea antemedia fusca subundulata antice furcata, linea
postmedia flexa, reniformi pallida magna nigro biguttata extus fusco
intus nigro marginata ; ahs posticis gattis duabus discoidalibus nigris,
linea postmedia duplicata.

Female. — Pale testaceous, pale cinereous beneath. Wings with
several minute seneous scales ; two undulating brown lines near the
base ; a postmedial oblique brown line ; a very irregular ferruginous
band adjoining the outer side of the latter line and partly extending
to the exterior border; marginal points black; under side without
markings, except the postmedial line and the marginal points. Fore
wings with an antemedial black dot in the disk near the inner side of
an antemedial shghtly undulating brown line, which is furcate near

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOrTEEA. 95

the costa; postmedial line bent outward ; reniform mark paler than
the ground hue, large, of the usual form, containing two black dots,
brown-bordered, except on the inner side, w^here it is black-bordered.
Hind wings with two approximate black dots in the disk ; postmedial
line double. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

Genus OBDORA.

Mas. — Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi laeves, robusti,
oblique ascendentes, verticem superantes; articulus 3us linearis,
2o brevier et multo gracihor. Antennae setosae. Abdomen alas
posticas non superans. Pedes graciles, femoribus tibiisque fim-
briatis. Alae lata3, raargine exteriore subangulato ; anticae acutse,
subfalcat86 ; posticse margine exteriore postice subdentato.

Male. — Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi smooth, stout,
obliquely ascending, rising higher than the vertex ; third joint
linear, shorter and more slender than the second. Antennae setose.
Abdomen shorter than the interior border of the hind wings. Legs
slender, smooth ; femora and tibiae fringed ; spurs long, slender.
Wings broad ; exterior border slightly angular in the middle. Fore
wings acute, subfalcate ; fourth inferior vein remote from the other
three, which are approximate to each other. Hind wings with the
hind part of the exterior border slightly dentate.

Obdora ntgrilfnea. Mas. — Pallide testacea, subtus testaceo-
albida ; alls linea postmedia obliqua nigra, linea exteriore angulosa
albida, punctis submarginalibus nigricantibus ; alls anticis linea
postmedia angulata, lineis duabus subundulatis nigris ; alls posticis
linea postmedia recta.

Male. — Pale testaceous, testaceous whitish beneath. Wings with
a postmedial oblique black line, which forms a rather deep and some-
what rounded outward angle in the fore wings and is straight in the
hind wings ; a whitish indistinct zigzag line near the exterior border ;
submarginal points blackish ; under side with three very indistinct
and incomplete zigzag blackish lines. Fore wings with two slightly
undulating black lines, the inner one more bent than the outer one.
Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 17 lines.

Genus ZINNA.

Mas. — Corpus sat gracile. Frons fasciculo porrecto acuto. Pro-
boscis mediocris. Palpi validi, compressi, laeves, oblique ascendentes,
verticem vix superantes ; articulus 3us conicus. Antennae sub-
pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans, ventre basi pec-
toreque pilosis, fasciculo apicali brevissimo. Pedes sat robusti :

96 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

femora fimbriata; calcaria longa. Alee anticoe aciitfe, vix falcatre,
margine exteriore flexo vix oLliquo.

Male. — Body rather slender. Frontal tuft prominent, acute. Pro-
boscis moderately long. Paljn stout, compressed, smooth, obliquely
ascending, hardly rising higher than the vertex ; third joint conical,
not more than one-eighth of the length of the second. Antennae
slightly pectinated. Abdomen a little shorter than the interior
border of the hind wings ; under side towards the base and pectus
clothed with long hairs ; apical tuft very short. Legs rather stout ;
femora fringed ; spurs long. Wings broad. Fore wings acute,
hardly falcate ; exterior border bent, but hardly angular in the
middle ; fourth inferior vein very remote from the other three, which
are approximate to each other.

ZiNNA NiGRTPALPis. Mas. — PalHde murina, subtus cinerea ; palpis
nigricantibus ; alis linea obliqua recta fimbriaque saturate ferru-
gineis ; alis anticis strigis duabus costalibus obliquis saturate fer-
rugineis.

Male. — Pale mouse-colour, cinereous beneath. Proboscis testa-
ceous. Palpi blackish. Wings with a straight oblique deep ferru-
ginous line, which extends from the tip of the fore wing to a little
beyond one-third of the length of the interior border of the hind
wing; fringe deep ferruginous; under side without markings. Fore
wings with two short deep ferruginous streaks, which extend obliquely
outward from the costa. Length of the body 7i lines; of the wings
17 lines.

BoTYS DisjuNCTALTS. Ftrju. — Tcstacca ; abdomine alas posticas
sat superante ; alis longis sat latis, gutta discoidali fasciisque duabus
exterioribus obliquis connexis aeneis, fascia la informi, 2a marginal! ;
alis anticis subacutis, guttis tribus discoidalibus seneis.

Female. — Iridescent testaceous. Abdomen extending somewhat
beyond the hind wings. Wings long, rather broad, with an aeneous
dot in the disk and with two exterior oblique aeneous bands ; first
band irregular, partly connected with the second, which is marginal.
Fore wings slightly acute, with three aeneous dots in the disk in
addition to the one before mentioned. Length of the body 7 lines ;
of the wings 20 lines.

Cyclidta? dkcolorata. Mas. — Albida; capite thoraceque antico
pallide cervinis ; palpis erectis fimbriatis verticem superantibus,
articulo 3o longi-conico ; antennis pectinatis ; abdomine fusco basi
subtusque albido apice ochraceo ; femoribus tibiisque anticis ochraceo

HETEROCEROUS EEriDOPTKRA. 97

finibriatis; alls nntlcis acutis iiigro subconspersis ochraceo pallidis-
simo suffiisis, plaga apicali magna bipartita pallide cervina nigro
coiiferte conspersa.

Jvlale. — Whitish. Head and fore part of the thorax pale fawn-
coluur. Palpi erect, slender, fringed in front, rising higher than the
vertex ; third joint elongate-conical, less than one-fourth of the length
of the second. Antennae moderately pectinated. Abdomen brown
above, whitish at the base, pale ochraceous at the tip. Legs
slender; fore femora and fore tibiae with a pale ochraceous fringe.
Fore wings acute, partly suffused with very pale ochraceous, thinly
and very minutely black-speckled ; a large divided pale fawn- colon red
thickly black-sjjeckled apical patch. Hind wings without markings.
Length of the body 12 hues ; of the wings 38 lines.

Oi'HTHALMODEs MUNDATA. Mas. — Pallide cervina, subtus pal-
lidior ; palpis latis verticem non attingentibus, articulo 3o brevis-
simo ; antennis late pectinatis : alis latis, dimidio basali ex parte
lineisque duabus obhquis angulosis pallidioribus, linea la punctis
nigricantihus marginata, '2a submarginali, annulo discoidali nigri-
cante inforrai.

Male. — Pale fawn-colour, paler beneath. Palpi broad, not rising
so high as the vertex; third joint extremely short. Antennae
broadly pectinated. Legs slender. Wings broad, partly paler from
the base to the middle and with two paler zigzag oblique lines ;
first line accompanied by blackish points; second submarginal; an
irregular blackish ringlet on the inner side of the first line ; under
side with a large l)lackish discoidal spot instead of the ringlet, with
a broad submarginal blackish band and with elongated blackish
marginal spots. Length of the body 12 lines ; of the wings
33 lines.

Thalassodes ffmbriaria. Mas. — Pallide viridi-ochracea; capita
antico palpisque obscure fuscis ; palpis brevissimis ; abdomine alas
posticus non superante, fascicule apicali parvo ; alis gutta antemedia
discoidali nigricante, fimbria cuprea, margine exteriore vix undulato ;
alis anticis acutis, margine exteriore vix flexo ; alis posticis margine
exteriore sat rlexo.

Male. — Pale greenish ochraceous. Head in front and palpi dark
brown. Pulpi very short. Antemiae minutely serrated. Abdomen
I'ather shorter than the interior border of the hind wangs ; apical tuft
small. Wings with a blackish discoidal antemedial dot and with a
cupreous fringe ; exterior border slightly festooned. Fore wings
acute ; exterior border hardly bent Hind wings with the exterior
border distinctly bent. Length of the body <) lines; of the wings
IT lines.

98 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRTBED

Thalassodes jndetekminata. Mas. — Pallide glauco-viridis ; capite
fusco vertice pallido; palpis fuscis porrectis brevissimis gracillimis ;
antennis subpubesceiitibus; abdomine alas posticas non siiperante,
fasciciilo apicali minimo ; alis piincto discoidali antemedio liiieaqiie
mavgiiiali fuscis, liiiea postmedia diffusa obliqim augulosa saturate
viridi ; alis aiiticis acutis, margine exteriore subdentato ; alis posticis
margine exteriore sat dentate.

Male. — Pale glaucous-green. Head, except the vertex, and palpi
brown, the latter poiTCct and very short and slender. Antennee
minutely pubescent. Abdomen shorter than the interior border of
the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Wings with an antemedial
brown point in the disk and with a diffuse oblique zigzag postmedial
darker gi-een line; marginal festooji brown, slender. Fore wings
acute ; exterior border slightly dentate. Hind wings with the exterior
border more acutely dentate. Length of the body 5 lines; of the
wings 16 lines.

Anisodes <jongruarta. Fcem. — Pallide testaceo-cinerca, subtus
albido-cinerea ; capite palpis antennisque nigi'o-fuscis ; palpis por-
rectis caput vix superantibus, articulo 3o minimo; antennis robustis ;
alis latis nigro conspersis, linea submarginali fusca undulata in-
distincta, fimbria cupreo marginata ; alis anticis acutis, margine
exteriore vix oblique perparum convexo ; alis posticis angulo interiore
recto.

Female. — Pale testaceous-cinereous, whitish cinereous beneath.
Head, palpi and antennsB blackish brown. Palpi slender, smooth,
porrect, hardly extending beyond the head ; third joint extremely
small. Antennie stout. Legs smooth, slender. Wings broad,
minutely black-speckled ; a submarginal indistinct undulating brown
line; fringe cupreous-bordered; under side more thinly punctured,
with a more distinct submarginal line and with black marginal points.
Fore wings acute ; exterior border hardly oblique, very slightly
rounded. Hind wings with the interior border and exterior border
forming a right angle. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings
18 lines.

Drapetodes bilineata. Fcem. — Testacea, subtus albido-tes-
tacea ; palpis brevissimis gracillirais caput non superantibus ; an-
tennis crassis ; abdomine alas posticas non superante ; alis fusco
conspersis, linea obliqua recta lineaque submarginali anguloso tenuis-
simo fuscis, puncto discoidali nigro ; alis anticis acutis, linea obliqua
ramura ad costam emittente, linea antemedia fusca valde angulata,
margine exteriore fere recto ; alis posticis linea obliqua duplicata,
margine exteriore acute angulato, striga maiginali fusca.

heteroc'erous lepidoptera. 99

Female. — Testaceous, whitish testaceous beneath. Palpi very
short and slender, not extending beyond the head. Antennae thick.
Abdomen shorter tlian the interior border of the hind wings. Wings
brown-speckled ; a brown straight line double in the hind wings, and
extending from four-fifths of the length of the interior border of the
latter to the tip of the fore wings, and emitting a recurrent branch to
the costa ; a fawn-coloured tinge on the outer side of this line on the
fore wings and on the inner side in the hind wings ; a black point in
the disk ; a submarginal zigzag very slender brown line ; under side
without markings except the two lines, of which the first is in-
complete. Fore wings acute, with a brown deeply angular ante-
medial line ; exterior border almost straight. Hind wings with a
brown streak along the hind half of the exterior border, w^hich forms
an acute and very prominent angle in the middle. Length of the
body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.

Maoarta posticarta. Mas. — Albida; capite palpisque cervinis;
palpis porrectis, caput sat superantibus, articulo 2o lato, 3o lineari
'^i dimidio breviore; antenuis subtilissime serratis ; abdomine alas
posticas non superante, fasciculo apicali longo subcompresso ; alis
fusco conspersis, macula discoidali antemedia, fascia postmedia in-
formi obliqua tenui lineaque guttulari fuscis ; alis anticis acutis,
margine exteriore fere recto sat oblique ; alis posticis margiue
exteriore angulato.

Male. — Whitish, slender. Head and palpi fawn-colour. Palpi
smooth, porrect, extending rather beyond the head ; second joint
broad ; third linear, less than half the length of the second. Anteung&
extremely minutely serrated. Abdomen a little shorter than the
interior border of the hind wings ; apical tuft elongated, slightly
compressed. Wings transversely and minutely brown-speckled, with
a brown antemedial^spot in the disk, and with a postmedial irregular
oblique slender brown band which is accompanied by dots along its^
inner side ; a submarginal line of brown dots, w^hich are largest in
the hind wings ; markings moi-e distinct beneath than above. Fore
wings acute ; exterior border almost straight, rather oblique. Hind
wings with the exterior border distinctly angular in the middle
Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 17 lines.

Macaria solttaria. Mas. — Sordide albida ; palpis latLs caput sat
superantibus, articulo 3o conico ; antennis subtilissime pubescenti-
bus ; alis longis fusco conspersis, linea postmedia fusca obliqua
angulosa indeterrainata, puncto discoidali punctisque marginalibus
nigris, margine exteriore angulato ; alis anticis acutis, fascia sub-
marginali cervina ; alis posticis linea submarginali fusca tenui inde-
termiiiata fuscescente, plaga subapicali cervina.

100 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Male. — Dingy whitish. Palpi broad, extending somewhat beyond
the head ; third joint conical. Antennae slender, very minutely
pubescent. Wings elongated, brown-speckled, with a postniedial
oblique zigzag incomplete brown line ; a black point in the disk ;
marginal points black ; exterior border angular at somewhat in front
of the middle. Fore wings acute, with a fawn-coloured band near
the exterior border, to which it partly extends. Hind wings with a
slender incomplete brownish line near the exterior border, along the
fore part of which there is a fawn-coloured patch. Length of the
body 5 lines ; of the wings 1(5 lines.

Macarta acutaria. Mas. — Testacea ; palpis porrectis caput sat
superantibup, articulo 3o conico; antennis dense pubescentiuus ;
abdomine alas posticas non superante fascicule apicali parvo ; idis
fusco conspersis, punctis marginalibus nigris longis, fascia subtus
lata informi fusca; alis anticis linea antemedia oblicjua arcuata, fascia
angusta valde obliqua, macula submarginali plagaque costali sub-
apicali fuscis, litura antemedia parva vitrea, gutta subapicali
elongata alba, margine exteriore subangulato ; alis posticis linea
antemedia indcterminata lineaque postmedia antice duplicata et angu-
lata fuscis obliquis, gutta discoidah nigra.

Male. — Testaceous Palpi porrect, extending somewhat beyond
the head ; third joint conical, minute. Anteiniaj thickly pubescent.
Abdomen almost as long as the interior border of the hind wings ;
apical tuft small. Wings brown-speckled ; marginal points black,
elongated ; under side with a broad and irregular brown band, which
extends partly to the exterior border. Fore wings acute, with au
oblique outward-curved brown line near the base; a more oblique
narrow brown band, which extends from somewhat before the middle
of the interior border to the fore part of the exterior border, on
approaching which it is dilated and has a brown spot on its hind
side ; a brown costal subapical patch ; a small vitreous mark near
the base and a white elongated subapical dot ; exterior border slightly
angular at two-fifths of its length from the tip. Hind wings with a
brown incomplete oblique antemedial line ; a black discoidal dot near
the outer side of this line ; a brown oblique postniedial line which is
double, except near the costa, where it is angular. Length of the
body 5^ lines ; of the wings 10 lines.

Tephrina scotosiaria. Mas. — Fusca ; capite subtus, pectore, ab-
domine, alis anticis subtus alisque posticis pallide cinereis ; antennis
late pectinatis apice glabris ; alis anticis nigro conspersis, linea ante-
media transversa arcuata maculaque discoidali nigris, linea postmedia
albida obliqua uniangulata ; alis subtus apud marginem iuteriorem
fusco conspersis; aUs anticis subtus macula discoidali lineaque
exteriore transversa guttulari subarcuata fuscis.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTEBA. 101

Male. — Brown. Abdomen, bind wings and under side pale cine-
reous. Antennas broadly pectinated, except at tbe tips. Fore wings
black-speckled, with a curved transverse black line near tbe base and
with a black spot in the disk; a postmedial oblique whitish line,
which forms an abrupt angle opposite the spot. Wings beneath with
brown speckles along the interior border. Fore wings beneath with
a brown spot in the disk and with an exterior transverse guttular
slightly curved brown line. Length of the body 5 lines; of the
wings 13 lines.

ToRTRix FiMBRiANA. Mas. — Pallido testacea ; alis fimbria seneo-
fusca ; alis anticis subtiliter cerviuo reticulatis plaga apud marginera
interiorem pallide fuscescente, subtus apud marginem exteriorem
rufescentibus ; alis posticis pallide flavescentibus.

Male. — Pale testaceous. Wings with an aeneous-brown fringe.
Fore wings minutely and irregularly reticulated with fawn-colour ;
a very pale brownish patch adjoining the middle of the interior
border ; under side reddish along the exterior border. Hind wings
pale yellowish, without markings. Length of the body 3i lines ; of
the wings 12 lines.

Genus SAGOKA.

Fcem. — Corpus gracile. Proboscis obsoleta. Palpi graciles, caput
non superantes. Antennae glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas longe
superans. Pedes longi, graciles ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Alas longae,
angustae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore convexo valde obliquo.

Female. — Body slender. Proboscis not apparent. Palpi slender,
fringed beneath, not extending beyond the head. Antennae smooth.
Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs long and
slender, and with long and slender spurs. Wings long, narrow,
rounded at the tips ; exterior border rounded, very oblique.

Sagora rutilella. Fcem. — Laete ochracea; capite, palpis an-
tennisque nigro-fuscis ; pectore, ventre pedibusque aurato flavis, tarsis
fuscis ; alis margine apicali lato purpureo-nigro ; alis anticis stngis
apicalibus et posticis viridibus, fascia subapicali informi pallide flava.

Female. — Bright ochraceous. Head, palpi and antennae blackish
brown. Pectus, under side of the abdomen and legs gilded yellow ;
tarsi brown. Wings with a broad purplish black apical border.
Fore wings with metallic green streaks along the apical part and
along the interior border ; a broad irregular pale yellow band
adjoining the black part. Length of the body 5 lines ; of tbe wings
18 lines.

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CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

Phassus undultfer. Sordide ochraceus ; alis longis sat aiigustis ;
alls anticis siibacutis, vitta ferrugiiiea undulata punctis quinque
strigaque lanceolata argenteis discoidalibus, liueolis plurimis trans-
yersis chaljbseis ; alis posticis fuscis.

Dull ochraceous. Wings long, rather narrow. Fore wings slightly
acute, with a ferruginous deeply undulating stripe in the disk ; this
stripe attenuated towards the tip and accompanied by five silvery
points and a short lanceolate silvery streak ; first point at one-fourth
of the length ; second near the basal end of the streak ; third very
near the tip of the streak; fourth much beyond the third; fifth
subapical ; many transverse irregular chalybeous lines ; under side
mostly brown. Hind wings brown. Length of the body 12 lines ;
of the wings 44 lines.

The following six species inhabit Bogota^ and are in the collection
of E. Birchall, Esq. : —

Tribe NOCTUITES.

Tixm. OvuivsiBJE.
Gen. Athyrua, Huhn.
A. cordigora.

Fam. THERMEsrojE.
Gen. Thermesia, Iluhn.
T. proiupta

Gen. Tegteza, n.
T. palpalis

Tiibe TYKALITES.
Fani. HYDROCAMriDJE.
Gen. Hydro CAMPA, Latr.
H. inornata

Tribe GEOMETRITES.
Fam. AciDALiDJi:.
Gen. AciDALiA, Treit.
A.? puncticosta

Fam. Micronid;e.
Gen. Erosia, Gn.
E. repandaria

1. ATHYRNfA coRDiGERA. Mas. — Fcrruginco-fusca, subtus cer-
vina, palpis verticem superantibus articulo 3o longo sublanceolato,
antennis setosis, abdoraine cervino basi bifasciculato, alis cervino
marginatis, alis anticis cinereo suffusis lineis duabus antemediis
transversis cinereis fusco marginatis, la undulata 2a fere recta
macula postica atra cordiformi testaceo marginata lineis tribus angu-
losis fuscis linea exteriore fusca recta obliqua apud costam rctracta

HETEROCEROUS LEriDOPTERA. 103

guttis adhuc exterioribus m'gricantibus orbicnlari e puncto albo reni-
forrai magna nigricaiite bipiuictata fascia iiiarginali cerviiia lineam
testaceaiu aiigulosam incliidente.

Male. — Ferruginous-brown, fawn-colour beneath. Frontal tuft
prominent. Palpi clothed with very short hairs, rising higher than
the vertex ; third joint more than half the length of the second,
slightly decreasing in breadth from the base to the tip, which is
rounded. Antennae setose. Abdomen fawn-colour, not extending
beyond the hind wings, tapering from the base to the tip ; two large
erect tufts at the base; apical tuft small, pale cinereous at the tip.
Femora and tibiie densely fringed. Wings fawn-colour along the
exterior border. Fore wings acute, mostly covered with cinereous
bloom ; two cinereous transverse antemedial brown-bordered lines ;
first very near the base, undulating, retracted near the costa ; second
nearly straight; a deep black heart-shaped testaceous-bordered spot
near the interior border between the lines ; three zigzag brown lines
beyond the second cinereous line ; au exterior straight obhque brown
line, which is abruptly retracted near the costa, and has near its
outer side an irregular row of black dots ; an incomplete zigzag
testaceous line in the fawn-coloured part ; orbicular mark forming a
white point; reniform large, nearly elliptical, including two blackish
points. Hind wings with markings like those of the fore wings on
the inner side of the fawn-coloured part near the interior border.
Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 24 lines.

2. Thermesia prompta. Mas. — Fusca, palpis erectis gracilibus
vix arcuatis verticem longe superantibus articulo 3o lineari acuto Qo
breviore, antennis setosis, abdomine lanceolato alas posticas longe
superante fascicule basali parvo, pedibus gracillimes, alis breviusculis
sat angustis Uneis duabus obliquis fuscis la postmedia subangulosa
apud costam retracta et cinereo marginata 2a submarginali undulata
supra venas conspicua punctis submarginalibus nigricantibus lunulis
marginalibus nigris cinereo marginatis, alis anticis linea anteraedia
fusca angulosa reuiformi fusco marginata margine exteriore vix
angulato.

Male. — Brown. Body cinereous beneath. Palpi slender, com-
pressed, erect, hardly curved, much longer than the breadth of the
head and rising much higher than the vertex ; third joint linear,
acute, shorter than the second. Antennne setose. Abdomen tapering,
with a small tuft at the base, extending much beyond the hind
wings ; apical tuft small. Legs smooth, very slender. Wings rather
short and narrow; two oblique brown lines; first line postmedial,
very slightly zigzag, retracted and cinereous-bordered near the costa
of the fore wings; second subraarginal, undulating, distinguished on
the veins, accompanied by blackish points ; marginal lunules black,

104 CriARACTERS OF rNDF.SCRTBED

cinereous-bordered ; under side brownish cinereous. Fore wings
acute, with an antemedial zigzacf brown line; renitbrm nmrk brown-
bordered ; four cinereous costal paints near the lip ; exterior border
hardly angular in the middle. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the
wings 10 lines.

Genus TEGTEZA.

Mas.- — Corpus gracile. Caput fascicule parvo erecto. Proboscis
brevis. Palpi graciles, compressi, oblique ascendentes, capitis lati-
tudine multo longiores ; articulus 3us linearis, 2o non brevier,
fimbria angulata. Antennae graciles, serratae, setosie Abdomen
lanceolatum, alas posticas pauUo superans; fasciculus apicalis parvus
conipressus. Pedes longi, graciles, fimbriati. Alte anticoe longse,
apice obtuste, margine cxteriore antico sul)angulato ; alse posticse
niargiue exteriore apicem versus sinuato.

Male. — Body slender. Head with a small porrect tuft in front.
Proboscis short. Palpi compressed, obliquely ascending, much longer
than the breadth of the head, hardly rising higher than the vertex ;
third joint linear, as long as the second, with an angular fringe
above. Antennae slender, serrated, the branches terminating in
bristles. Thorax squamous, the scales intermingled with long hairs.
Abdomen tapering, extending a little beyond the hind wings ; apical
tuft small, compressed. Legs long, slender; femora and tibiae
fringed ; spurs long, slender. Wings long, moderately broad. Fore
wings obtuse at the tips ; costa ahnost straight ; exterior border
slightly angular at one-third of its length from the tip, its hind part
very oblique; second inferior vein much nearer to the first than to
the third ; third nearly ten times further from the fourth than from
the second. Hind wings with the exterior border sinuated near the
tip.

3. Tegteza PALPALis. Mas. — Cinerea, fascicule frontali et anteu-
narum articulo 2o extus fuscis, alis fusco conspersis fascia media
fuscescente obliqua diffusa indistiucta lunulis marginalibus parvis
nigricantibus, alis anticis apud costara obscure fuscis linea antemedia
fusca obliqua fascia postmedia fuscescente indistincta litura sub-
costali alba obliqua clavata angulosa,

Male. — Cinereous. Frontal tuft brown. Second joint of the
palpi brown on the outer side. Wings brown-speckled, with a diffuse
oblique indistinct brownish middle band and with small blackish
marginal luimles. Fore wings dark brown along the costa; an
oblique zigzag brown Hue near the base; a brownish band beyond
the middle band and equally indistinct; a clavate zigzag ol)lique
white streak near the costa along the outer side of the second band.
Wings beneath partly clouded with brown, with a blackish discoidal

HETEROCEROUS LEriDOPTERA. 105

mark and with the transverse lines more distinct on the hind wings.
Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 29 lines.

4. Hydrocampa inornata. Mas. — Cinereo-fusca, palpis por-
rectis squamosis gracilibus caput longe superantibus articulo 3o
lanceolate, antennis pubescentibus, pedibus posticis albidis, alis
anticis litura discoidali punctisque marginalibus nigricantibus, alis
posticis albis linea marginali interrupta nigricante.

Male. — Cinereous-brown, slender. Proboscis elongate. Palpi
porrect, squamous, slender, extending much beyond the head;
third joint lanceolate, shorter than the second. Antennss minutely
pubescent. Legs long, very slender; hind legs whitish. Fore
wings slightly acute, with a small blackish mark at the end of the
areolet; marginal points blackish; exterior border almost straight,
moderately oblique. Hind wings white, with an interrupted
blackish marginal hne. Length of the body 4 Unes ; of the wings
10 lines.

6. AciDALiA? PUNCTicosTA. Foem. — Ochracea, fronte convexa,
palpis oblique ascendentibus articulo 2o lato 3o conico minimo,
antennis submoniliformibus nigro punctatis, alis elongatis lineis
plurimis obliquis cinereis punctis marginalibus nigris parvis, alis
anticis puncto discoidali punctisque plurimis costalibus albis.

Female. — Ochraceous, smooth. Front convex. Proboscis short.
Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; second
joint broad; third conical, not more than one-sixth of the length
of the second. Antennae slightly moniliform, with black points on
the upper side. Thorax squamous. Legs long, smooth, slender;
spurs long, slender; tarsal joints with whitish tips. Wings
elongate, with very numerous oblique cinereous lines; marginal
points black, minute. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips;
a white point in the disk; eleven white costal points; exterior
border slightly rounded, very oblique. Length of the body 4 lines ? ;
of the wings 11 lines.

6. Erosia repandaria. Mas. — Cinerea, palpis obhque ascendenti-
bus articulo 2o vaUdo squamoso, antennis pubescentibus, alis amplis
fusco conspersis lineis tribus fuscis obliquis undulatis la autemedia
2a 3aque postmediis margine exteriore angulato.

Male. — Cinereous, slender. Palpi obliquely ascending; second
joint stout, squamous. Antennae pubescent. Wings very broad,
thickly brown-speckled ; three oblique undulating brown lines ; the
first antemedial ; the second and third postmedial ; exterior border

p

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CHARACTERS OF UNDESCEIBED

angular at a little in front of the middle.
5 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.

Length of the body

The following seven species are in the collection of T. Chapman,
Esq., of Glasgow : —

Tribe BOMBYCITES.

Fam. CASTNTDiE.

Gen. Castnia, Fabr.
C. inomata

Fam. NoTODONTIDiE.

Gen. Lebadia, n.
L. cervina

Tribe NOCTUITES.
Fam. Ophiusid^.
Gen. Ophisma, Gn.
0. trajecta

Fam. Focii.lid;e.
Gen. TiPRA, n.
T. latipes

Fam. Thermesid^.
Gen. Thermesia, Hubn.
T. flagrans

Gen. Sarunga, n.
S. calida

Tribe GEOMETPJTES.
Fam. MecoceridjE.
Gen. Almodes, Gn.
A. repleta

1. Castnta inornata. Fcem. — Ferrugineo-fusca subtus ccrvina,
abdominis dorso nigricante maculis lutcis ornato, alis anticis fasciis
duabus fuscis obliquis indeterminatis reniformi obscure cincrea fusco
marginata.

Female. — Ferruginous-brown, fawn-colour beneath. Frontal tuft
porrect, lanceolate, extending rather beyond the head. Palpi porrect,
slender, not extending beyond the head. Antennae subclavate ; tips
pale cinereous. Abdomen blackish above, shorter than the interior
border of the hind wings; each segment with a transverse luteous
spot. Fore wings with two irregular oblique brown bands, which
are diffuse on the outer side and have between them a reniform dark
cinereous mark, which is bordered with brown ; under side with two
irregular dark brown bands beyond the middle, first composed of
patches, second much abbreviated hindward; marginal space fawn-
colour. Hind wings with a fringe of very long hairs, which extends
across the disk from near the interior border. Hind wings beneath
with an irregular abbreviated ferruginous line across the disk, in-

HETEKOCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 107

eluding at its fore end a whitish dot. Length of the body ] 0 Hnes ;
of the wings 31 lines.

This species belongs to the group of w^hich C. Chremes is the
type.

Genus LEBADIA.

Fcem. — Corpus robustum.. dense pilosum. Caput parvum, fasciculo
frontali bene determinato. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi sat graciles,
dense fimbriati, oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes;
articulus 3us lanceolatus, parvus. Antennae subserratce, thorace vix
longiores. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans. Pedes breves,
robusti; femora dense fimbriata. Alae longas, angustse. Alae
anticae lanceolatas, acuta3, costa subconvexa, margine exteriore per-
obliquo.

Female. — Body stout, densely clothed. Head small ; frontal tuft
prominent. Proboscis very short. Palpi rather slender, densely
fringed, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; third
joint lanceolate, not fringed, about one-fourth of the length of the
second. Antennae minutely serrated, hardly longer than the thorax.
Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs short,
stout ; femora densely fringed : hind tibiae furnished with long
spines. Wings long, narrow. Fore wings lanceolate, acute ; costa
and exterior border slightly rounded, the latter extremely oblique;
first and second inferior veins contiguous; third remote from the
second.

2. Lebadia cervina. Fcem. — Cervina, fasciculo frontali subtus
palpisque obscure fuscis, antennis basi ochraceo subfasciculatis, alis
anticis costa cinerea plaga discoidali pallide cinerea lunulam atram
includente spatio exteriore lineas plurimas transversas undulatas
cinereas includente, alis posticis fascia obscuriore postmedia lata
diffusa.

Female. — Fawn-colour. Abdomen, hind wings and under side
paler. Frontal tuft beneath and palpi dark brown; a small ochra-
ceous tuft at the base of each of the antennae. Fore wings with
a pale cinereous patch in the disk, including a very slender deep
black lunule ; exterior part of the disk with many transverse undu-
lating cinereous lines ; base, costal space and tips cinereous ; under
side with two brownish patches, one in the disk, the other near the
interior border. Hind wings with a broad darker diffuse band
beyond the middle parallel to the exterior border ; under side with
an incomplete irregular brownish band across the middle. Length
of the body 13 lines ; of the wings 34 lines.

108 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRIBED

3. Ophisma trajecta. Fcem. — Fusca, crassa, palpis fere erectis
caput sat superantibus articulo 3o gracili subclavato 3i trienti aequi-
longo, alls latis breviusculis fimbria argenteo-alba marginata linea
subtus postmedia e punctis alb is fusco notatis, alis anticis sub-
falcatis nigricante imdulatira trilineatis orbiculari e gutta nigra
reniforrai angusta nigricante-marginata maculis duabus albis dis-
coidalibus annulos duos ferrugineos includentibus linea exteriore
obliqua nigra plaga apicali parva albida, alis posticis linea undulata
e punctis nigris albido notatis.

Female. — Brown, very stout. Body cinereous-brown beneath.
Palpi nearly erect, rising somewhat higher than the vertex ; second
joint very stout; third subclavate, slender, about one-third of the
length of the second. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind
wings. Wings broad, short ; fringe bordered with silvery white :
under side with a postmedial line of points on the veins, each point
partly white, partly dark brown. Fore wings subfalcate, with three
blackish indistinct serj^entine lines ; first hne between the base
and the black dot which distinguishes the orbicular mark ; second
extending from the narrow blackish-bordered reniform mark and the
interior border; third extending from the costa to two white dis-
coidal spots, each of which includes a ferruginous ringlet, and the
anterior one is intersected by a brown line; a blackish obUque
line extending from the third line to the tip, where there is a very
small whitish patch. Hind wings with an undulating line of black
whitish-marked points. Length of the body 11^ lines ; of the wings
S8 lines.

Hindostan ?

Genus TIPRA.

Mas. — Corpus robustum, laeve. Proboscis gracilis. Palpi erecti,
compressi, verticem sat superantes ; articulus 2us arcuatus ; 3us
lanceolatus, gracilis, 2i dimidio vix brevier. Antennae longiusculae,
subtilissime pubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans ;
fasciculus apicalis minimus subcompressus. Pedes subdilatati,
femoribus tibiisque anticis densissime fasciculatis, femoribus tibiisque
quatuor posterioribus subfimbriatis. Alse margine exteriore angulato.
Alae anticae angusta3, subacutas.

Male. — Body stout, smooth. Proboscis slender. Palpi erect,
compressed, rising somewhat higher than the vertex ; second joint
curved; third lanceolate, much more slender than the second and
nearly half its length. Antennae rather long, very minutely
pubescent. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ;
apical tuft very small, slightly compressed. Legs moderately long;
femora and tibiae slightly dilated; fore femora and fore tibiae most

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 109

densely tufted with long hairs ; four posterior femora and tibiae with
a short fringe ; spurs slender, rather long. Fore wings narrow,
slightly acute ; exterior border angular at somewhat in front of the
middle, its hind part very oblique. Hind wrings acutely angular in
the middle of the exterior border.

AUied to Azatha, from which it may be distinguished by the
structure of the fore legs and of the fore wings.

4. TiPRA LATiPEs. Mas. — Murina, thorace albido consperso,
alls lineis paucis indistinctis nigris obliquis angulosis, alls anticis
orbiculari e gutta cervina nigro marginata reniformi maxima cer-
vina litura nigra cuneiformi subapicali fascia submarginali informi
cervina, alis posticis lineis ex parte cinereo pallido marginatis striga
exteriore ferruginea.

Male. — Mouse-colour. Proboscis tawny. Palpi cinereous on the
inner side. Thorax, femora and tibiae minutely whitish-speckled.
Wings with a few indistinct oblique zigzag black lines. Fore wings
with the orbicular and reniform marks fawn-coloured ; the former
guttular, black-bordered ; the latter very large ; a black cuneiform
subcostal mark near the tip ; an irregular excavated fawn-coloured
submarginal band; under side with two whitish apical spots and
with a few small whitish marks on a dark undulating line near
the outer side of the reniform mark, which like the orbicular is paler
than it is above. Hind wings with the black lines partly bordered
by pale cinereous ; the last black line diffuse on the inner side,
partly bordered on the outer side by a ferruginous streak ; under
side with a whitish discoidal dot. Length of the body 9 lines;
of the fore wings 19 lines.

Guiana.

5. Thermesia flagkans. Mas. — Saturate ochracea subtus lutea,
palpis porrectis articulo oo lanceolate, femoribus tibiisque fimbriatis,
alis linea fusca recta obliqua linea exteriore pallidiore angulosa, alis
anticis subacutis orbiculari lineaque antemedia recta vLx obliqua
fuscis reniformi fusco ex parte marginata.

Male. — Deep ochraceous, stout, luteous beneath. Head and
thorax densely pilose. Palpi porrect, smooth, extending much
beyond the head ; third joint lanceolate, much more than half the
length of the second. Antennae minutely setose. Abdomen ex-
tending a little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small, slightly
compressed. Femora and tibiae fringed. Wings with a brown oblique
straight line, which is postmedial in the fore wings ; an exterior
zigzag paler brown less distinct line ; these two lines very indistinct.

110 CHARACTERS OF UNDESCRTBED

on the under side. Fore wings slightly acute, with a brown ante-
medial straight hardly oblique line; orbicular mark forming a brown
dot ; reniform partly bordered with brown ; exterior border nearly
straight, moderately oblique. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the
fore wings 18 lines.

This species differs much from the typical form of Thermesia.

Genus SARUNGA.

Fmm. — Corpus robustum, laeve. Fasciculus frontalis longi-conicus.
Proboscis valida. Palpi perparum ascendentes, caput longe su-
perantes ; articulus 3us linearis, 2o paullo brevier et multo gracihor.
Antennae subsetulosae. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans.
Pedes Iseves, longiuscuh, sat validi. Alae auticae amplae, acutse,
margine fere recto sat oblique.

Female. — Body stout, smooth. Frontal tuft prominent, elongate-
conical. Proboscis stout. Palpi very slightly ascending, extending
much beyond the head; third joint linear, rounded at the tip, a
little shorter and more slender than the second. Antennae very
minutely setulose. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind
wings. Legs smooth, rather long and stout; spurs long. Wings
ample. Fore wings acute; exterior border almost straight, rather
obhque.

Closely allied to Hypernaria, but the third joint of the palpi is not
fringed.

6. Sarunga calida. Fcem, — Rufescente cinerea, subtus pallide
ochracea, palpis rufis articulo 3o cano, femoribus tibiisque supra
rufis, alis linea rufa recta obliqua extus ochraceo marginata apud
costam retracta linea exteriore subundulata e punctis fuscis albo
notatis fimbria rufa fusco marginata, alis anticis lineis duabus ante-
mediis rufescentibus undulatis puncto intermedio guttaque exteriore
nigricantibus.

Female. •—'Redi^isi-i cinereous, pale ochraceous beneath. Proboscis
tawny. Palpi red ; third joint hoary. Antennae hoary. Abdomen
reddish beneath. Femora and tibiae red above. Wings with a
straight red line, which is bordered with ochraceous on the outer
side and extends from a little beyond the middle of the interior
border of the hind wings towards the tips of the fore wings, near
which it is acutely and abruptly retracted, and is zigzag from thence
to the costa; an exterior slightly undulating line of brown white-
marked points ; marginal festoon black ; fringe red, bordered with
brown ; under side with a blackish lunule and two exterior blackish
oblique lines, of which the first is curved and the second zigzag.

HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. Ill

Fore wings with two antemedial reddish undulating h'nes; a
blackish point between these Hues, and a blackish dot beyond the
second line in the disk ; under side with a blackish dot in the disk
near the base. Length of the body 10 lines; of the fore wings
25 lines.

Silhet.

7. Almodes repleta. Mas. — Cinerea, fusco conspersa, capite
fascia lata fusca, palpis oblique ascendentibus verticem non super-
antibus extus nigris articulo 3o minimo, antennis serratis setulosis,
pectore ventre pedibusque albidis, pectore antico pedibusque quatuor
anterioribus supra nigricantibus, alis lineis nonnullis fuscis per-
obHquis angulosis linea postmedia nigra angulosa perobliqua, alis
anticis plagis quatuor costalibus nigricantibus fasciculis duabus
lineaque intermedia valde arcuata nigris.

Male. — Cinereous. Head with a broad brown band between the
eyes ; front prominent. Proboscis tawny. Palpi obliquely ascending,
not rising higher than the vertex, black on the outer side, except
near the tips ; third joint very minute. AntennsG minutely ser-
rated and setose. Thorax, abdomen and wings thickly speckled with
brown. Abdomen beneath, pectus and legs whitish ; fore part of the
pectus and four anterior legs above blackish. Wings ample, with
several zigzag brown very oblique lines ; a black more distinct post-
medial zigzag very oblique hne ; marginal festoon black ; exterior
border scolloped ; under side mottled with dark cinereous, and
having a blackish lunule in each wing. Fore wings with four
blackish costal patches; a much-curved black line between two
black tufts; first tuft longitudinal, proceeding from the base;
second across the end of the discoidal areolet. Length of the body
10 lines ; of the fore wings 25 lines.

Silhet.

The following species is in the collection of T. W. Wood, Esq. : —

Tribe BOMBYCITES.

Fam. Agaristid^.

Genus Eusemia, Dalmaji.

Eusemia Butleri. Mas. — Atra, flavescente albo notata ; capite
quadrimaculato ; palporuin articulo 2o bimaculato; thorace de-
cem-maculato ; abdominis segmentis ochracco marginatis, ventre
e maculis albidis bivittato; pedibus ochraceo variis, tarsorum

112 CHARACTERS OF LEPIDOPTERA.

articulis apice albis ; alls anticis maculis tribus fasciisque duabiis
abbreviatis luteis, guttis duabus basalibus albis, plagis nonnullis
pallide cyaneis; alis posticis coccineis, iiigro marginatis. E. Eu-
phemicB simillima, alis anticis brevioribus, maculis minoribus.

Male. — Deep black. Head tufted, with two yellowish white spots
on each side of the vertex. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising
higher than the vertex; second joint broadly fringed above and
beneath, with two yellowish white spots on the outer side ; third
linear, about half the length of the second. Thorax with ten
yellowish white spots, four in front, four in the middle, and two
on the hind border. Abdomen above with slight tufts, and with an
ocJiraceous band on the hind border of each segment : under side
with two rows of whitish spots. Femora towards the tips and tibiae
ochraceous, the latter fringed ; tarsal joints with white tips. Fore
wings with a few diffuse patches of pale metallic-blue scales; two
white basal dots ; three luteous spots and two much-abbreviated
luteous bands ; first spot subcostal, near the base ; second behind
the first band; third behind the second band; fringe white at the
tip. Hind wings crimson-red, with a black border, which is broadest
at the tips and gradually decreases in breadth to the hind angle;
fringe white at the tip. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings
26 lines.

The shorter wings, the fewer and smaller luteous marks of the
fore wings and the more regular black border of the hind wings
distinguish it from E. Euphemia.

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