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LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA.

SEVENTH SERIES.

Fam.. NOCTUIDZ (continued). Genus SPALOTIS, C. L. H. x. 361.

SPELOTIS PECTINATA. ca’ : Mas. Cinerea ; caput ferrugineum, fascia obscuriore ; palpi

_ _ albidi, subascendentes, articulo 20 lato extus ferrugineo-fusco, oe; 30 lineari ; antenne sat late pectinate ; thorax ferrugineus ; ale antice rufescente consperse, lineis duabus antemediis rufescentibus angulosis duplicatis indeterminaiis, fasctis dua- bus rufescentibus, la reniformem nigricantem includente, lineis duabus inter fascias e lunulis rufescentibus, orbiculart guttam ferruyineam includente rufescente marginata ; postice Fuscescente marginate. |

_ Male. Cinereous, paler beneath. Head ferruginous, with a darker band. Palpi whitish, brad, slightly ascending, extending somewhat beyond the head; second joint ferruginous-brown on the outer side ; third linear, much more slender than the second and more than half its length. Antenne rather broadly pectinated.

_ Thorax ferruginous. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings, with some black points along each side beneath. Fore wings dish-speckled, with some small reddish marks along the costa

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and with two incomplete double zigzag reddish lines ; first line near the base; second on the inner side of the orbicular mark, which is round, contains a ferruginous dot and is incompletely reddish-bor- dered ; reniform with a blackish disk included in a reddish band ; two reddish lines of lunules between this band and a more exterior band ; marginal points black, very minute. Hind wings brownish towards the exterior border; under side whitish, with a black lunule in the disk, with a brown exterior line, and with a brown marginal band, which is black and dilated at the tip. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

Genus EPILECTA, C. L. H. x. 378. EPILECTA ALBIDATA.

Fem. Albida; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 20 supra nigro, 30 minimo; thorax nigricante conspersus ; abdomen Jlavescente-cinereum ; ale antic@ fascia alba conspersa orbicu- larem et reniformem includente, lineis quinque nigris, la basali, 2a undulata, 3a 4aque dentatis, 5a angulata intus diffusa; postice lutea, fusco lute marginate, fimbria alba Fusco guttata. |

Female. Whitish. Head cinereous on the vertex. Palpi obliquely ascending, rather slender, not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint black above, except towards the tip; third extremely minute. Antenne smooth. Thorax blackish-speckled. Abdomen yellowish cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Tarsi brown, with white bands, Wings broad. Fore wings - brown, black-speckled, slightly acute, with a white-speckled band, which is much dilated towards the costa and contains the orbicular and reniform marks; the former is represented by a black streak, the latter is black-bordered, of the usual form and rather narrow ; five transverse black lines; first line very near the base; second undulating ; third dentate, interrupted by the reniform mark; fourth dentate; fifth irregularly angular, diffuse on its inner side; mar- ginal lunules black. Hind wings luteous, with a broad brown border ; fringe white, with brown dots. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 24 lines.

In My. Norris's collection.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA.

Genus TRIPHANA, C. L. H. x. 379. TRIPHANA SIGNATA. signata, Philp. Linn. Ent. xiv. 293 Chili. | Genus GRAPHIPHORA, C. LZ. H. x. 384. GRAPHIPHORA PUNICEA. punicea, Cat. Lep. Het. x. 395. a—c, Bavaria. From M. H.-Scheffei’s collection.

| GRAPHIPHORA FLORIDA. florida, Schmidt, Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1859, 46. Mecklenburg. | GRAPHIPHORA SPECIOSA. speciosa, Bremer, Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. iti, 574. Amoor Region. GRAPHIPHORA FUSCOSTIGMA. fuscostigma, Bremer, Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. iii. 575. Amoor Revion. GRAPHIPHORA DESCRIPTA. descripta, Bremer, Bull. Acad. Sct. St. Pet. iii. 576. Amoor Region. : 3 GRaPHIPHORA CISSIGMA. cissigma, én. Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. Mel. Biol, iii. 109. Amoor Region. : GRAPHIPHORA FLAVICOSTA. flavicosta, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 169. Patagonia. r GRAPHIPHORA DIMIDIATA. dimidiata, Philp. Linn. Ent. xiv. 293. Chili. 3

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GRAPHIPHORA VELATA.

Mas. Ferrugineo-rufa; palpi porrecti, articulo 30 brevissimo ; abdomen obscure cinereum ; ale antice breviuscula, latius- cule, nigro consperse, lineis tribus nigricantibus vic undu- latis, ‘orbiculari et reniformt magnis nigricantibus rufescente marginatis ; postice fusce, fimbria albida fuseo inter- lineata.

Male. Ferruginous-red, dark cinereous beneath. Palpi por- rect, short, stout, pilose ; third joint very short. Antenne smooth. Abdomen dark cinereous, quadrate at the tip, extending hardly beyond the hind wings. Legs rather slender, slightly pilose. Fore wings rather short and broad, minutely black-speckled ; orbicular and reniform marks large, blackish, reddish-bordered, of the usual form ; three slight blackish hardly undulating lines ; two on the inner side of the orbicular mark and one near the exterior border ; marginal points black. Hind wings brown; fringe whitish, inter- lined with brown. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

It may be distinguished from G. zllapsa by the distinct orbi- cular mark and by the antemedial line, which is much nearer to that mark.

a. Vancouver's Island. Presented by Lieut,-Col. Hawkins.

GRAPHIPHORA CONTAMINATA.

Mas. Cinereo-fusca; ale antice late, lituris costalibus lineisque . tribus angulosis duplicatis nigricantibus, linea submarginale cinerea angulosa, lunulis marginalibus fuseis, orbiculari et reniformi magnis nigro submarginatis; postice eneo-fusce, fimbria cinerea.

Male. Cinereous-brown. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Wings broad. Fore wings with several transverse blackish marks on the costa, and with three double zigzag blackish lines ; first line very near the base; second on the inner side of the

orbicular mark; third on the outer side of the reniform; submar-

ginal line cinereous, zigzag; marginal lunules brown; orbicular

‘and reniform marks large, incompletely black-bordered ; exterior border not oblique. Hind wings eneous-brown ; fringe cinereous. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 22 lines.

a. Shanghai. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROOERA. 71l

GRAPHIPHORA VALIDA. .

Fem. Obscure fusca, crassa; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 conico ; ale antice linets quatuor cinereis angulosis nigrt- cante marginatis, 3a postmedia flexa, 4a submarginali, orbi- culari et reniformi magnis nigro submarginatis, rlla stregam nigram interrumpente ; postice albido-cineree, linea marginalt Fusea. )

Female. Dark brown, thick. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; third joint conical, not more than

one-fourth of the length of the second. Abdomen brownish, extend-

ing rather beyond the hind wings. Wings cinereous and shining beneath. Fore wings with four cinereous zigzag, blackish-bordered lines ; first line very near the base; second emitting a black streak to the reniform mark; this streak is interrupted by the orbicular mark ; third line bent ; fourth submarginal;. orbicular and reniform

| marks large, incompletely bordered with black. Hind wings whitish

cinereous; marginal line brown. Length of the body 10 lines; of

| the wings 22 lines.

a. Shanghai. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

Genus TETRAPYRGIA.

Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi sat graciles, oblique ascendentes ; articulus 2us subtus pilosus; 3us linearis, 2i dimidio longior. Antenne pectinate. Abdmen alas posticas longe superans; fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes validi; femora subtus fimbriata. Ale antice latiuscule, sub- elongate, apice subrotundate, margine exteriore subobliquo.

Male. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi rather slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; second joint pilose beneath; third linear, more than half the length of the second. Antenne moderately pectinated. Ab- domen tapering slightly from the base to the tip, extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very small. Legs stout; femora fringed beneath; spurs long. Wings slightly elongate, rather broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips; exterior border convex, slightly oblique.

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/ TETRAPYRGIA GRAPHIPHORIDES.

Mas. Pallide cervina ; caput et thorax anticus saturatiora ; ale antice orbiculart et rentformi nigricantibus, fascia submar- ginali endeterminata e strigulis transversis nigris ; postice cineree, fusco marginate.

Male. Pale fawn-colour, pale cinereous beneath. Head, palpi and fore tegule of the thorax deep fawn-colour. Fore wings with the orbicular and reniform marks blackish, complete; the

latter elongate-conical, broadest at its hind end ; ; a submarginal _ very incomplete band composed of transverse black streaklets ; mar- ginal points black. Hind wings cinereous, brown towards the ex- eg border. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 18 ines. ;

a. Tasmania. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

Genus ELEGARDA.

Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi vix ascendentes, caput superantes; articulus 2us latus, subtus pilosus ; 3us linearis, 2i dimidio longior. Antenne pectinate, apice simplices. ‘Abdomen alas posticas longe superans; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, deuse pilosi. ‘Ale antice late, apice rotundate, mar- gine exteriore convexo vix obliquo.

Male. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi hardly ascending, extending somewhat beyond the head, but much shorter than its breadth ; second joint broad, pilose beneath; third linear, rounded at the tip, more than half the length of the second. An- tenne moderately pectinated to six-sevenths of the length. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings; decreasing in breadth from the base to the tips; apical tuft small Legs stout; femora aud tibie densely pilose; spurs long. Wings broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; exterior border convex, hardly oblique.

Agrotis dorsicinis (C. L. H. xv. 1701) belongs to this genus.

ELEGARDA ORTHOSIOIDES.

Mas. Saturate lateritia ; palpi pallide cineret, extus nigro signati; ale antice nigro consperse, lineis tribus dentatis interruptis, striga lata transversa punctisque marginalibus nigris ; postice cinereo-fusce, sublus albide.

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Male. Deep brick-red, whitish beneath. Palpi pale cinereous ; second joint mostly on the outer side. Antenne brown. Abdomen and hind wings cinereons-brown. Fore wings minutely speckled with black, with three black transverse incomplete dentate lines; first line very near the base; second before the middle ; third beyond the middle, on the outer side of a broad transverse black streak; marginal points black; under side brown, with a blackish point in the disk. Hind wings whitish beneath, with a blackish spot in the disk and a broad blackish marginal band. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

ELEGARDA SUMMA.

Mas. Saturate rufo-cervina ; caput antice albidum ; palpi albidi, porrecti, extus rufescentes, articulo 30 lanceolato; antenne pectinate, apice simplices; abdomen albidum; ale antice late, cervine, apud costam exparte cinerascentes, orbiculari et reniformi nigricantibus, gutta postica nigricante, lineis duabus exterioribus obscure cervinis, lunulis marginalibus fuscis ; postice enee, basi cineree.

Male. Fawn-colour, whitish beneath. Head and thorax

deep reddish fawn-colour, the former whitish in front. Palpi whitish,

porrect, extending much beyond thejhead; first and second joints reddish on the outer side, except at the tips; third lanceolate, more than half the length of the second. Antenne moderately pectinated, except at the tips. Abdomen whitish. Legs most reddish above ;

femora very pilose; knees and tips of the tibize blackish; tarsi

spinose, their joints with whitish tips. Wings broad. Fore wings interruptedly pale cinereous along the costa; orbicular and reniform marks blackish, the former small, the latter narrow; a blackish dot

in the disk behind the orbicular; two denticulated lines, a little

darker than the ground hue, between the reniform mark and the exterior border; marginal Iunules brown; exterivr border hardly

oblique. Hind wings eneous, cinereous towards the base; under

_.side whitish, with a blackish lunule and a blackish marginal band _ which is narrower towards the interior angle. Length of the body _ 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

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Nearly allied to E. dorsicinis, from which it especially differs in the colour of the thorax.

a. Tasmania. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

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Fam. ORTHOSIDA, C. L. H. x. 411. Genus SEMIOPHORA, C. L. H. x. 419.

| SEMIOPHORA 1-CINCTUM. 1-cinctum, Cat. Lep. Het. x. 420. a,b. Hungary. From M. H.-Scheffer’s collection.

Genus ORTHOSIA, C. L. A. x. 431.

ORrTHOSIA INSUETA., insueta, Preyer. Beiir. 256, 3.

ORTHOSIA CRASIS. crasis, H.-Sch. Schm. ii. 361, f. 139.

ORTHOSIA TECTA.

Mas. Fusca; palpi oblique ascendenies, subpilosi, articulo 30 conico; antenne subpubescenies; ale antice lineis tribus obseuris indistinctis subundulatis, rentformi magna pallido marginata, margine exteriore subrecto vie obliquo; postice pallidiores.

Male. Brown, paler beneath. Palpi stout, obliquely ascend- ing, not rising higher than the vertex; second joint clothed with very short hairs; third conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne very minutely pubescent. Abdomen paler than the thorax, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elongate. Legs stout, sightly pilose; tarsi spinose, their joints with pale tips. Fore wings hardly acute, with three indistinct dark brown slightly undulating lines ; first line very near the base; second before the middle; third beyond the reniform mark, which is large and is distinguished by its pale border ; exterior border nearly straight, hardly oblique. - Hind wings paler. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. New York. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq.

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ORTHOSIA CURVIPLENA.

Mas. Cervina, conspersa; palpi subascendentes, articulo 20 dense fimbriato ; thorax subcristatus, lineis tribus transversis arcuatis obscurioribus ; ale antice linets quinque obscuriori- bus, la 2a 4aque duplicatis, 1a abbreviata, 2a 4aque e lunulis, 5a recta bene determinata, orbiculart et reniformt magnis marginatis; postice eneo-fusce, fimbria pallide cervina, margine exterrore subundulato.

Male. Fawn-colour, with darker speckles, paler beneath.

_ Palpi slightly ascending ; second joint thickly fringed beneath ;

third very short. Antenne setose. Thorax sligtly crested, with three transverse curved darker lines. Wings with a blackish brown marginal slightly festooned line. Fore wings with five transverse darker lines ; first, second, and fourth lines double ; first line basal, not extending to the interior border; second and fourth composed of lunules; third between the orbicular and reniform marks; fifth Straight, darker and broader than the others; a transverse streak between the first and second lines ; orbicular and reniform marks large, with darker borders; disk beneath blackish. Hind wings #neous-brown, with a pale fawn-coloured fringe; exterior border slightly undulating. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson’s collection.

ORTHOSIA EXTERNA.

- Mas et fem. Ferrugineo-fusca; palpi porrecti, fimbriati ; ale

antice linea basali, orbiculari parva, reniformi angusta, linea subrecta lineaque punctulari nigricantibus, linea exteriore cinerea, punctis marginalibus nigris; postice gutta discali nigricante, linea marginal cinerea nigricante marginata.

Male and female. Ferruginous-brown, brownish-cinereous beneath. Palpi ,porrect; second joint fringed above and beneath ; third elougate-conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second, Antenne of the male setose, of the female very minutely setulose. Abdomen and hind wings brownish-cinereous. Fore wings with the orbicular and reniform marks blackish ; the former small; the Jatter narrow, interrupting a blackish transverse nearly straight line ; an exterior transverse line of blackish points ; a more exterior

transverse cinereous line; marginal points black; a transverse

716 OATALOGUE OF

blackish basal line; exterior border hardly convex, except near the interior angle. Hind wings with a blackish discal dot; marginal line cinereous, blackish-bordered on the inner side ; exterior border slightly undulating. Length of the body 7—74 lines; of the wings 16—17 lines. :

Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson’s collection.

ORTHOSIA BREVIUSCULA.

Mas. Cinerea; palpi nigro-fusci, suberecti, basi rufescentes, apice ctneret, articulo 30 brevissimo; antenne subserrate ; abdomen nigro-cinereum, fasciculo apicali cervino ; ale antice breviuscule, nigro subconsperse, lineis nonnullis fuscescentibus denticulatis indistinctis, punctis quatuor basalibus, orbicularé et reniformz punctularibus lineisque duabus e punctis sub- marginalibus nigris, lineis submarginalt et marginali cinerets ferrugineo marginatis ; postice eneo-fusce, fimbria rufes- cenie.

Male. Cinereous, smooth. Palpi blackish brown, dark reddish towards the base, cinereous at the tips, nearly erect, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint extremely small. Antenne minutely serrated and setulose. Abdomen blackish cinereous, ex- tending a little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft large, fawn- colour. Legs slightly pilose. Fore wings rather short, very thinly and minutely black-speckled, with some indistinct brownish denti- culate lines ; four black points near the base; orbicular and reniform | marks indicated by minute black points, the latter accompanied by a small black spot; two lines of black points near the exterior | border; submarginal and marginal lines cinereous, ferruginous- bordered, the latter festooned ;,exterior border convex, hardly oblique. Hind wings eneous-brown; fringe reddish. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

Closely allied to O. subnigra, from which it may be distinguished by the shape of the reniform mark and by the reddish fringe of the hind wings.

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

ORTHOSIA COMMUNICATA.

Mas. Cervina; palpi oblique ascendentes, extus saturate ferru- ginei, articulo 20 truncato, 30 minimo; ale antice cinereo- cerving, lineits duabus antemediis dentatis lineaque latiore —

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LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 717

exteriore obscurioribus, lineis duabus cervinis denticulatis adhuc exterioribus, fascia submarginali obscuriore puncta nigra lineamque cineream vix undulatam includente, reni- formi nigricante cinereo marginata; postice nigricantes, fimbria cervina.

Male. Fawn-colour. Palpi broad, obliquely ascending, not

‘rising higher than the vertex, deep ferruginous on the outer side ; second joint obliquely truncated ; third extremely small. Abdomen

cinereous above, excepting the apical tuft, which is rather large.

Leys deep ferruginous; spurs with two white bands. Fore wings

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mostly cinereous fawn-colour, with two darker approximate dentate lines before the middle, a broader exterior darker line, whose angle is contiguous to the reniform mark; the latter is large, cinereous, with a blackish disk; two more exterior approximate denticulate fawn-coloured lines; a submarginal darker band containing some black points and a hardly undulating cinereous line; disk beneath

blackish. Hind wings blackish; fringe fawn-colour; under side

with a black discal dot, with a blackish exterior line and with a | blackish marginal band. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings ' 16 lines.

a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

Genus CERASTIS, C. Z. A. x. 447.

CERASTIS VERONICH. veronice, Cat. Lep. Het. x. 450. a. Hungary. From M. H.-Scheffer’s collection.

CERASTIS TORRIDA. torrida, Ld. Wien. Mon. 1857, 81. H.-Sch. N. Schm. f. 119, 120.

Genus XANTHIA, C. LZ. H. x. 457.

XANTHIA ZELOTYPA. zelotypa, Ld. Zool. Bot. Ver. 1853, pl. 44. Ev. Bull. Mose. 1855, 4, 363. XANTHIA ? VETERINA. veterina, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1855, 4, 375.

718 CATALOGUE OF

| XANTHIA VULPINA. vulpina, Hv. Bull. Mose. 1855, 4, 374.

XANTHIA BASALIS. basalis, Wik. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd. Ser. i. 88. Cape. XANTHIA FLAVOSTIGMA. flavostigma, Bremer, Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. iii. 577. Amoor Region.

Genus DABARITA, C. L. H. x. 478. DABARITA RHODOPHILA.

Fem. Ochraceo-rufa; anienne bast alba; pectus album; ale antice atomis nonnullis nigris, striga antica obliqua fusces- cente, linea extertore nigra duplicata subarcuata; postice ochracee, apud costam alba, fimbria rufescente postice alba.

Female. Ochraceous-red. Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex, brown on the outer side, except at the tips; third joint conical, extremely minute. Antenne white at the base. Pectus white. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with a few black speckles, some of which form a cluster on the costal end of an indistinct oblique brownish _ streak, which extends to the disk; two black points between ne | streak and a larger cluster and a little in front of the latter ; a | double black very ’ slightly curved line, which extends from near the . end of the costa to the interior angle ; submarginal line composed of black speckles, accompanied by an indistinct white festoon. Hind wings more ochraceous than the fore wings, white along the costa ; fringe reddish, white towards the interior angle and along the inte- rior border. Male——Anterior femora and tibiz white beneath ; posterior femora and tibiz densely fringed. Female.—Legs white; | fore femora and fore tibia dark reddish brown above. Length of | the body 9—10 lines; of the wings 20 lines. |

a,b. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

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Genus THALATHA.

Thalatha, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 187.

THALATHA SINENS.

-sinens, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 187. - Borneo.

Genus BARBESOLA.

\ barbesola, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 187.

BaRBESOLA DEFIXA.

defixa, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 188.

Borneo. Genus CHORA.

Chora, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 188.

CHORA REPANDENS.

. tepandens, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 188. Borneo. |

CHORA CURVIFERA.

-eurvifera, Wik, Journ. Lin. Soe. vi. 188. Borneo.

Genus RHIZANA. Fem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis longiuscula. Palpi

leves, graciles, oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes ; arti-

culus 3us lanceolatus, 21 dimidio longior. Antenne longe. Abdo-

-men carinatum, alas posticas dimidio superans. Pedes leves,

validi; calcaria longissima. Ale antice breviuscula, sat anguste,

apice rotundate, coste dimidio basali arcnato, margine exteriore — non obliquo.

Female. Body stout. Puoboscis rather long. Palpi smooth,

slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ;

third joint lanceolate, more than half the length of the second.

Antenne long. Abdomen ridged, extending for full half its length

beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, stout; spurs very long.

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720 CATALOGUE OF

Wings rather short and narrow. Fore wings rounded at the tips; | costa rounded for more than half the length from the base; exterior | border not oblique, except towards the interior angle : second infe- | rior vein a little nearer to the first than to the third ; fourth not very remote from the third.

This genus may be distinguished from Dabarita by the length of the third joint of the palpi.

RHIZANA METARHODA.

Fom. fPallide lateritia, subtus alba; caput et thorax anticus viridescentia ; abdominis segmenta albo marginata ; ale antice nigricante subconspersa, striga costalt basali brevi lata viridt lineam obscuriorem undulatam includente nigricante margin- ata, plaga costali subapicali viridi albo conspersa nigricante marginata, fimbria alba rufescente gultata.

Female. Pale brick-red, white beneath. Head and fore part of the thorax dull green. Hind borders of the abdominal segments and tip white. Legs white; anterior femora and tibie reddish above; tarsi reddish, their joints with white tips. Fore wings thinly blackish-speckled ; a short broad green streak along the basal part of the costa, including an undulating darker line and bounded | by an undulating blackish line ; a green blackish-bordered patch on the subapical costa, speckled with white on its hind side, where it is contiguous to a blackish straight oblique line; three blackish points on the apical part of the custa and a row o! blackish marginalk points; fringe white, with reddish dots." Hind wings brighter than the fore wings ; fringe white, except towards the base. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 14 lines.

a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

Fam. COSMIDA, C. L. H. x. 479, Genus ENARGIA, C. L. H. x. 482.

EWNARGIA CONTUSA. contusa, Cat. Lep. Het. x. 482. a. Germany. From M. H.-Scheffer’s collection.

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Genus COSMIA, C. Z. A. x. 486.

| CosMIA ULICIS. ulicis, Sid. Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1859, 214. Andalusia.

Fam. HADENIDA, C. L. A. xi. 493. Genus DIANTHZCIA, C. Z. H. xi. 496. DIANTHACIA XANTHOCYANEA.

_xanthocyanea, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 502. a—d, Saxony. From M. H.-Scheffer’s collection.

: DIANTHACIA SANCTA. sancta, Std. Siett. Ent. Zeit. 1859, 213. _ Andalusia. DIANTHZACIA ANDALUSICA. andalusica, Std. Stett. Ant. Zeit. 1859, 214. Andalusia. DiantHaAcIA CHRISTOPHI. Christophi, Mschlr. Wien. Ent. Mon, vi. 235. Sarepta. DIANTHA&CIA SUBDITA. subdita, Mschlr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 363, Oy fe 7 Labrador.

mt , *® DiANTHZCIA LUTEIFRONS. luteifrons, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 751. : a. North Hindostan. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

A DIANTHECIA SCRIPTIPLENA. scriptiplena, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 190. Borneo. |

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DIANTHACIA GEOMETROIDES,.

Mas. Fusca; caput cinereum ; thorax einereo nigroque consper- | sus ; abdomen cinereum, linea interrupta fusca ; ale margine | exleriore subdentato; antice chalybeo-fusce, lineis non- | nullis nigris dentatis plus minusve dilatatis, fascia obliqua cinerea niyro marginata medio dilatata postice coarctata, punetis submarginalibus nigris elongatis, orbiculart et reni- | formi obsoletis ; postice cineree, eneo-fusco latissime mar- | ginate. |

Male. Brown. Head and under side cinereous. Antenne | minutely setulose. Thorax speckled with cinereous and with black. | Abdomen cinereous, with an interrupted brown line, extending very little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Wings with the | exterior border slightly dentate. Fore wings with a chalybeous tinge and with several dentate more or less dilated black lines; a | middle irregular oblique cinereous black-bordered band, which is | very broad in the middle and is much contracted nearer the interior border; submarginal transversely elongated black points and black marginal festoon bordered with pale cinereous; orbicular and reni- form not traced. Hind wings cinereous, with a very broad eneous- | brown border; marginal festoon dark brown. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines. |

a. Swan River. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

Genus HECATERA, C. L. H. x1. 508. HECATERA STRIGICOLLIS. strigicollis, Wlngr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 170. California. Genus POLIA, C..L. H. xi. 513.

f PoLIA PLATINEA. platinea, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 516.. a—c. Ratisbon. From M. H.-Scheffer’s collection.

PoLIA MONTANA. montana, H.-Sch. Schm., vi. 55. f. 620.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 723

PoLIA SOLUTA.

Fem. Albida, subtus sordide cinerea; palpi oblique ascendentes, extus nigricantes, articulo 30 lanceolato; ale antice fusco conspers@, linets nonnullis dentatis fuseis nigro ex parte mar- ginatis, plagis duobus strigisque submarginalibus fuscis, orbiculart et reniformt magnis, la albida, 2a nigro submar- ginata ; postice fusce, fimbria albida.

Female. Whitish, dingy cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely “ascending, mostly blackish above, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. Fore wings mostly brown-speckled, with several dentate brown lines, some -of which are partly black-marked; a row of brown longitudinal submarginal streaks, some of which proceed from two brown patches ; ' marginal lunules black; orbicular and reniform marks large; the ‘former whitish; the latter incompletely black-bordered. Hind wings brown; fringe whitish. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 22 lines.

‘a. North Hindostan. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

Genus VALERIA, C. L. H. xi. 529. VALERIA JASPIDEA, jaspidea, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 530.

‘a. Saxony. From M. H. Scheffer’s collection.

Genus EUMICHTIS, C. Z. H. xi. 526. : EUMICHTIS ? EXPRESSA. expressa, Ld. Zool. Bot. Ver. 1855, pl. 1—H.-Sch. N. Schm, f. 63.

Genus MISELIA, C. LZ. H. xi. 531. MISELIA VIRIDIMIXTA.

Viridimixta, Bremer, Bull. Acad, Sci. St. Pet. iii. 577.

- Amoor Region. |

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Genus EUPLEXIA, C. L. H. xi. 542. EUPLEXIA INSIGNIS,

Mas et fem. Ferrugineo-cinerea; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 conico; anténne maris bistriente subpectinate ; thorax niyro. fasciatus ; abdomen cinereum, basi cristatum, latertbus rufescentibus ; ale antice glauco-cinereo et nigri- cante varia, lineis nonnullis nigris angulosis, orbiculari cinereo marginata, reniformi cinerea ; postice fusce.

Male and female. Ferruginous-cinereous. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, not risivg so high as the vertex; third joint conical, very minute, not wore than one-eighth of the length of the second. Antenne of the male very slightly pectinated for full two-thirds of — the length. Fore tegule of the thorax with a black band, which is curved on each side. Abdomen brownish, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, crested towards the base, reddish on each side and with a small reddish apical tuft in the male. Fore wings varied with glaucous-cinereyus and with blackish, the former hue forming an irregular and interrupted submarginal band, which ex- tends along the costa in three streaks to the exterior border ; some zigzag black lines; orbicular and reniform marks of the usual shape; the first bordered with pale cinereous; the second wholly pale cinereous; fringe with pale cinereous longitudinal streaks. Hind wings brown. Length of the body 7—8 lines ; of the wings 18—20 lines.

a, 6. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

Genus POLYPHLANIS, C. L. d. xi. 547. PoLYPHLZENIS SUBSERICATA. subsericata, H.-Sch. N. Schm. 26, f. 124.

PoLYPHLENIS OCHRACEATA.

Fem. Ochracea; palpi nigri, oblique ascendentes, subtus cineret, articulo 30 lineari; ale antice ample, plaga nigricante maxima elongata incisa lineolas emittente orbicularem et reni- formem ochraceo marginatas includente ; postice fascia mar= ginali rufescente-fusca. ) |

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Female. Ochraceous. Palpi cinereous, mostly black above, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex; third joint linear, rounded at the tip, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Wings ample; exterior border slightly | festooned; margiual line black. Fore wings rounded at the tips, . with an elongated excavated very large blackish patch, which is" partly connected with the exterior border, and emits several lines © to the costa and a few to the interior border, and contains the ochraceous-bordered orbicular and reniform marks; under side with a whitish mark on the middle of the exterior border. Hind wings more dentate than the fore wings, with a reddish brown marginal band which is attenuated towards the interior angle. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 24 lines.

In Mr. Norris’s collection.

Genus EUROIS, C. L. A. xi. 549. EvuRoIs PLUVIOSA.

Fem. Fusca; palpi erectt, articulo 30 longi-conice ; ale antice cinereo varie, lineis nonnullis dentatis nigris, fascia sub- marginali pallide cinerea, orbiculart et reniformi albidis nigro marginatis; postice cinerea.

Female. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi erect, not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint hirsute ; third elongate- -conical, about one-third of the length of the second. Abdomen and hind wings cinereous. Fore wings varied with cinereous; a_ broad irregular pale cinereous submarginal band ; some dentate irregular lines and marginal points black; orbicular and reniform marks large, whitish, black-bordered, of the usual form. Hind wings with a black spot in the disk beneath. Length of the body 10 a of the wings 24 lines.

Distinguished from KH. imbrifera by the smaller reniform cae which has no black ringlet behind it.

a. Vancouver's Island. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Hawkins.

Eurolis ? INCLUSA.

Foem. Viridescente-fusca; palpi graciles, articulo 30 lanceolato. aie antice nigro consperse, cinereo varia, apice subrotundate lineola basali nigra, lineis duabus nigris, la subrecta, 2a den

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teculata flexa, orbiculari e gutta nigricante, reniformi sub- obsoleta ; postice cineree.

Female. Greenish brown. Proboscis short. Palpi slender ; third joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. An- tenne minutely pubescent. Abdomen and under side cinereous, the former speckled with black. Fore wings speckled with black, ‘sinereous about the middle and about the exterior border ; costa hardly convex ; tips slightly rounded; exterior border very oblique ; 2 short black basal line; interior and exterior lines black; the first qearly straight; the second denticulated and much bent outward,; narginal line brown, interrupted by each vein; orbicular mark “orming a blackish dot; reniform almost obsolete. Hind wings

‘inereous ; marginal line brown. Length of the body 7 lines; of — he wings 18 lines.

Jeylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection.

Genus HADENA, C. L. H. xi. 558. HaDENA? VETERINA. eterina, Ld. Zool. Bot. Ver. 1853, pl. 2—4.

HaApDENA? ARCTA. | reta, Ld. Zool, Bot. Ver. 1853, pl. 2—5. |

HaApDENA ? ERIOPODA. riopoda, H.-Sch. Schm. ii. 418, f. 596. ‘

HaDENA GEMMOSa. emmosa, H.-Sch. Schm. f. 427.

HADENA EXORNATA. cornata, Mschir. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 364, pl. 9, f. 5. abrador. HaDENA TERETIPALPA. retipalpa, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 170. affraria.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 72%

HADENA INCULTA. inculta, Wik. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 88. Cape. HADENA MEDIA. media, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 756. a. Canara. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

7 HaDENA RETRAHENS. retrahens, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 757. Ceylon. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

: HavDENA CONFUNDENS. confundens, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 757. a, b. Ceylon. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

HADENA DUPLICILINEA. duplicilinea, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 191. Borneo.

HADENA TENEBRIFERA.

Mas. Obscure rufa, cinereo conspersa; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 conico; antenne subpectinate ; pectus lanugino- sum; ale antice latiuscule, nigro consperse, lineis duabus cinerets denticulatis indistinctis, orbiculart et reniformt cinereis; postice cineree, nigricante consperse, lunula lineaque angulosa nigricantibus. :

Male. Dark red, minutely speckled with cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; second joint densely clothed with short hairs; third conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. An- tenne minutely pectinated. Pectus densely lanuginous. Ab- domen cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings; apical appendages large. Fore wings rather broad, minutely black-speckled ; the usual transverse lines cinereous, den- ticulated, indistinct; orbicular and reniform marks cinereous ;

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the former almost round; the latter of the usual form ; fringe brighter red than the ground hue. Hind wings cinereous, with blackish speckles, which are very numerous towards the border ; diseal lunule and exterior zigzag line blackish ; fringe with a reddish tinge. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

West Canada. In the Rev. Mr. Bethune’s collection.

HADENA EXTERSA.

Mas. Nigricans ; corpus cinereum; caput et thorax nigro con. spersa ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato; antenne glabre; ale antice venis nigro marginatis, orbiculari cinereo nigroque marginata, reniformt strigaque antica pallide ochraceo-cinereis nigro- marginatis, linea submarginali angulosa cinerea ; postice cineree, gutta discali lineaque exteriore nigricantibus.

Male. Blackish, cinereous beneath. Body cinereous. Head and thorax speckled with black. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half

the length of the second. Antenne stout, smooth. Abdomen ex- tending somewhat beyond tke hind wings ; apical tuft large. Legs brown above; tips of the tarsal joints cinereous, Fore wings with black lines along the veins; orbicular mark round, with a black ‘border and an inner incomplete cinereous border; reniform pale ochraceous-cinereous, large, oblique, black-bordered, with a. little oblique streak of the same hue in front of it; submarginal and marginal lines cinereous, the former zigzag; marginal lunules (black. Hind wings cinereous; discal dot and dentate exterior line blackish, most distinct on the under side. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

a. Vancouver's Island. Presented by Dr. Lyall.

Hapena? stricta. Mas. Pallide cervina ; palpi porrecti, caput paullo superantes, articulo 30 conico ; thorax fusco fasciatus ; ale antice nigro i subconspersa, lineis duabus dentatis fuscis, la antemedia, 2a postmedia, orbiculari obliqua elliptica fusco marginata, reni- formi cervina coarctata albo marginata, linea submarginali cinerea undulata indistineta, spatio marginali fuseo ; postice t Fuscescente-cineree, fimbria pallida. *

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Male. Pale fawn-colour. Palpi porrect, extending a little

_ beyond the head ; second joint stout, pilose; third conical, not more

than one-fourth of the length of the second. Fore tegule of the

thorax with a narrow brown band. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; apical tuft large. Legs slightly pilose. Fore wings with a few black speckles and with two irregular dentate brown Wee ; first line between the orbicular and reniform marks ; second touching the outer side of the reniform ; orbicular forming an oblique elliptical brown-bordered ringlet; reniform white, con- tracted in the middle, with a fawn-coloured disk ; submarginal line cinereous, undulating, indistinct; marginal space brown, except towards the costa; marginal lunules black ; costa with brown points and with three whitish exterior more concise points. Hind wings brownish cinereous ; fringe pale cinereous. Length of the body 65 lines; of the wings 14 lines.

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a. Vancouver's Isle. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Hawkins.

HADENA INFAUSTA.

Mas. Fuscescente-cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, extus nigri- cantes, arliculo 30 brevissimo ; thoracis tegule antice nigro marginate ; ale antice nigro consperse, fascits quatuor cinereis, la 2aque dentatis nigro marginatis, 3a 4aque sub- undulatis, 3a lunulis nigras marginata, 4a fusco marginata, orbiculari. et reniformt nigro manginatis ; postice fimbria

albida.

Male. Brownish cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; second joint blackish on the outer side, pilose beneath ; third extremely short. Antenne very minutely setulose. Fore tegule of the thorax black-bordered. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small, fawn-colour. Legs slightly pilose. Fore wings black-speckled ; orbicular and reniform marks of the usual form, black-bordered ; two cinereous dentate black-bordered bands between the orbicular and the base; two cinereous slightly undulating bands between the reniform and the exterior border, the first bordered on the inner side by black lunules, the second brown-bordered on the inner side; marginal line black, interrupted opposite each vein. Fringe of the hind wings whitish, except at the base. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

a. Vancouver's Isle. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Hawkins. ’

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HADENA FLORIDANA.

Mas et fem. Cervina; palpi sat gractles, oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; abdomen fasciculo apicali maris maximo; ale antice fuseo varie, lineis nonnullis nigris undulatis indtstinctis, lineis quatuor nigris cervino marginalts magis determinatis, la 2a daque undulatis, 4a angulosa, plagis tribus nigricantibus, orbiculart et reniformt nigro marginalis, annulo fusiformi strigisque submarginalibus nigris ; postice eneo-cineree.

Male and female. Fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Palpi rather slender, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, much shorter than the second. Ab- domen cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; apical tuft of the male very large. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, partly suffused with brown; some indistinct undulating black lines; four more distinct black-bordered fawn-coloured lines ; first, second and third lines undulating ; fourth zigzag and submar- ginal; three blackish patches; first along the base of the interior border ; second about the reniform mark ; third on the middle part of the exterior border; reniform mark and circular orbicular mark -black-bordered ; a fusiform black ringlet behind the latter ; some black submarginal] streaks between the veins. Hind wings eneous- cinereous. Length of the body 7—73 lines; of the wings 16 lines. |

a,b. Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq.

HaADENA LATIFASCIA.

Fem. Niyricans; palpi ascendentes, pubescentes, articulo 30 longi-conico ; ale antic@ fascia media obliqua latissima pal- lide cinerea orbicularem et reniformem includente, orbiculart e puncto fusco, reniformi fuscescente informt, striga exteriore strigaque costalt nigris, punctis tribus costalibus albis ; postice fuscescente-cineree, macula subtus nigra.

Female. Blackish, cinereous-brown beneath. Palpi blackish, © pubescent, not rising higher than the head ; third joint elongate- ' conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. Abdomen | cinereous. Fore wings with a pale cinereous oblique very broad middle band, which contains the orbicular and reniform . |

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‘marks; orbicular forming a brown pale-bordered point; reniform

brownish indeterminate; a short black streak proceeding from the outer side of the band; three white points near the tip of the costa, the third with an oblique black streak on its outer side; marginal line cinereous. Hind wings brownish-cinereous ; under side with a black spot in the disk. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection.

HaADENA SUBAPICALIS,

Fem. Cervina ; caput et thorax nigro conspersa; palpi suberecti, caput paullo superantes, articulo 30 lineart ; abdomen carinatum ; ale antice nigro consperse, fusco suffuse, liners nonnullis e lunulis nigris, striga subapical plagaque apicalt ochraceo-albidis, gutta basalt alba strigaque cervina posticts, orbiculare et rentformi cervinis ; postice eneo-fusce.

Female. Fawn-colour, paler beneath. Head and thorax speckled with black. Palpi stout, nearly vertical, rising a little

higher than the head; third joint linear, rounded at the tip, almost

half the length of the second. Abdomen ridged above, tapering from the base to the tip, extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs squamous, slightly pilose; spurs long. Fore wings speckled with black, mostly suffused with brown ; some irregular transverse lines of black lunules; orbicular and reniform marks fawn-colour, speckled ; the latter with a white dot on its outer side; a whitish ’

partly ochraceous subapical streak joining an apical patch of the

same hue; interior border with a white dot near the base, and with an exterior broad fawn-coloured streak which is not speckled;

~ lunules towards the base and towards the exterior margin bordered

with fawn-colour. Hind wings eneous-brown. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. |

Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection.

HaADENA FUSIFASCIATA.

Mas. Cinerea; palpi articulo 30 'conico parvo; thorax vittis duabus nigricantibus ; ; ale antice viridi tincte, nigro stri- gate, lineis nigris deviis albido marginatis, orbiculari et reniformi magnis nigro notatis albido marginatis, la obliqua,

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2a transversa, fimbria albido strigata, margine exteriore sub- flexo ; postice sordide cineree ; quatuor subtus pallide cineree rufescente consperse.

Male. Cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising as high as the vertex; third joint conical, minute. Antenne smooth. Thorax with a blackish stripe on each side. Fore wings tinged with green, streaked with black; a few irregular black whitish- bordered lines; orbicular and reniform marks large, black-marked, whitish-bordered, the first oblique, the second transverse; marginal line black, whitish-bordered ; fringe with whitish streaks ; exterior border slightly bent. Hind wings dingy cinereous, rather obtuse ; exterior border hardly bent. Wings beneath pale cinereous, reddish- speckled ; discal mark blackish. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s collection.

HapDENA MAMESTROIDES.

Fem. Cuinereo-nigra; palpi verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 longi-conico ; ale antice orbiculart et reniformé lineisque tribus flexis atris, linea submarginalt cervina undulata, lituris nonnullis discalibus albidis parvis, punctis tribus costalibus subapicalibus ; postice. fuscescente-cinerea, bast pallide cineree.

Female. Cinereous-black, dingy cinereous beneath. Palpi rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint elongate-conical. Abdomen cinereous, with black crests. Tarsi with white bands. Fore wings with the basal, interior and exterior lines deep black, bent; submarginal line fawn-coloured, undulating; some small white marks near the orbicular and reniform, which are deep black and irregular; costa with three whitish points towards the tip. Hind wings brownish cinereous, pale cinereous towards the base ; under side with a blackish discal lunule, and with an exterior den- tate brown line. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.

South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s collection.

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HapDENA INSTRUCTA.

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Fom. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi sat graciles, oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo superantes, urticulo 30 lanceolato ; ale antice disco et apud marginem extertorem fusco nebulosea, lineis tvibus cinerets nigro marginatis, la 2aque angulosis ; 3a flexa, reniforme cinerea angusta non excavata, lunulis marginalibus nigris ; postice fuscescente-cineree.

Female. Cinereous-brown, brownish cinereous beneath. Palpi jather slender, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex; second joint slightly pilose ; third lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Abdomen brownish cinereous, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings irregularly clouded with — brown in the disk and about the exterior border; three cinereous olack-bordered lines ; first and second lines zigzag ; first very near the base; second antemedial; third forming an angle beyond the reniform mark, which is cinereous, elongated and not excavated ; orbicular cinereous ; a black streak behind these marks connecting the second and third lines; marginal lunules black. Hind wings brownish cinereous. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Cape. From Mr. Trimen’s collection.

HADENA RUBESCENS..,

Mas. Subrufescens; palpi erectt, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; abdomen cinereum, fusco cristatum ; ale antice nigro subconspersa, plaga discali margineque exte- riore suturatiortbus, litura basalt atva undulata, linets duabus nigris interruptis, la subdentata, 2a flexa, lineolis tribus intermedits costalibus, orbiculart et reniformi nigro marginatis, la obliqua elliptica, 2a angusta excavata, linea submarginali cinerea denttculata; postice cinerea, fusco marginate.

Male. Dull reddish, reddish cinereous beneath. Palpi erect, pilose, moderately stout, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. Antenne very minutely setulose. Thorax with a narrow black band on the fore tegule. Abdomen cinereous, brown-crested, extending some- what beyond the hind wings; apical tuft quadrate. Tarsi blackish above; their joints with cinereous tips. Fore wings slightly black-

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speckled, deeper red about the orbicular and reniform marks and along the exterior border; a short deep black undulating mark at the base; two interrupted black lines; first line slightly dentate, on the inner side of the orbicular mark; second bent outward, beyond the reniform mark; three intermediate black lines, which do not extend far from the costa; orbicular and reniform marks black- bordered ; the former oblique, elliptical; the latter narrow, excavated on the outer side; submarginal line cinereous, denticulated ; mar- ginal lunules black. Hind wings cinereous, brown towards the exterior border ; veins brown ; fringe interlined with brown. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Cape. From Mr. Trimen’s collection.

HADENA FICITA.

Fem. Nigricante-cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 conico minimo ; thorax nigro fasciatus ; abdomen cinereum, ertstis quatuor nigricantibus ; ale antice lineola basali nigra albido marginata, linets duabus nigris, 1a e lunulis cinereo marginatis, 2a dentata, litura postica fusiformi nigro marginata strigaque lata discalt cupreo-fuscis, orbiculart et reniformi albido nigrogue marginatis, 12 elliptica, 2a angusta, linea sub- marginali e lituris albidis nigro marginalis ; postice fusce, bast cineree.

Female. Blackish cinereous, dark cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; second joint stout, pilose; third conical, about one-eighth of the length of the second. Fore tegule of the thorax with a narrow black band. Abdomen cinereous, extending rather beyond the hind wings; seg- ments from the first to the fourth with small blackish crests. Legs blackish above ; tibia and tarsi with cinereous bands. Fore wings with an incomplete black whitish-burdered line near the base; two other black lines; first bordered with cinereous on the inner side, composed of four lunules, of which the third has a cupreous-brown fusiform black-bordered mark on its outer side ; second acutely den- tate, beyond the reniform mark ; orbicular and reniform whitish, with blackish cinereous disks and with black borders, converging hind- ward, interrupting a broad cupreous-brown streak ; orbicular ellip- tical ; reniform narrow ; submarginal line composed of small whitish irregularly black-bordered marks ; marginal lunules black; costa with whitish points. Hind wings brown, cinereous towards the

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base ; fringe interlined with a brown festoon. Length of the body 9 lines ; ; of the wings 16 lines. :

a. Cape. From Mr. Trimen’s collection.

HADENA LEONINA.

Fem. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi pubescentes, oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; ale antice eneo tincte, venis albido cons persis, lineis tribus cinereis latis denticulatis indistinctis, linea. submarginali cinerea angulosa, orbiculart et reniforme magnis cinereo marginatis ; postice cineree, subeneo mar- ginate.

Female. Cinereous-brown, smooth, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi pubescent, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Abdomen cinereous, extending a little beyond the “hind wings. Legs stout, hardly pilose; spurs lung, slender. Fore wings with an eneous tinge; veins with some whitish speckles; three broad indis- tinct denticulated cinereous lines; first line very near the base ; second on the inner side of the orbicular; third on the outer side of the reniform ; submarginal line cinereous, zigzag, indistinct, narrower than the others; orbicular and reniform marks large, cinereous-bordered, both deeply notched on the outer side; three cinereous costal points near the tip. Hind wings cinereous, with an geneous tinge towards the exterior border. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft’s collection.

HaDENA CONTRACTA.

Fem. Fusca, cinereo conspersa ; palpi oblique ascendenies, arti- culo 30 conico; thorax nigro fasciatus ; ale antice lituris basalibus nigris, linets duabus nigris cinereo marginatis, strigis submarginalibus nigris, linea basali lineaque submarginale interrupta cinerets, orbicularé et reniformi albido marginatis ; postice cinereo-fusce.

Female. Brown, speckled with cinereous, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint stout, hirsute ; third conical, very minute, not more than one- eighth of the length of the second. Fore tegule of the thorax with a black band, which is curved on each side. Abdomen brownish

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cinereous, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs slightly pilose ; tarsi brown ; tips of their joints pale cinereous. Fore wings with some small black marks near the base, with two irregular cinereous-bordered black lines, with black submarginal streaks and with black marginal lunules ; ‘orbicular and reniform marks large, whitish-bordered; the ae on the outer side of the first line; the latter narrow, on the outer side of the secona line; a cinereous ‘line neat the base, and a slightly undulating cinereous submarginal line, which is interrupted by the black streaks » three pale cinereons points on the exterior part of the costa. Hind wings cinereous- brown. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

Allied to HZ. depulsa, from which it may be distinguished by the dark whitish-bordered orbicular and reniform marks.

a. South Africa. Presented by R. Trimen, Esq.

HapENA SERVILIS.

Mas. Fuscescente-cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 conico; pedes subprlosi, sat graciles; ale antice nigro con- sperse, sat anguste, apice subrotundate, orbiculari et reniformt palldioribus nigro submarginatis, punciis submarginalibus pallidts nigro notatis.

Male. Brownish cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint conical, acute, less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne minutely setulose. Abdomen cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small, elongate. Legs rather slender, slightly pilose. Fore wings rather narrow, black-speckled, slightly rounded at the tips; orbicular and reniform marks paler than the ground hue, incompletely black-bordered ; a row of pale black-marked submar- ginal points. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

Cape. In Mr. Saunders’ collection.

HaDENA OBLIQUA.

Mas. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi suberecti, articulo 30 lanceolato ; antenne glutre; ale antice eneo’suffusa, lineis nonnullis nigricantibus undulatis indistinctis, macula inter orbicularem et reniformem pallide flavescente- -cinerea, linea submarginalt

cinerea angulosa, reniformi nigricante ; postice albe, subhya-

line, margine exteriore subeneo.

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Male. Cinereous-brown, reddish cinereous beneath. Palpi moderately stout, nearly erect, not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint lanceolate, with a blackish band on the outer side; third

_ less than half the length of the second. Antenne smooth. Abdo-

men cinereous, extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft elongate. Fore wings with an eneous tinge ; some indistinct undu- lating blackish lines ; a pale yellowish cinereous spot adjoining the inner side of the reniform mark, which is mostly blackish ; submar- ginal line cinereous, zigzag ; marginal points black ; three whitish costal points near the tip. Hind wings white, iridescent, slightly hyaline, with an eneous tinge along the exterior border. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Shanghai. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

. HADENA SEMIFASCIA.

Mas. Cervina ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes,

| articulo 30 longi-conico; thoracis tequle apices versus nigri- cante consperse ; abdomen cristis duabus basalibus magnis ; ale antice lineis duabus nigricantibus basalibus indetermin- alts, linets sex fuscis dentatis indistinctis, fascia media obscure fusca antice dilatata, orbicularem et reniformem magnas cinereas includente, annulo posteriore nigro interrupto ; postice cinerea.

Male. Fawn-colour, dingy cinereous beneath. Palpi stout, pilose, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex, mostly brown on the outer side; third joint elongate-conical, about one- third of the length of the second. Antenne stout, setulose. Tegule of the thorax blackish-speckled towards their tips. Abdomen ex- tending somewhat beyond the hind wings; first and second seg-

‘Segments with large crests; apical tuft large, quadrate. Femora

fringed. Fore wings with two very incomplete blackish lines near the base, and with six indistinct dentate brown lines, of which two are on the inner side and four on the outer side of the middle band: the latter is dark brown, cinereous-bordered, dilated in front and contains the orbicular and reniform marks, which are large, cinereous, and converge towards each other; an incomplete black ringlet behind the orbicular; reniform hardly excavated; four blackish costal dots and three exterior pale cinereous costal points ; marginal lunules blackish. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 7% lines ; of the wings 16 lines.

a, South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq.

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HavENA MEGASTIGMA.

Mas. Obscure viridis; palpi nigricantes; abdomen fuscum, lateribus dense pilosis; ale lunulis marginalibus nigris ; antice linets duabus e lunulis nigris, lituris basalibus, plaga discalt lineaque submarginali angulosa pallide viridibus ; postice cupreo-fusce, spatio basalt poslico cinereo,

Male. Dark green, mostly brown beneath. Proboscis brown. Palpi blackish, stout, pilose, erect, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint elongate-conical, less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne minutely ‘setulose. Abdomen brown, thickly pilose along each side, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft of moderate size. Wings with black marginal lunules. Fore wings with two black transverse lines com- posed of lunules, the second undulating; some marks at the base and along the interior border, a zigzag submarginal line, and a large patch in the disk pale green ; the patch is composed of the orbicular and reniform marks, of a streak which connects them, and of a transverse hinder streak. Hind wings cupreous-brown ; hind part cinereous towards the base. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson’s collection.

HapDENA LATIPENNIS.

Fem. Fusca, cinereo conspersa; palpi albidi, pubeseentes, nigro consperst, articulo 30 lanceolato ; ale antice late, sub- acuta, chalybeo tincte, spatio exteriore cervino, lineis tribus angulosis indistinctts obscure fuscis, linea submarginalt cinerea angulosa, lunults marginalibus nigris cinereo mar- ginatis, orbiculart et rentformt magnis, margine exteriore recto ; postice fimbria albida. |

Female. Brown, smooth, cinereous-speckled, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi whitish, pubescent, black-speckled, obliquely as- cending, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, full half the length of the second. Abdomen brownish cinereous, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Femora densely fringed ; one of the apical spurs more than twice the length of the other. Wings broad. Fore wings slightly acute, chalybeous-tinged ; space

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beyond the reniform partly fawn-colour; three zigzag indistinct dark brown lines?; first line on the inner side of the orbicular; second between the orbicular and the reniform; third beyond the

reniform, much interrupted, joining the second near the interior

border; submarginal line cinereous, zigzag; marginal lunules black, cinereous-bordered ; three cinereous costal points towards the tip ; orbicular and reniform large, incompletely bordered with dark brown, the latter excavated on the outer side; exterior border

‘straight, slightly oblique. Hind wings a little paler ; fringe whitish

except at the base; under side brown-speckled, with a brown dot in the disk and with two exterior denticulated brown lines. Lena

of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton.

HADENA RUPTISTRIGA.

Mas fuscescens ; palpi erecti, pubescentes, verticem superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato; ale antice purpurascente chalybeo sublincte, nigricante consperse, lineis nonnullis fuscis dentutis indeterminatis, linea exteriore fusca magis de- terminata ex parte duplicata striga discali lata nigra, or- biculari et reniformi magnis obliquis cinereo marginatts ; poslice cinerea.

Male. Brownish, cinereous beneath. Palpi erect, pubescent, rising much higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, more than half the length of the second. Antenne setose. Abdomen cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very small. Legs hardly pilose; tarsi blackish, their joints with cinereous tips. Fore wings blackish-speckled, with a slight purplish chalybeous tinge; five or six indistinct incomplete dentate brown lines; a more exterior distinct and complete brown line which is partly double ; marginal lunules brown ; a broad black streak interrupted by the orbicular mark and extending to the reniform; orbicular and reniform large, oblique, with cinereous borders, the latter slightly excavated on the outer side. Hind wings cinereous.

Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a, Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton.

HaDENA SPARGENS.

Fem. Cinereo-fusca; palpi sat graciles, oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; ale antice

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lineis tribus e lunulis fuscis cinereo marginatis, punctis ex- tertoribus albts, linea submarginali cinerea angulosa, orbicu- lari reniformi venisque albo conspersis; postice cinerea, fascia marginali fusca lata diffusa.

Female. Cinereous-brown, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi rather slender, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, half the length of the second. Ab- domen cinereous, extending a little beyond “the hind wings. Fore

wings with three lines composed ‘of brown cinereous-bordered | lunules ; first line very near the base; second on the inner side of the oblique orbicular mark ; third on the outer side of the reniform, | accompanied along its outer side by white points; orbicular and | reniform marks and veins speckled with white; submarginal line cinereous, zigzag, indistinct ; marginal points blackish, incompletely bordered with white. Hind wings cinereous, with a broad brown j} diffuse marginal band. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings | 18 lines.

a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk’s collection.

HapENA FUNESTA.

Fem. Murina ; palpi sat graciles, pubescentes, erecti, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; ale antice lineis | quingue nigricantibus undulatis cinereo marginatis, linea | submarginali cinerea angulosa, orbiculari et reniformi cinereis | magnis nigro marginatis, hac strigam nigram interrumpente ; | postice cinerea, fusco marginate.

Female. Mouse-colour, cinereous beneath. Palpi pubescent, | erect, rather slender, rising a little higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Legs mouse- colour; tips of the tarsal joints pale cinereous. Fore wings acute, | with five blackish undulating cinereous-bordered lines, of which the | fourth is contiguous to the outer side of the orbicular mark; fifth beyond the reniform mark ; submarginal line cinereous, zigzag; or- | bicular and reniform marks large, cinereous, black-bordered ; a black streak proceeding from the outer side of the orbicular mark and | interrupted by the reniform. Hind wings cinereous, with a brown | marginal band. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 | lines. |

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

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HapDENA MARGINALIS.

Fem. Ferrugineo-fusca ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 minimo ; thorax albido conspersus, lineis duabus transversis fuscis; ale antice nigro consperse, lineis tribus nigris angulosis duplicatis, orbiculari e puncto albo, reniformi pallide ' testacea postice attenuata, strigis exterioribus atris, fascia submarginali pallide testacea nigricante nebulosa ; postice @neo-fusee.

Female. Ferruginous-brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; second joint pilose ; third conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the

‘second. Thorax with two transverse undulating dark brown lines and with some whitish speckles. Abdomen brownish cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, hirsute. | Fore wings with black speckles and with three double zigzag black lines; first line very near base; second on the inner side of the -orbicular mark, which is represented by a white black-bordered point; third beyond the reniform, which 1s pale testaceous, and is obliquely attenuated hindward; some exterior deep black streaks which join a pale testaceous blackish-clouded marginal band; mar- ginal points black. Hind wings zneous-brown; fringe cinereous, interlined with brown. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. |

a, Tasmania. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

HADENA ALBIPALPIS.

Mas. Cinerea, ferrugineo nigroque conspersa; caput nigro fasct- atum, antice albidum ; palpi albidi, erecti, extus nigrt, articulo 30 lanceolato; ale antice late, lineis tribus nigricantibus duplicatis angulosis, spatio exteriore eneo-fusco, linea sub- marginali nigricante denticulata, lunulis marginalibus atris, orbiculari et reniformi indeterminatis ; postice enee,

Male. Cinereous, speckled with ferruginous and with black, whitish beneath. Head with a black band, whitish in front. Palpi whitish, nearly erect, mostly black on the outer side, rising a little | higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, about half the length

(of the second. Antenne minutely setulose. Abdomen cinereous,

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extending a little beyond the hind wings. Tibiz and tarsi blackish | above ; joints of the latter with whitish tips. Wings broad. Fore | wings with three blackish double zigzag lines; space mostly eneous-brown between the second line and the submarginal line, which is blackish and denticulated ; orbicular and reniform marks indeterminate ; marginal lunules deep biack ; exterior border hardly oblique. Hind wings neous ; under side whitish, with a blackish discal lunule and a broad blackish marginal band, which is much narrower towards the interior angle. Length of the body Y lines; of the wings 20 lines. .

a. Moreton Bay. [rom Mr. Diggles’ collection.

HADENA PLUSIATA.

Mas. Glaucescente-fusca; palpi erecti, pallide cineret, articulo 20 basi nigro, 30 conico; thorax nigro fasciatus ; ale antice lituris nonnullis parvis ferrugineis, lineis quatuor nigris, la 2a 3aque duplicatis angulosis, 4a vie undulata, spatio mar- ginalt pallidiore nigro strigata, orbiculart e gutta ochracea nigro marginata, reniformt ochracea argenteo-albo notata pos- lice attenuata; postice eneo-fusce.

Male. Brown, with a glaucous tinge, dark cinereous beneath. Palpi pale cinereous, stout, erect, not rising so high as the vertex ; second joint black towards the base; third conical, very minute, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Antenne minutely crenulated and pubescent. Fore tegule cf the thorax with a black band, which is curved on each side. Abdomen brownish cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Femora and tibie densely pilose ; joints of the tarsi brown, with pale cinereous tips. | Fore wings with some small ferruginous marks and with four black lines ; first, second and third lines double, zigzag; first basal, not extending to the interior border ; fourth hardly undulating, diffuse and accompanied by black streaks on the inner side ; space between the fourth line and the exterior border paler than the ground hue — of the wing; marginal points black; orbicular mark forming a small ochraceous black-bordered dot ; reniform ochraceous, tapering hindward, more or less marked with silvery white. Hind wings | eneous-brown ; fringe pale cinereous. Length of the body 8 lines; — of the wings 18 lines. ‘|

a,b. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

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HaADENA FIGURATA.

| Mas. Flavescens ; palpi fusci, erectt, articulo 30 conico ; thoracis tegule cervino marginale ; abdomen cinereum, cristis tribus flavescentibus; ale margine exteriore subdentato; antice : fusce, nigro consperse, vix acute, basi flavescentes, linets Pe quatuor nigris dentatis, 3a 4aque cinereo marginatis postice | contiguts, playa magna ramosa lineaque submarginali augulosa | flavescentibus ; postice albide, gutta margineque latissimo | Suscis. | Male. Yellowish, cinereous beneath. Palpi brown, erect, | whitish beneath, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint ' conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne very minutely pubescent.. Tegule of the thorax bordered with fawn-colour. Abdomen cinereous, with three yellowish crests | towards the base, extending rather beyond the hind wings. Femora and tibie with rather long hairs. Wivgs with the exterior border very slightly festooned. Fore wings brown, black-speckled, hardly acute, yellowish towards the base, with four dentate transverse | black lines ; first and second lines near the base; third and fourth | cinereous-bordered, contiguous hindward, containing between them .a large branched yellowish patch, of which the orbicular and reni- | form marks form part ; submarginal line yellowish, zigzag, irregular ; | marginal lunules brown, yellowish-bordered. Hind wings whitish, I

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with a brown discal dot and a very broad brown border, Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

In Mr. Norris’s collection.

Genus ERANA, C. L. H. xi. 605. ERANA VIGENS.

Mas. Viridis, fusco conspersa; palpi subascendentes, articulo 20 fimbriato, 30 conico; antenne setulose ; thorax fusco fas- ciatus ; abdomen pallide cervinum, segmentis posterioribus nigricante marginatis ; ale lineis quatuor obliquis pallidiori- bus nigricante submarginatis, reniformi pallidiore postice attenuata ; postice rufescentes, margine extertore antico sub- viridescente.

| Male. Green, brown-speckled, cinereous beneath. Palpi

) slightly ascending, extending rather beyond the head; second joint

‘fringed beneath; third conical, not more than one-fourth of the

dength of the second. Antenne minutely setulose. Thorax with a

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slender brown band on the fore tegule. Abdomen pale fawn- colour, extending much beyond the hind wings; fore borders of the fourth and following segments blackish ; apical tuftand appendages

large. Fore wings with four irregular paler oblique partly blackish- |

bordered lines ; reniform mark paler, oblique, attenuated hindward ;

marginal lunules pale green, black-bordered on the outer side; four | white points on the exterior part of the costa. Hind wings reddish; | fore part of the exterior border tinged with green, including a | whitish festooned line. Lengthof the body 9 lines; of the wings |

18 lines.

Closely allied to &. graminosa, but the abdomen is not crested. _

a, Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

ERANA PLENA.

Mas. Viridis; antenne subpectinate; abdomen fuscum; ale | antice nigro nebulose, lineis nonnullis nigris denticulatis, orbiculari et reniformi pallide rufescente viridibus nigro mar- |

inalis; postice fusce, fimbria cinerea fusco interlineata. 9g > p ;

Male. Green, cinereous beneath. Palpi hardly extending | beyond the head; second joint densely pilose ; third conical, less |

than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne rather long, slightly pectinated, except towards the tips. Abdomen brown, ex-

tending rather beyond the hind wings; apical tuft of moderate | size. Femora and tibia densely pilose; tarsi with black bands. | Fore wings partly black-shaded, with several denticulated transverse | black lines; orbicular and reniform marks large, pale green, black- | bordered, slightly tinged with red, of the usual form; some pale | cinereous points on the exterior part of the costa; marginal points | black. Hind wings brown; fringe cinereous, interlined with | brown; under side with a brown discal spot. Length of. the body |

8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

; Genus TEPHRIAS. Tephrias, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 170.

TEPHRIAS PLUMIPES,. plumipes, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 170, Caffraria. |

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA.

Genus ANCARA, C. L. H. xv. 1714.

ANCARA PUNCTIPLAGA.

punctiplaga, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 191.

Borneo.

Genus OBANA. .

| Obana, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 190.

. OBANA PULCHRILINEA. pulchrilinea, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vi. 190. Borneo. |

Genus DATA. Data, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 191.

Data THALPOPHILOIDES. thalpophiloides, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc, vi. 192. Borneo.

Genus BARASA. Barasa, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 192.

BARASA ACRONYCTOIDES. acronyctoides, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 192.

Borneo.

Genus CH DESA.

| Caedesa, Wilk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 193.

CZDESA AGROPOIDES,

-agropoides, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 193.

Borneo.

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) Genus SERIA. Seria, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 193.

SERIA CYATHICORNIS. eyathicornis, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 194.

Borneo. Genus NEBRISSA. Nebrissa, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 194.

N EBRISSA BIMACULA. bimacula, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soe. vi. 194. Borneo.

Genus SARBANISSA,

Mas. Corpus leve, sat gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves, sat graciles, oblique ascendentes; articulus 3us conicus. Antenne — glabre, graciles. Abdomen subattenuatum, alas posticas vix superans; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes graciles, longiusculi, subpilosi; tibie postice calcaribus quatuor longis, Ale anticz long, apice subrotundate, margine exteriore subconvexo sat obliquo.

Male. Body smooth, rather slender. Proboscis short. Palpi rather slender, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint conical, less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne smooth, slender. Abdomen tapering from the base to the ~ lip, hardly extending beyond ‘the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs slender, rather long, slightly pilose ; hind tibiae with four long _ slender spurs. Wings long. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips; exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique; second in- ferior vein nearer to the third than the first ; fourth remote.

Allied to Polysphlenis, from which it may be distinguished by the structure and great length of the fore wings. |

SARBANISSA INSOCIA.

Mas. Obscure ferrugineo-fusca, subtus lutea; abdomen luteum, maculis dorsalibus nigris ; ale antice cinereo-cervine, vitta

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postica latissima orbiculari, reniformi strigaque subapicali lata arcuata obscure ferrugineo-fuscis ; postice lutea, gutta discalt fasciaque submarginali excavata abbreviata nigris.

Male. Dark ferruginous-brown, luteous beneath. Abdomen luteous, with a black sput on each segment. Fore wings cinereous fawn-colour; a very broad dark ferruginous-brown stripe along the interior border, including an oblong dark cinereous spot; orbicular and reniform marks large, dark ferruginous-brown, cinereous- bordered ; a broad curved vblique subapical streak of the same hue.

' Hind wings luteous, with a black discal dot and a black excavated abbreviated submarginal baud. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 24 lines.

Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson’s collection.

Genus ARIATHISA.

Mas. Corpus crassum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi validi, pubescentes, oblique ascendentes, caput non superantes; articulus Sus conicus, minimus. Antenne robuste, subsetulose. Abdomen alas posticas superans, fasciculis duobus basi lateralibus incurvis ; fasciculus apicalis brevissimus. Pedes validi, pilosi; tibiz pustice calcaribus quatuor elougatis. Ali antice apice subrotundate, mar- gine exteriore convexo vix obliquo.

Male. Body very stout. Proboscis short. Palpi obliquely ascending, stout, pubescent, not rising so high as the vertex ; third - joint conical, very minute, less than one-eighth of the length of the second. Antenne stout, very minutely setulose. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very short. Legs stout ; femora and tibiz pilose; hind tibie with four long slender spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fure wings slightly rounded at the tips; exterior border convex, hardly oblique.

| The broad short palpi and the lateral tufts at the base of the | abdomen distinguish this genus from the other Hadenide.

ARIATHISA ATROSIGNATA.

Mas. Cinerea ; caput cervinum; palpi nigri, subtus apiceque albidi; abdomen basi apiceque cervinum ; ale antice eneo-fusce, fasctis duabus cinereis nitentibus, lineis duabus nigricantibus denticu- latis, litura media excavata atra, lituris tribus costalibus punc- tisque marginalibus nigris, linea submarginali nigricante angulosa, macula apicali cinerea; postice cinerea, subeneo marginate.

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Male. Cinereous. Head fawn-colour above. Proboscis pale tawny. Palpi black, whitish beneath and towards the tips. An- tenne black. Abdomen fawn-colour at the base and at the tip. Tarsi black ; joints with whitish tips. \ Fore wings eneous-brown, with two shining cinereous bands, each of which contains a slight blackish denticulated line; a large irregular deep black mark between the bands, excavated in front; three transverse black costal marks; first near the base, longer than the second and than the third, which are opposite the mark in the disk; submarginal line blackish, zigzag; marginal points black, transversely elongated ; fringe and an apical spot shining cinereous. Hind wings cinereous, tinged with eneous on the veins ‘and about the border. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection.

Genus LOCHIA.

Fem. Corpus robustum, leve. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi erecti, verticem paullo superantes ; articulus 2us brevi-pilosus ; 3us lanceolatus, 21 dimidio non brevior. Antenne graciles. Abdomen attepuatum, alas posticas superans. Pedes leves; calcaria longa, gracilia. Alx antice latiuscule, apice subrotundate, margine exteriore subobliquo, cysta discali antemedia.

Female. Body stout, smooth. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi erect, rising a little higher than the vertex; second joint clothed with short thick-set hairs ; third lanceolate, full half the length of the second. Antenne slender. Abdomen tapering from the base to the tip, extending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth ; spurs long and slender. Wings rather broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips; exterior border very slightly oblique ; an excavation in the disk before the middle corresponding to a valve on the under side.

LocHIA APICALIS.

Fem. Chalybeo-fusca; ale untice rufescente subvaria, linets guatuor alris angulosis, 3a 4aque postice approximatis, punctis marginalibus albidis parvis, macula apicali albida, reniforme magna nigro albidoque marginata ; postice eneo- fusca,

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Female. Chalybeous-brown, yellowish cinereous beneath. Abdomen brownish cinereous. Fore wings here and there with a reddish tinge; four deep black zigzag lines; first near the base ; second antemedial ; third interrupted by the reniform mark, behind which it is approximate to the fourth; a row of whitish minute marginal points ; three whitish points towards the tip of the costa,

where there is a whitish spot; reniform mark large, bordered with

black and with whitish, of the usualishape. Hind wings eneous- brown. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a,b. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection. e. Australia.

Fam. XYLINIDA, C. L. A. xi. 610. Genus CLOANTHA, C. L. H. xi. 613. CLOANTHA INTERMEDIATA. intermediata, Bremer, Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. iii. 578. Amoor Region.

Genus XYLINA, C. Z. H. xi. 622.

XYLINA RUFESCENS. rufescens, Motsch. Etudes Ent. 1859, f. 4. X. somniculosa, var. ?’

XYLINA CALIDA. calida, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 195. Borneo. XYLINA LATIVITTA. lativitta, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 195.

Borneo.

XYLINA PERVERSA. perversa, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 195. Borneo. gis:

roe CATALOGUE OF

XYLINA INDETERMINATA.

Fem. Cuinerea; palpi fusci, vie ascendentes, articulo 30 longi- conico; antenneé setulosé; thoracis teyule antice albide,

atro marginate ; ale antice nigricantes, linets tribus angulosts

atris, punctis submarginalibus atris cinereo notatis, orbiculari cinerea magna atro marginata, renifurmi flavescente-cinerea vie excavata atro marginata annulum ochraceum includente ; posttce eneo-cinerea.

Female. Cinereous. Palpi dark brown, hardly ascending, ex- tending somewhat beyond the head ; second juint clothed with short hairs; third elongate-conical, not more than une-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne setulose. Fore tegule@ of the thorax whitish, bordered with deep black. Abdomen exteuding very little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings blackish, with three zigzag deep black lines ; first line near the base ; second on the inner side of the orbicular mark ; third on the outer side of the reniform mark ; a row of deep black cinereous-marked submarginal points ; marginal festoon deep black ; orbicular mark large, cinereous, bordered with deep black; reniform yellowish cinereous, hardly excavated, bor- dered with deep black, and containing an ochraceous ringlet. Hind Wiugs snmevus-cinereous ; marginal festoon brown; fringe pale cinereous. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Vancouver's Island. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Hawkins.

XYLINA DETRECTA.

Mas. Cinereo-cervina; palpi pubescentes, erecti, articulo 30 lan- ceolato; ale@ antice éneo suffuse, fusco subconsperse, lineis guatuor fuscis dentatis indistinctis, lineis duabus exterioribus e punctis elongatis fuscis, linea submarginali fuscescente angu- losa, reniformi indeterminata ; postice eneo-cineree.

Male. Cinereous fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Palpi pubescent, erect, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lan- ceolate, nearly half the length of the second. Antenne minutely setulose. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Fore wings eneous-tinged, with some brown speckles, and with four indistinct dentate brown lines; reniform mark indeterminate, between the second and third lines; two lines of elongated brown points between the fourth line and the brownish

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zigzag submarginal line. Hind wings zneous-cinereous. Length of the body 74—8 lines; of the wings 15—16 lines.

a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson’s collection.

6. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection.

XYLINA DEFLEXA. |

Fem. Pallide cervina; palpi erecti, articulo 30 longt-conico ; ale antice dimidio postico margineque exteriore ochraceis, lineis duabus nigricantibus undulatis denticulatis diffusis in- distinctis aut subobsoletis, punctis apud linearum margines albidis, orbiculart et reniformi subobsoletis, macula pallide testacea maculaque nigra posticis connexis ; postice fuscescente marginate. |

Female. Pale fawn-colour. Abdomen, hind wings and under

side cinereous. Palpi vertical; third joint elongate-conical, less

than half the length of the second. Fore wings ochraceous on more or less of the hind half and along the exierior border, except at the tips; lines blackish, undulating, denticulated, accompanied by some whitish points, diffuse, indistinct, sometimes almost obsolete; submarginal line forming an obtuse angle outward in front ; marginal points black; orbicular and reniform marks almost obsolete, the latter having behind it a pale testaceous spot, which on its outer side joins a black spot of equal size; a pale cinereous line along the interior border and a blackish tinge by the interior angle. Hind wings brownish towards the exterior border; fringe testaceous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.

Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection.

XYLINA ? INCHOANS.

Fem. Albido-cinerea; palpi suberectt, articulo 30 lineari 20

; vie breviore ; antenne subfasciculate ; ale antice nigro sub-

conspers@, lineis duabus nigricantibus denticulatis, la inter-

ryuplta, 2a flexa, linea submarginali fusca denticulata valde

diffusa, macula magna discali alba, orbiculart et reniformi

subobsoletis; pustice albide, semihyaline, fuscescente mar- ginate.

Female. Whitish cinereous. Body slightly shaded with pale

brown. Palpi almost vertical; third joint linear, conical at the tip,

almost as long as the second. Antenne stout, with minute tufts of

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hairs. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Tibie and tarsi brown; the joints of the latter with white tips. Fore wings slightly and minutely speckled with black; the interior and exterior lines blackish, denticulated, the former incomplete, the latter bent outward in the middle; submarginal line brown, den- ticulated, very diffuse ; marginal dots brown ; orbicular and reniform marks almost obsolete; a large white discal spot; under side wit a tuft of long blackish hairs, which are pale towards the base. Hind wings whitish, semihyaline, brownish towards the exterior border. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 13 lines.

Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection.

XYLINA SEPARATA.

Fem. Cinerea; palpi leves, sat graciles, ascendentes, subarcuatt, articulo 20 extus fusco, 30 conico; thoracis tegule postice rufescentes ; abdomen basi bicristatum ; ale antice rufescente nebulose, lineis duabus fuscis dentatis indistinctis, rentforma nigricante submarginata, guttts duabus playisque duabus ex- terioribus costalibus nigricantibus ; postice subaenee.

Female. Cinereous. Hind tegule of the thorax reddish. Palpi smooth, rather slender, slightly curved, ascending as high as the vertex ; second joint mostly dark brown on the outer side ; third conical, about one-sixth of the length of the second. Antenne stout, dark brown. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, with two small dark brown crests near the base, and with slight tufts along each side. Legs stout, nearly smooth, mostly brown; tips of the joints of the tarsi whitish. Fore wings hardly acute, partly clouded with reddish; two indistinct dentate brown lines ; first line before the middle; secoud beyond the reniform mark which is incompletely blackish-bordered ; two blackish costal dots near the base and two exterior blackish irregularly triangular costal patches; exterior border convex, moderately oblique. - Hind wings tinged with eneous. Length of the body 7} lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. North Hindostan. From Capt. Boys’ collection.

XYLINA COLLARIS.

Fem. Nigra, subtus cinerea ; palpi erecti, articulo 30 minimo ; thoracis tegule pallide cineree, antice ferruginee; abdomen

ba diese

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. To.

cinereum ; ale antice puncto basalt albo, linets duabus atris dentatis indistinctis, reniformi albido-testacea postice at- tenuata ; postice cinerea.

Female. Black, stout, cinereous beneath. Palpi cinereous beneath, applied to the head, not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint very small. Thorax with pale cinereous fore tegule, which are ferruginous along the fore border. Abdomen cinereous, extend- ing a little beyond the bind wings. Legs stout; femora and tibie pilose. Fore wings with a white point in the disk near the base ; reniform mark whitish testaceous, rather small, attenuated hindward ; two indistinct dentate deep black lines ; one at half the distance between the point and the reniform, the other adjoining the outer side of the reniform. Hind wings cinereous, paler towards the base beneath, where there is a black lunule in the disk. Length of the body 8 lines ; ; of the wings 20 lines.

a,b. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

XYLINA STIPATA.

Fem. Cinereo-cervina; fasciculus frontalis porrectus, nigro bilineatus ; palpt oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 lineart basi fusco ; thorax nigro bifasctatus, teguiis posticis longis fuscis ; abdomen cristis quatuor parvis nigricantibus ; ale elongate ; margine exteriore subdentato ; antice e bast usque ad rent- formem fusce, costa cinereo-cervina guitis obliquis fuscis, lineis duabus fuscis undulatis cinereo marginatis postice re- tractis, linea exterivre fusca dentata duplicata, lineis duabus adhuc exterioribus e puncits elongatis, fascia marginali fusca incisa cinereo pullido marginata, annulo postico nigricante, orbiculart e striga fustformi albida cervino interlineata, reniformt cinereo-cervino submarginata strigam albidam in- cludente ; posticé eneo-fusce.

ip enaté. Wood-colour or cinereous fawn-colour. Frontal tuft prominent, with a black line on each side. Palpi obliquely ascend- ing, not rising higher than the vertex ; second joint fringed; third linear, brown at the base, about half the length of the second. An- tenn setose. Fore teoule of the thorax with two black bands; hind tegule long, mostly brown. Abdomen with foursmall blackish crests, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; under side with three incomplete rows of black dots. Wings elongate; exterior

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border slightly dentate. Fore wings mostly brown from the base to the reniform mark, except along the costa; the latter with oblique brown dots and with three exterior pale cinereous points; two undulating brown cinereous-bordered lines, much retracted towards the interior border, the outer one connected with a blackish ringlet which is behind the orbicular mark ; a double oblique dentate brown line, contiguous to the outer side of the reniform mark; two ex- terior lines of elongated black points on the veins; marginal band brown, bordered with pale cinereous on the inner side, with two deep acute notches; marginal lunules black; orbicular mark form- ing an oblique fusiform whitish streak, which contains a fawn- coloured line ; reniform of the usual shape, incompletely bordered with cinereous fawn-colour and containing a transverse whitish mark, Hind wings eneous-brown; fringe cinereous-bordered. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 24 lines.

a, 6. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

XYLINA TURBIDA:

Mas. Cinerea; palpi porrecti, articulo dense fimbriato, 30 lanceolato; tegule antice nigro fuscoque fasciate, postice nigro marginate ; ale aniice nigricante nebulosa, striga basali nigra, lineis duabus albidis undulatis nigro marginatis, orbiculari et reniformi magnis nigro marginatis, linea sub- marginalt albida denticulata, costa nigro guttata ; postice fusce. ;

Male. Cinereous, dingy beneath. Palpi porrect, extending rather beyond the head ; second joint thickly fringed beneath ; third lanceolate, not more than one-third of the length of the -gecond. Antenne minutely setose. Thorax with a brown black- bordered band on the fore tegulez ; hind tegule bordered with black. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs brown above; tips of the tarsal joints whitish. Fore wings with a blackish cloud, which extends from near the base to beyond the reniform mark; another blackish cloud along the ex- terior border, containing the denticulate whitish submarginal line ; a black longitudinal streak extending from the base ; two whitish undulating black-bordered lines, one between the streak and the orbicular mark, the other beyond the reniform; orbicular and reniform marks large, black-bordered ; the former oblique, oval;

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the latter excavated on its outer side, containing part of the blackish cloud ; marginal lunules brown; costa with black dots and with three exterior white points ; fringe interlined with brown. Hind wings brown, with a darker marginal line. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

XYLINA VEXATA.,

Mas. Cinereo-cervina ; palpi subascendentes, extus nigri, articulo 30 longi-conico ; antenne subpectinate, apices versus sim- plices ; thorax fascia arcuata nigra; abdomen apicem versus attenuatum, alas posticas dimidio superans, fasciculo apicalt minimo ; femora dense fimbriata ; ale antice anguste ; plaga discala fasctaque submarginali nigricantibus, striga basalt annulogue postico interrupto nigris, orbiculari et rentforms magnis nigro submarginatis, linea submarginali cinerea sub- denticulata, venis marginem versus nigris ; pees fuscescenies, fimbria cinerea.

Male. Cinereous fawn-colour, more cinereous beneath. Head with a narrow interrupted blackish band in front of the antenne. Palpi slightly ascending, extending a little beyond the head ; second joint stout, pilose, partly black on the outer side; third elongate- conical, hardly one-third of the length of the second. Antenne slightly pectinated for two-thirds of the length. Thorax with a black arched band on the fore tegule. Abdomen attenuated towards the tip, extending for half its length beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very small. Femora densely fringed. Wings elongate. Fore wings narrow, hardly acute; discal patch and an incomplete sub- marginal band blackish, the former partly including the orbicular and reniform marks; a black streak proceeding from the base; orbicular and reniform marks large, incompletely black-bordered ; an incomplete black ringlet behind the former; a slightly den- ticulated cinereous submarginal line intersecting the band and in- tersected by the veins which there are black; marginal points black, elongated; some blackish costal dots, and three exterior whitish costal points. Hind wings brownish; fringe cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 19 lines.

| Closely allied to X. turbida from which it may be distinguished by its more elongated fore wings.

a. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection. F

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756 CATALOGUE OF

XYLINA DEFIGURATA.

Fem. Cinereo-fusca; caput et thorax anticus obseure fusca ;

ee

palpi subochracei, fimbriati, extus nigri, oblique ascendentes, —

verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 longi-eanico ; abdomen apice ochraceum; ale antice elongate, eneo-tincte, liners nonnullis e lunulis fuscis indistinctis, orbiculari et reniformr Susco submarginatis.

_. Female. Cinereous-brown. Head and fore tegule of the thorax dark brown. Palpi dull ochraceous, fringed beneath, ob- liquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; second joint mostly black on the outer side; third elongate-conical, about one-third of the length of the second. Abdomen brownish-cinereous, extending rather beyond. the hind wings ; apical tuft ochraceous. Wings shining, tinged with eneons. Fore wings with some indis- tinct brown lines composed of lunules ; orbicular and reniform marks indistinctly brown-bordered. Hind wings a little more cinereous than the fore wings. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 22 lines.

a. Auckland, New Zealand. Frou Mr. Oxley’s collection.

XYLINA ATRISTRIGA.

Mas. Ferrugineo-rufa; palpi vix ascendentes, articulo 20 fim- briato, 30 longi-conico ; thorax fascia obscuriore cinereo marginata; ale antice vitta costal cana, striga basalt nigra, orbiculart et reniformi ferrugineo submarginatis, linea exte- riore e punctis venarum nigricantibus ; postice ane, fimbria pallidiore albido marginata.

Male, FF erruginous-red. Palpi very slightly ascending, ex- tending a little beyond the head; second joint fringed beneath; third elongate-conical, full one- fourth of the length of the second. Antenne setose. Fore tegule of the thorax with a slender dark cinereous-bordered band. Abdomen cinereous, witha tinge of fawn- colour, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with a hoary irregular costal stripe, which extends from the base to five- sixths of the length, and partly contains the incompletely ferru- ginous-bordered orbicular and reniform marks; a black streak proceeding from the base and ending behind the inner end of the orbicular mark, which is not oblique; a row of blackish points on

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the veins at half the distance between the reniform mark and the exterior border, which is slightly ublique. Hind wings eneous ;

fringe paler, edged with whitish. Length of the body 9 lines; of _ the wings 22 lines.

a, 6. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr, Oxley’s collection.

XYLINA CANESCENS.

Mas. Cana; palpi subangulati, articulo 20 basi nigricante, 30 lineari ; thorax nigro fasciatus et conspersus ; tibie@ anteriores latissime fimbriate ; ale antice cinereo obscure nebulosa, leneis tribus nigris angulosis cano marginatis, strigis submar- ginalibus nigris, orbiculart et reniformt canis magnis nigro marginatis, annulo postico nigro fusiformt ; postice cinerea, subhyaiine, fusco late marginate.

Mole. Hoary, whitish beneath. Palpi stout; second joint obliquely ascending, fringed beneath, blackish towards the base; third linear, porrect, obtuse, shorter and more slender than the second. Antenne minutely setulose. Thorax black-speckled, with a black band near the fore border. Abdomen paler than than the thorax, extending rather beyond the hind wings. Anterior tibie with an extremely long fringe. Fore wings partly shaded with dark cinereous ; three black zigzag hoary-bordered lines; first and second between the base and the orbicular mark; third beyond the reni- form; submarginal streaks and marginal points black; orbicular and reniform marks large, hoary black-bordered ; a fusiform black ringlet behind the former. Hind wings cinereous, slightly hyaline and iridescent, with a broad brown marginal band, which is attenu- ated towards the interior angle. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

4, b. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection.

XYLINA TERMINALIS.

Mas. Pallide cervina ; untenne serrate, basi subpectinate; ale antice fascia media lata fusco nebulosa intus excavata pune- tum fuscum pallido marginatum includente, fascia extertore pallida subundulata lineam fuscam ineludente, fascits duabus ‘adhue exterioribus nigris dentatis, 2a interrupta, lunulis intermediis nigris.

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Male. Pale fawn-colour, darker beneath. Antenne minutely pectinated towards the base, minutely serrated from thence to the tips. Fore wings with a broad brown-shaded middie band, which

contains a brown pale-bordered point and is much excavated on its Inner side; on the outer side it is limited by a slender pale outward- curved slightly undulating band, which contains a brown line; two exterior irregular dentate black bands, of which the second is widely interrupted and joins the exterior border; a row of black lunules between these bands. Hind wings darker than the fore wings ;

fringe cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 20 lines. |

In Mr. Norris’s collection.

XYLINA AMPLA,

Fem. Rufescente-cinerea; palpi fusci, pilost, oblique ascendentes, apice cineret, articulo 30 conico ; ale antice late, vix acute, costa basalt albido-cinerea, lineis tribus fuscis anyulosis cinereo marginatis, orbiculart et reniformi albido-cinereis, striga lata nigricante orbicularem includente, linea basalt angulosa nigricante ; postice eneo-cineree.

Female. Reddish cinereous, tinged with rose-colour beneath. Palpi dark brown, pilose, obliquely ascending, cinereous towards the tips, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint conical, minute. Antenne minutely setulose. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Wings broad. Fore wings hardly acute, whitish cinereous on the basal part of the costa, and with three brown zigzag cinereous-bordered transverse lines; first line contiguous to a broad blackish streak, which is interrupted by the oblique elliptical whitish cinereous orbicular mark ; second line beyond the whitish cinereous -reniform mark, which is of the usuai form; third submarginal ; a blackish zigzag line near the base. Hind wings eneous-cinereous ;

fringe pale cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines ; ; of the wings 24 lines.

In Mr. Norris’s collection.

XYLINA SIGNATA.

Fem. Cinerea; caput fasciculis duobus subretractis cervino vit- — tatis ; palpi graciles, oblique ascendentes, supra fusct, articulo — 30 lanceolato ; thorax cervinus, tegulis albido marginatis ; ale

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antice acute, plaga basali elongata pallide cervina plagaque

_ramosa fusca connexis, linea exteriore fusca, linea cervina interrupta maculisque duabus nigris submarginalibus, venis nigro punctaiis.

Female. Cinereous. Head with two long ascending tufts, which are slightly curved backward and are striped with fawn-colour on the inner side. Palpi slender, obliquely ascending, brown above, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. Antenne hardly setulose. ‘Thorax fawn-colour; tegule whitish-bordered. Abdomen extending some- what beyond the hind wings. Fore wings acute, with an elongated pale fawn-coloured patch, which extends from the base and is con- nected with an exterior ramose brown patch; the latter extends nearly to a transverse brown line; an irregular interrupted fawn- coloured submarginal line, which is accompanied hindward by two black spots on its outer side; marginal points black, arranged in pairs, each pair opposite a blackish dot on the fringe; veins with black points, except towards the base. Hind wings with a whitish fringe. Length of the body § lines; of the wings 20 lines.

In Mr. Norris's collection.

Genus NYSTALEA, C. L. H. xi. 663. NYSTALEA XYLINATA.

Mas. Pallide subcervino-cinerea ; palpi porrectt, articulo 20 fim- briato, 30 lineari ; antenné subpectinate, dimidio apicali setulose ; ale antice fasctis duabus cervinis flexis dentatis, vilta apud marginem interiorem strigaque costali lata rufes- cente-cinereis fusco conspersis, spatio marginalt cervino lineam submarginalem dentatam cineream includente ; postice cinerea, cervino marginate. ;

Male. Pale wood-colour, or cinereous with a tinge of fawn- colour. Palpi extending somewhat beyond the head ; second joint densely fringed beneath ; third linear, less than half the length of the second. Antenne slightly pectinated to nearly half the length from the base, minutely setulose from thence to the tips. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with two irregularly bent dentate fawn-coloured bands, the second darker than the first ; a reddish cinereous brown-speckled stripe aloug the

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760 CATALOGUE OF

interior border, and a short broad costal streak of the same hue; space along the exterior border mostly fawn-colour, including a deeply dentate cinereous submarginal line. Hind wings cinereous, irregularly fawn-coloured along the exterior border. Length of the body 11 lines; of the wings 26 lines.

Bogota. In Mr. Birchall’s collection.

NYSTALEA OCELLATA.

Mas. Cana, nigro conspersa ; antenne glabre ; thorax linea transversa arcuata nigra, postice cervinus ; ale anticeé costa pallide cervina fusco nebulosa, vitta subcostali albida, lineolis basalibus longitudinalibus nigris, macula apud angulum inte- riorem nigra argenteo marginata ; postice alba, semihyaline.

Male. Hoary, minutely black-speckled, mostly white beneath. Palpi stout, vertical, applied to the head and not rising above it; third joint minute. Antenne smooth. Thorax with a transyerse black line, which is curved on each side; hind part fawn-colour.

Abdomen pale cinereous, extending rather beyond the hind wings. ~

Legs slightly pilose. Fore wings with a whitish subcostal stripe ; costa pale fawn-colour, partly shaded with dark brown; some black longitudinal lines. near the base ; one of these is much more cun- spicuous than the vthers ; a large black silvery-bordered spot by the interior angle; marginal line black. Hind wings white, semi- hyaline, iridescent. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 22 lines.

a. Oajaca, Mexico. From M. Salle’s collection,

NysTALEA PHALEROIDES.

Mas. Cana; caput pallide cervinum ; palpi fusct ;. thorax plaga antica pallide cervina fusco marginata ; abdomen fuscescens ; ale antice lineis plurimis fuscis obliquis dentatis nigro sub- notatis, lineis duabus longitudinalibus nigris, linea submar- ginal e lunulis nigris; postice fusce, basi cinerea.

Male. Hoary, mostly brownish beneath. Head pale fawn- colour. Palpi brown, slightly ascending ; second joint thickly fringed; third lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. Antenne pubescent, setulose. Thorax with the disk in front pale fawn-colour, bordered with brown. Abdomen brownish, extending

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much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft ochraceous. Fore wings with numerous oblique brown dentate lines, some of which are marked with black ; two slender black longitudinal] lines, of which the hinder is the longest and emits a streak on each side at right angles; submarginal line composed of very slender black lunules ; marginal lunules black. Hind wings brown, cinereous towards e base. Length of the body 12—15 lines; of the wings 28—32 ines, :

a, 6b, St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

NYSTALEA ZEUZEROIDES.

Mas. Pallidissime cervina ; caput fasciculatum ; abdomen alas posticas plus dimidio superans; alé antice perangusta, vix acute ; postice alba, iridescentes, subhyaline.

Male. Very pale fawn-colour. Head with a prominent porrect tuft. Palpi rather slender, obliquely ascending ; third joint lanceo- late, fringed, less than half the length of the second. Antenne smooth. Abdomen whitish cinereous, with a slight fawn-coloured tinge, extending for more than half its length beyond the hind wings. Legs rather slender, hardly pilose. Fore wings very narrow, hardly acute ; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique. Hind wings white, iridescent, slightly hyaline. Length of the body 14 lines; of the wings 28 lines.

@. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection.

' Genus CUCULLIA, C. L. H. xi. 637. CucuULLIA SCROPHULARIPHILA. scrophulariphila, Std. Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1859, 215.

Andalusia.

CUCULLIA CONSORS.

consors, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1846, 3, 88; 1857, 1, 64 — dracunculi, var, ?

762 CATALOGUE OF

CUCULLIA INDERIENSIS.

inderiensis, H.-Sch. Schm. v. 178, f. 634. Hv. Bull. Mose. 1857, 1, 64—chamomillae, var. ?

CUCULLIA SCOPARIA.

scoparie, Dorfmeister, Zool. Bot. Ver. 1843, 413. H.-Sch. N. Schm. 75.

a. Vienna. From M. H.-Scheffer’s collection.

CUCULLIA FORMOSA.

formosa, Rogenhofer, Zool. Bot. Gesell. Wien. x. 775, pl. 2, £. C ; Xll. 1228.

Hungary.

CUCULLIA ANTARCTICA. antarctica, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 171. Patagonia. 7

CUCULLIA AMINA.

ameena, Philp. Linn. Ent. xiv. 294, Chili.

CUCULLIA PERFORATA. perforata, Bremer, Bull, Acad. Sci. St. Pet. iii. 580. Amoor Region.

Genus CRAMBODES, C. Z. Z. xi. 660. CRAMBODES TALIDIFORMIS.

talidiformis, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. Cee conjungens, C. L. H. , ix. 119.

Genus EPIMECIA, C. Z. H. xi. 661. EPIMECIA ANGULATA. angulata, Wlk. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd. Ser. i. 88. Hindostan.

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Genus CLEOPHANA, C. ZL. H. xi. 664. CLEOPHANA OLIVINA. olivina, H.-Sch. Schm. vi. 57, f. 578.

CLEOPHANA FERRIERI. Ferrieri, Bellier, A. S. H. F. 1857, 13, pl. 1, 1.

CLEOPHANA PECTINICORNIS. pectinicornis, Sid. Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1859, 215. Andalusia.

CLEOPHANA AUSTRALASIA. australasie, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 171. Sydney.

Genus CALOPHASIA, C. L. A. xi. 667.

CALOPHASIA SENESCENS. .

senescens, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1856, 2, pl. 3, 1857, 1, 94.

CaLOPHASIA PRODUCTA. producta, Ld. Wien. Mon. 1857, 97.

CALOPHASIA UPSILON.

Fem. Alba; caput et abdomen cinerea ; palpi leves, graciles, porrecti, caput paullo superantes, articulo 30 minimo ; ale antic@ argenteo conspersa, lineis quatuor basalibus angulosis maculisqgue duabus costalibus quadrangulatis cinereis, litura discalt nigra flexa, spatio exteriore nigro-cinereo chalybao- suffuso lineam submarginalem albam angulosam includente, punctis marginalibus nigris elongalis; postice eneo-fusce,

fimbria alba.

764 CATALOGUE OF

Female. White. Head cinereous. Palpi smooth, slender, porrect, extending a little beyond the head; third joint very minute. Abdomen cinereous, extending rather beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with silvery speckles ; four broad zigzag cinereous lines near

the base ; two exterior costal quadrangular cinereous spots, behind — which there is a reversed U-shaped black mark ; space beyond the —

latter blackish-cinereous tinged with chalybeous, including a zigzag

white submarginal line; marginal points black, elongated; hind part of the fringe white. Hind wings eneous-brown ; fringe white. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Deccan. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

CALOPHASIA POSTICA.

Mas et fem. Alba; ale antice lineis nonnullis cinerets undulatis indeterminatis, plagis duabus fuscis nigro chalybeo- gue conspersis albo interlineatis, la apicalt, 2a postica, rent- formi e lineolis duabus nigris punctulartbus, punctis mar- ginalibus nigris ; postice eneo marginale.

Male and female. White. Palpi like those of C. catenula. Antenne fawn-colour. Abdomen with a slight fawn-coloured tinge. Fore wings with transverse undulating cinereous lines of which most are incomplete; two brown black-speckled patches, which are interlined with white, and contain some chalybeous scales ;

first patch apical, smaller and less regular than the second, which

is on the outer part of the interior border; reniform mark indicated by two little transverse lines of black points; marginal points black, irregular. Hind wings with an eneous border, which is much broader in the female than in the male. Length of the body 6—63 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a, b. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq.

Genus BATRACHARTA. Batracharta, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 196.

BATRACHARTA OBLIQUA. obliqua, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 196. Borneo.

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Genus CORYMBIA.

Mas et fem. Oorpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi validi, oblique ascendentes, densissime fimbriati; articulus 3us conicus. Antenne waris rubuste, pubescentes, setulose. Abdo-- men longissimum; fasciculus apicalis maris parvus, elongatus. Pedes validi, densissime fimbriati; calcaria, sat longa. Ale antice longissime, acute.

Male and female. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, very densely fringed beneath, not rising higher than the veitex; third joint conical, minute. Antenne of the male stout, pubescent, setulose. Abdomen very long, extending in the male for more than half its length beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small, elongate. Legs stout; femora and tibie with a long dense fringe; spurs stout, rather long. Wings very long. Fore wings acute; exterior border very oblique; three inferior veins, of which the second is at

the base, very near the first, and moderately remote from the third.

CoORYMBIA SMERINTHOIDES.

Fem. Cervina ; ale antice linets tribus fuscis undulatis obliquis

subobsoletis lituris albidis punctisque niyris marginatis, linea submarginalt nigra angulosa interrupta albo submarginata, reniformi viridt maxima nigro conspersa lineas duas nigras undulatas albo marginatas includente, macula subapicali viridi nigro conspersa, margine exteriore flexro subdentato ; postice fusce.

Female, Fawn-colour, Hind part of the thorax and under side paler. Fore wings with three undulating oblique almost obsolete brown lines, which are accompanied by whitish marks of various size and by black points; submarginal line black, zigzag, interrupted, partly white-bordered; reniform mark green, very large, black-speckled, and containing two undulating black lines, bordered with white on the inner side; a green black-speckled subapical spot; exterior border festooned, bent in the middle. Hind wings brown; fringe cinereous; exterior border slightly ened. Length of the body 16—18 lines ; of the wings 36—42 ines.

a. Demerara. Presented by Capt. Jones.

| 6. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’s collection.

766 CATALOGUE OF

4 CoRYMBIA OBLIQUA.

Mas et fem. Cervina; abdomen fuscum; ale antice lineis quatuor fuscis obliquis subrectis, linea submarginali nigra subundulata, orbiculari et reniformi elongatis obliquis cinereo marginatis, margine exleriore perobliquo ; postice fusca.

Male and female. Fawn-colour. Abdomen brown, pale at the tip. Fore wings with four oblique nearly straight brown lines ; a submarginal black minutely undulating line, extending also along part of the interior border where it is interrupted ; orbicular and reniform marks large, elongate, oblique, between the second and third lines, distinguished by their cinereous borders ; exterior border convex, very oblique, not festooned. Hind wings brown; fringe cinereous. Length of the body 18—20 lines; of the wings 38-—48 lines. :

a,b. Madras. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

CoRYMBIA SIMPLEX.

Fem. Cervina: abdomen cinereo-fuscum; ale antice linea antemedia e punctis nigricantibus albido notatis, linea post- media niyricante subobliqua albido marginata, linea submar- ginali e punctis nigris albo marginatis, strigula apicali alba | undulata, reniformi pallida nigricante marginata; postice cinereo-fusce. |

Female. Fawn-colour, pale cinereous fawn-coluur beneath. Abdo- | men cinereous-brown, paler at the base and at thetip. Fore wings with | an antemedial line of blackish whitish-marked points, an exterior straight blackish slightly oblique line, which is whitish-bordered on the inner side; a slightly undulating submarginal line of black points, which are white-bordered on the inner side; a little white oblique undulating subapical streak; reniform mark of the usual | form, paler than the ground hue, blackish-bordered ; exterior border straight, very oblique. Hind wings cinereous-brown. Length of the body 17 lines; of the wings 34 lines. .

a. Cayenne.

Genus OSICA.

Fem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris, Palpi vix | ascendentes, caput longe superantes; articulus 2us Jatissimus, ob- lique truucatus; 3us gracilis, linearis. Antenne setulose. Ab-

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domen alas posticas longe superans. Pedes longi, pubescentes: calcaria longa, valida. Ale antice longe, subacute, costa vix

-arcuata, margine exteriore subarcuato sat obliquo.

Female. Body stout. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi very slightly ascending, extending much beyond the head and somewhat longer than its breadth; second joint very broad, ob- liquely truncate at the tip; third slender, lanceolate, much shorter than the second. Antenne setulose. Abdomen long, extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs long, pubescent ; spurs long, stout. Wings long. Fore wings slightly acute; costa hardly curved ; exterior border slightly curved, rather oblique ; third in-

_ ferior vein a little nearer to the second than to the fourth.

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This genus has some resemblance to the Galleride.

OsSICA GLAUCA.

-Foem. Obscure cinereo-fusca ; caput supra cinereum ; ale antice lineis plurimis nigricantibus denticulatis indistinctis, lunulis submarginalibus atris cinereo marginatis, reniformi magna cinerea nigro submarginata; postice fusca. -

Female. Dark cinereous-brown. Head cinereous above. Abdomen and hind wings brown. Fore wings with numerous in- distinct denticulated cinereous-bordered bieios) lines ; submar- ginal lunules deep black, cinereous-bordered ; reniform mark large, cinereous, not excavated, incompletely black-bordered. Length of the body 11 lines; of the wings 26 lines.

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection. “ Folds its wings like Calocampa.” MSS.

Fam. HELIOTHIDA, C. L. H. xi. 670. Genus ALARIA, C. ZL. H. xi. 674. ALARIA LANCEOLATA.

Mas. Rosea, subtus argenteo-alba ; palpi vix ascendentes, articulo 30 parvo; abdomen subcervino argenteo-album ; ale antice vitta urgentea bast attenuata et aurata ; postice argenteo-albe.

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768° ; CATALOGUE OF

Male. Rose-colour, silvery whitish beneath. Palpi hardly ascending, extending a little beyond the head; third joint minute.

Abdomen silvery whitish, with a slight fawn-coloured tinge, ex-

tending much beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with a broad

silvery stripe which is gilded towards the base and widens from the | base to the exterior border; fringe rosy. Hind wings silvery white. |

Length of the body 6} lines; of the wings 14 lines. a. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq..

Genus LEPIPOLYS, C. L. H. xi. 677.

LEPIPOLYS TETRA.

Fem. Pallide viridescente-cinerea ; palpi vix ascendentes, caput | superantes, nigro fasciati, articulo 30 conico ; ale lunulis | marginalibus nigris ; antice nigro subconsperse, lineis fuscis — undulatis indistinctis, orbiculart et reniformi albidis nigro —

submarginatis, macula intermedia subquadrata nigro-fusca ; postice fuscescentes, fimbria cinerea, ?

Female. Pale greenish cinereous. Palpi pilose, hardly as-

cending, extending somewhat beyond the head ; second joint with |

a blackish band; third conical, not more than one-fourth of the

length of the second. Antenne black. ’ Abdomen extending very | little beyond the hind wings. Tarsi with black bands. Wings | with black marginal lunules. Fore wings with several indistinct | brown undulating transverse lines, and with some black speckles; __ a blackish brown subquadrate space between the orbicular and |

reniform marks, which are large, whitish and incompletely black- bordered ; disk beneath brown. Hind wings brownish ; fringe cinereous; under side with a black. lunule in the disk. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

a, b. Vancouver's Isle. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Hawkins.

Genus HELIOTHIS, C. Z. H. xi. 680.

HELIOTHIS MARITIMA.

maritima, Graslin, A. S. H. F. 1855, 68, pl. 7—H.-Sch. N. Schm. ! f,69—spergularie, Ld. Noct. 230—dipsacea, var. p .

} ) :

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HELIOTHIS NUBIGERA. nubigera, H.-Sch. Schm. ii. 366.

HELIOTHIS UNIFORMIS. uniformis, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 171. _ Caffraria.

HELIOTHIS PUNCTIGERA. punctigera, Wlngr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 71. Sydney. )

HELIOTHIS CAMPTOSTIGMA.

camptostigma, .Wén. Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. Mel. Biol. iii. 110.

Amoor Region.

HELIOTHIS ERRANS.

Mas et fem. Pallide ochracea; ale antice strigis tribus longi- tudinalibus fasciaque submaryinali puncta alba nigro notata _ includente fuscis, macula discali nigra magna cano conspersa ; postice macula fasciaque marginali maculam ochraceam inclu- dente nigris.

Male and female. Pale ochraceous. Body pale cinereous beneath. Palpi slightly ascending, extending rather beyond the head ; second joint fringed beneath ; third elongate-conical, about one-third of the length of the second. Fore wing's with three brown longitudinal streaks near the base, and with a brown submarginal band, which contains a row of white black-marked points and is black on the under side ; marginal points black; marginal festoon brown, double; a large black hoary-speckled spot between the streaks and the band, wholly black on the under side. Hind wings brighter ochraceous; a black discal dot and a broad black marginal band, which contains an ochraceous spot. Length of the body 63 lines; of the wings 15 lines. |

a. Cape. From Mr. Trimen’s collection. 6, c. South tee Presented by R. Trimen, Esq.

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HELIOTHIS XANTHIATA.

Fem. Rufescens ; caput et thorax anticus viridescentia ; abdomen basi cinereum ; ale antice lutee, spatio postico rufescente-

Fusco, orbiculart et reniformé lineisque quingue punctularibus © rufescente-fuscts, illis fasciaque exteriore subtus nigris, linea

extertore denticulata integra; postice albida, striga fasciaque lata marginali nigricantibus.

Female. Reddish. Head and fore part of the thorax greenish. Palpi applied to the head, not rising so high as the vertex; third joint very minute. Abdomen cinereous towards the base. Fore wings luteous, clouded with reddish brown about the interior border ; orbicular and reniform marks indicated by several reddish brown points ; five lines of the same hue; exterior line denticulated, more distinct and complete than the others; submarginal line nearly obsolete ; under side pale towards the base; discal and reniform marks and exterior band black. Hind wings whitish; discal streak and a broad marginal band blackish; fringe rosy. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s collection.

Genus AEDOPHRON. Aedophron, Ld. AEDOPHRON RHODITES.

Simyra rhodites, Cat. Lep. Het. xv. 1657—Heliothis rhodites, Cat. Lep. Het. xi. 682.

AEDOPHRON PHLEBOPHORA. iietoshord, Ld. Wien. Mon. 1858, 144, pl. 2, 9.

Genus ANTHOECIA, C. L. H. xi. 691. ANTHOECIA SPRAGUEL. Spraguei, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 1863, ii. 341, pl. 6, f. 4, 5. Pennsylvania. New York. Massachusetts.

ANTHOECIA ONCA. — onca, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 172. Panama. Isle St. Joseph. Galapagos.

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| ANTHOECIA CYSTIPHORA. eystiphora, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 172. Panama.

ANTHOECIA INFLATA. inflata, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 272. ~ Honolulu.

ANTHOECIA? SIGILLATA.

Anthoecia ? sigillata, Mén. Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. Mel. Biol. iii. 110.

Amoor Region. ANTHOECIA ALBIFASCIA.

Mas. Ferruginea ; ale antice linets quatuor nigris subundulatis, fascia exieriore alba nigro marginata punctum nigrum lituras- que ferrugineas includente, lineis duabus albis submarginalibus angulosis; postice lutee, eneo late marginate.

Male. Ferruginous, paler and with an eneous tinge beneath. Abdomen dingy tawny, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with four slight undulating black lines, and with an exterior white band, which contains a black point and a few small ferruginous marks, and is black-bordered on the inner side and is much broader towards the costa than towards the interior border ; two white zigzag submarginal lines; marginal points black. Hind wings luteous, with a broad zneous border; fringe hoary. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines.

a. Cape. Presented by Sir A. Smith.

ANTHOECIA DIVITIOSA.

Fem. Fusca; palpi subarcuati, verticem superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; abdomen luteum; ale antice pilis plurimis, plagis duabus posticis plagaque magna costali flavescentibus,

fasciitis duabus e atomis flavescentibus, lineis tribus cyaneis, lunulis marginalibus atris, fimbria purpurea albido biguttata ; postice lutee, fascia marginali lata cuprea.

Female. Brown. Palpi smooth, slender, slightly curved, rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, nearly as long as the

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second. Abdomen luteous. Anterivr tibie and tarsi and hind tarsi with luteous bands. Fore wings with numerous pale yellowish hairs ; two small very irregular pale yellowish patches on the inte- rior border; a large pale yellowish patch at the tip of the costa ; two bands of very minute pale yellowish speckles; first in the middle, second marginal ; three metallic-blue lines ; first and second border- ing the first band ; third on the inner side of the third band; mar- ginal lunules deep black; fringe metallic-purple, with two whitish dots near the tip. Hind wings luteous, with a broad cupreous marginal band; fringe pale luteous. Length of the body 3—4 lines; of the wings 9—12 lines.

a. Tasmania. From the Entomological Society’s collection.

Genus ANARTA, C. L. 7. xi. 696. ANARTA BOHEMANNI. Bohemanni, Sid, Stett. Ant. Zeit. 1861, 370. Finmark. Anarta ZETTERSTEDTII. Zetterstedtii, Sid. Stett. Knt. Zeit. 1857, 294. H.-Sch. N. Schm. ‘ia 166. Finmark. | Genus PANEMERIA, C. L. H. xi. 705 PANEMERIA LATERALIS. lateralis, Wlk. Trans. Ent. Soe. Lond. 3rd. Ser. i. 89. Hindostan. PAaNEMERIA VARIA. , : Mas. Fusca; palpi erecti, articulo 30 longi-conico ; abdomen lutescens ; ale antice lineis octo nigricantibus angulosis, fasctis duabus fuscis, 1a orbicularem et rentformem tncludente, 2a marginali lineam cineream undulatam includente, or- biculari e guttis duabus cinereis nigro marginatis, reniforme cinereo nigro marginata; postice lutee, fascia submarginalt cuprea. . | Male. Cinereous-brown, luteous beneath. Palpi erect, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint elongate-conical, about one-third of the length of the second. Antenne minutely setulose. Abdomen dull luteous. Fore wings with eight blackish zigzag

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LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 71793

more or less distinct lines, and with two brown bands; first band including the orbicular and reniform marks; second marginal, including a submarginal civereous undulating line; marginal line blackish ; some cinereous costal marks; orbicular mark composed of two cinereous black-bordered dots; reniform narrow, bordered with cinereous and with black. Hind wings luteous, with a cupreous marginal line, and with a cupreous submarginal band, which is very . incomplete, except at the tip. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines.

a, b. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith.

PANEMERIA DENSA.

Fem. Nigro-fusca ; palpi erecti, verticem superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; abdominis segmenta luteo marginata; ale antice lineis quatuor nigris angulosis cinereo marginatis, 2a duplicata, 3a flera apud costam dilatata, 2a submarginalt, rentformi angusta cinereo marginata ; postice lutea, siriga apud marginem intertorem fasctaque cupreis.

Female. SBlackish-brown. Body pale cinereous beneath. Palpi erect, rising higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, more than half the length of the second. Abdominal segments with luteous hind borders. Fore wings with four black zigzag cinereous-bordered lines; first line near the base; second double, antemedial; third bending round the outer side of the reniform, dilated towards the costa; fourth submarginal; marginal line

_ black; reniform mark narrow, cinereous-bordered. .Hind wings

Juteous, with a deep cupreous band, which is marginal towards the tips and submarginal hindward and is interrupted near the interior angle; a deep cupreous streak along the interior border. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines.

a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith.

Fam. HA MEROSIDA, C. L. H. xii. 766. Genus ARIOLA, C. L. d. xii. 768. ARIOLA CONTINUA,

continua, W/k. Journ, Lin. Soc. vi. 196, Borneo. ;

774 CATALOGUE oF

AREOLA INCLUDENS. includens, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 197. Borneo. AREOLA DEFLEXA. deflexa, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 197. Borneo. AREOLA SATURATA.

Fem. Viridisstma, subtus ochracea ; caput ochraceum; thorax antice ater ; abdomen fuscum, lateribus apiceque rufescenti- bus; ale antice cyanescente albidogue subtincta, lineis duabus albidis undulatis, linea costalt rufescente interrupta, strigults duabus apicalibus punctisque marginalibus nigris ; postice fusce, rufo marginate.

Female. Intense green. Head, palpi and under side ochra- ceous. Antenne black. Thorax deep black in front. Abdomen brown; sides and tip. dull reddish. Femora and tibiz beneath whitish. Fore wings with a bluish tinge and with a whitish bloom ; interior and exterior lines whitish, undulating, very temote from each other; marginal points black; two little black apical streaks; a reddish interrupted costal line; under side with the disk blackish. Hind wings brown, red along the exterior bor- der. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 11 lines.

Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection.

| Genus DIGBA. Digba, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 197.

| DIGBA UNINOTATA. | | uninotata, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vi. 198. Borneo. Fam. ACONTIDA, C. LZ. A. xii. 771. Genus AGROPHILA, C. L. A. xi. 772. AGROPHILA PERSTRUCTANA.

Straminea ; palpi porrecti, caput vix superantes, articulo 30 longi ) conico; thoracis latera subochracea; pedes anteriores nigro

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 775

annulati; ala antice apice subrotundata, fasciis tribus ochraceis, guttis septem nigris, plagis posticis nigricantibus ; postice cineree, margine lato cinerascente.

Straw-colour, whitish beneath. Palpi porrect, smooth, hardly extending beyond the head; third joint elongate-conical, about half the length of the second. Thorax with an ochraceous tinge on each side. Anterior legs with black rings. Wings with a silvery cinereous fringe. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with three irregular ochraceous bands, with seven black dots, and with some hindward blackish patches; exterior border straight, slightly oblique. Hind wings cinereous, with a broad brownish border. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines.

a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse’s collection.

AGROPHILA SIGNIFERANA.

Fem. Rufescente-cinerea; abdomen cinereum; ale antice vic acute, dimidio basali rufescente-cinereo, macula costali trigona rufescente-ferruginea, macula postica magna trigona nigricante, macula reniformi elliptica lineaque submarginali angulosa pallide cinereis, linea intermedia angulosa pallide cinerea, maculis duabus marginalibus nigricante-cupreis ; postice fuscescentes.

Female. Reddish fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Palpi rather slender, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; second joint curved; third elongate-conical, less than half the length of the second. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings hardly acute, reddish cinereous, for full half the length from the base, with an irregular interrupted band which is composed of a triangular reddish fawn-colonred costal spot and a large triangular blackish spot on the interior border; some small blackish costal marks; an indistinct undulating transverse brownish line between the large elliptical pale cinereous reniform mark and the zigzag pale cinereous submarginal line; two elongated blackish cupreous spots on the fringe and on the adjoining part of the exterior border. Hind wings brownish. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines.

a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

776 CATALOGUE OF

AGROPHILA TRANSMUTATA.

Fem. Nigricans, robusta; corpus subtus album; palpi albidi, porrectt, articulo 20 fuscescente ; abdominis segmenta albido marginata; ale antice apice rotundate, maculis tribus Jlavescente-albis, 2a punctum nigrum includente, 3a postice ochracea, macula strigaque posticis fasctaque maryinalt ochraceis, fimbria nigricante uniguttata; posttce cupreo- Susce.

Female. Blackish, stout. Body white beneath. Palpi whitish, smooth, porrect, extending very little beyond the head ; third joint brownish, elongate-conical, shorter than the second. Thorax dull ochraceous in front. ‘Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings; hind borders of the segments whitish. Fore wings rounded at the tips, with three yellowish white spots; second spot smaller than the first, containing a blackish point; third smaller than the second, ochraceous hindward ; interior border with an

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ochraceous spot and an exterior ochraceous streak, the latter bent —

outward towards the third spot; marginal band ochraceous, com- prising the fringe, {which has a blackish dot near the middle.

Hind wings cupreous-brown; fringe cinereous, broadjy interlined

with brown. Length of the body 54 lines; of the wings 9 lines.

a—c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. |

AGROPHILA RUDISANA.

Fem. Sordide flavescente-alba, subtus cinerea; abdomen cinereum; ale antice anguste, apice rotundate, fasctis tribus obscure ochraceis, la postice dilatata, 2a aque postice connexis, fimbria nigricante ; postice cinereé, marginem versus ob- scurtores.

Female. Dingy yellowish white, slender, cinereous beneath. Palpi slender, smooth, obliquely ascending, hardly rising so high as the vertex; third joint conical, minute. Abdomen cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips, with three very irregular dark ochraceous bands; first band much dilated hindward; second and third connected hindward ; costa and exterior border straight, the latter rather oblique; fringe blackish, except towards the tips. Hind

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wings cinereous, slightly and diffusedly darker towards the ex- terior border. Length of the body 23 lines; of the wings 7 lines.

a, 6. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

AGROPHILA TRIFARIANA.

Mas. Ochracea; caput nigro fasciatum ; thorax postice niger ; ale antice maculis duabus costalibus flavis, 20 punctum ochraceum nigro notatum includente, gutta exteriore costali flava, striga basali, maculis duabus discalibus, fascia exteriore interrupta maculaque marginalt nigris; postice eneo-fusce,

fimbria alba.

Male. Ochraceous, paler beneath. Head with a black band in front. Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the length of second. Antenne minutely pubescent. Thorax black hindward. Fore wings rounded at the tips, with two pale yellow costal spots and with an exterior pale yellow costal dot ; first spot bordered hindward by a broad black streak, which proceeds from the base ; second including a costal ochraceous black-marked point, and con- tiguous to two black discal spots; an exterior black band, inter- rupted near the costa; a black spot on.the exterior border. Hind wings zneous-brown; fringe white, brown towards the base. Length of the body 33 lines; of the wings 9 lines.

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Genus METOPONIA, C. L. H. xii. 775. METOPONIA AGATHA. agatha, Std. Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxii. 1861, 287. Greece. Genus XANTHODES, C. Z. H. xii.'777. XANTHODES FIMBRIATA.

Fem. Flava; caput album; palpi oblique ascendentes, supra cervini, articulo 30 lanceolato ; thorax antice albus ; abdumen album, suturis cervinis; ale antice striga exteriore diffusa fusca, margine exteriore fimbriaque obscure fuscis'; postice alba, iridescentes, apud marginem extertorem aurate.

778 CATALOGUE OF

Female. Yellow. Body white beneath. Head white. Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, hardly rising higher than the vertex, mostly fawn-colour above ; third joint lanceolate, shorter than the second. Antenne fawn-colour. Thorax white in front. Abdomen white ; sutures of the segments and tip fawn-colour. Tips of the femora, tibie above and tarsi of the fore legs fawn-colour. Fore wings with a diffuse brown streak extending from the middle of the disk to the exterior border, which with the fringe is dark brown. Hind wings white, iridescent, diffusedly gilded about the exterior border. Length of the body 7—8 lines; of the wings 16—18 lines.

a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. b, Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft’s collection.

XANTHODES DUPLICATA.

Fom. Pallide aurato-flava; caput album, lateribus cervinis ; palpi albi, extus fusct ; thorax. antice albus ; ale antice vitia apicem versus dilatata, linea marginalt, fimbria punctisque paucis subcostalibus rufescentibus, punctis duobus nigris sub- apicalibus minimis ; postice saturatiores.

Female. Pale gilded yellow, white beneath. Head and fore part of the thorax silvery white, the former fawn-colour on each side. Palpi white, brown on the outer side. Fore wings with a reddish gilded stripe which widens from near the base to the ex- terior border; marginal line and fringe reddish ; a few reddish sub- costal points, and two black very small subapical points. Hind wings deeper yellow. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 24 lines.

of it. There are no markings near the interior border of the fore WIDgs. Siam. In Mr. Saunders’ collection.

XANTHODES AMATA.

Fem. Pallide flava; caput album, subtus cervinum; palpi porrectt, compresst, extus cervint, articulo 30 longi- conico; thorax antice albus; abdomen album, segment- orum marginibus posticis apiceque cervinis; ale antice

It is closely allied to &. datescens, and may be a local variety

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 779

punctis duobus subcostalibus cervinis,margine exteriore fimbria- que nigricantibus; postice albe, aureo marginate, margine ex- tertore fimbriaque fuscis.

Female. Pale yellow, white beneath. Head white, fawn-colour beneath. Palpi porrect, compressed, fawn-colour on the outer side, except towards the base; third joint elongate-conical, more than half the length of the second. Antenne fawn-colour. Thorax white in front. Abdomen white, hardly tinged with fawn-colour; hind borders of the segments and tip fawn-colour. Anterior tibiz and tarsi fawn-colour above. Fore wings with two fawn-coloured subcostal points ; exterior border and fringe blackish, interlined with cinereous; exterior border notched near the interior angle. Hind wings pearly white, diffusedly gilded along the the exterior border, which like the fringe is brown. Length of the body 9 lines ; of {the wings 22 lines. :

a. Swan River. From Mr. Diggles’s collection.

XANTHODES DIFFUSA.

Fem. Flava ; palpi oblique ascendentes ; articulo 30 longi- conico ; ale subaurate, sat anguste; antice fascia cervina media obliqua antice abbreviata; postice albide.

Female. Yellow, paler beneath. Palpi smooth, obliquely as- cending, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint slender, elongate-conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Wings rather narrow, slightly gilded. Fore wings slightly acute, with an oblique fawn-coloured middle band which is ab- breviated towards the costa; exterior border straight, rather oblique. Hind wings whitish. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings

10 lines.

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a, Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton.

XANTHODES PARVULA.

Fem. Flava, subtus aurato-cinerea ; palpi graciles, porrectt, caput vix superantes, articulo 30 longi-conico; ale antice marginibus exteriore et interiore late ochraceis; postice aurato-cineree.

Female. Yellow, gilded cinereous beneath. Palpi smooth, Slender, porrect, hardly extending beyond the head; third joint

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elongate-conical, about half the length of the second. Abdomen pale gilded cinereous. Wings with a shining pale cinereous fringe. Fore wings diffusedly ochraceous about the exterior border and along the interior border; a black point in the disk. Hind wings gilded cinereous. Length of the body 4% lines ; of the wings 10 lines.

a——? Genus AZAMORA, C. ZL. H. xv. 1757. AZAMORA BASIPLAGA. basiplaga, Wik. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. 1. 91. Amazon Region. Genus EUPHASIA, C. L. H. xii. 780.

EupHASIA CATENULA.

Mas et fem. Cinereo-fusea; caput et thorax alba; thorax vittis duabus cinereo-fuscis ; abdomen pallide cervinum ; ale antice striga lata obliqua maculaque magna exteriore quadrata

costulibus albis, lineola arcuata e guttis nigris, fascia sub-

marginali alba maculas cinereas punctaque nigra includente. Mas.—Ale postice alba, aurato-fusco marginate. Foem.— Ale postice aurato-fusce.

Male and female. Cinereous-brown, white beneath. Head and thorax white. Palpi short, smooth, slender, obliquely ascending ; third joint conical, minute. Thorax with a broad cinereous-brown stripe on each side. Abdomen pale fawn-colour. Fore wings with a broad oblique costal white streak, and with a large exterior

uadrate costal white spot, from whence a curved line composed of |

black dots proceeds to the disk behind the streak; an incomplete submarginal white band including a row of cinereous spots and another of black points. Male——Hind wings white, with a

gilded brown marginal band. Female. Hind wings gilded brown; | fringe white. Length of the body 63 lines; of the wings 16 lines. |

a. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq.

EUPHASIA SUBAPICALIS. | Fem. Argenteo-alba; ale antice striga obliqua plagaque sub-

marginali postica e@ncis, plaga antica submarginalt cuprea, linea submarginali alba denticulata ; postice @neo mar-—

ginate.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 781

Female. Silvery white. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with an eneous oblique streak which ex- _ tends outward from the middle of the costa to the disk; a submar- ginal band consisting of two patches; fore patch cupreous; hind patch eneous, extending to the exterior border, containing a white denticulated submarginal line; marginal festoon black, slender, irregular. Hind wings eneous towards the exterior border. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. North China. Genus ACONTIA, C. Z. H. xii. 781.

ACONTIA MOLDAVICOLA. moldavicola, H.-Sch. Schm. ii. 419, f. 224, 225.

ACONTIA BIPLAGIATA. biplaga, Cat. Lep. Het. xii, 795— Nomen bis lectum.

ACONTIA SIMO. simo, Wlngr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 172. Caffraria. ACONTIA DISCOIDEA.

discoidea, Hpf. Monatsb. Kongl. Akad. Wiss. Berl. 1857, 442— Peters Reise Moz. 433, pl, 28, f. 9.

Mozambique. ACONTIA SIGILLATA. Anthecia? sigillata, Ménétr. Schrenckh’s Amurl. ii. 1, pl. 5, f. 3. Amoorland. ;

ACONTIA ALBONITENS. albonitens, Bremer, Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. iii. 581.

ACONTIA ANTICA. antica, Wik. Trans, Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 90. ‘Natal.

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ACONTIA NMARGINALIS.

marginalis, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 49. : Borneo. .

ACONTIA LEUCOPHEA.

leucophea, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 49. Borneo.

ACONTIA ROSEONIVEA.

roseonivea, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 49. Borneo.

ACONTIA ENORDINATA.

mordinata, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 50. Borneo.

ACONTIA XANTHOPHILA.

xanthophila, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 50. Borneo.

ACONTIA? INDECISA.. indecisa, Wilk. Journ. Lin, Soc. vii. 50. Borneo.

AconTIaA? SORDIDA. sordida, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 50. Borneo.

ACONTIA > CUPRINA»

cuprina, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 51. Borneo.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 783

ACONTIA DIMIDIATA,

Fem. Subaurato-alba ; palpi porrecti, articulo 30 longi-conico ; ale antice lineis quatuor obscure rufis, la flexa strigulam emittente, 2a subrecta, 3a valde flexa, 4a subundulata antice furcata ; postice eneo marginate.

Female. White, slightly gilded. Head very prominent in front. Palpi porrect, not extending beyond the head; third joint elongate-conical, more than half the length of the second. Fore wings with four irregular dark red lines, which are narrower in front; first line bent outward, with a short streak between it and the second, which is nearly straight; third much bent outward in front; fourth slightly undulating, forked near the costa; fringe partly dark red. Hind wings eneous towards the exterior border. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.

4. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

ACONTIA VENUSTULA.

Fem. Alba; caput cervino fasciatum ; palpi porrectt, apices versus cervini, articulu 30 longi-conico ; thorax ochraceus, antice albus ; abdomen subauratum ; ale antice ochracea, fascia cana obliqua fusco marginata antice abbreviata, linea marginalt albida ; postice aurato-cineree.

Female. White. Head with a fawn-coloured band in front of the antenne. Palpi smooth, porrect, fawn-coloured towards the tips, not extending beyond the head; third joint elongate-conical, nearly half the length of the second. Thorax ochraceous, except in front. Abdomen slightly gilded. Fore wings ochraceous, with a hoary oblique brown-bordered band, which extends outward from before the middle of the interior border and is dilated beyond the middle of the breadth and terminates at three-fourths of the breadth ; marginal line whitish. Hind wings gilded cinereous. Length of the body 44 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.

a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

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ACONTIA COSTALIS.

Mas. Alba ; caput nigro unipunctatum ; palpt graciles, porrectt, articulo 30 conico ; antenne glabre, pallide ochracee ; abdo- men auratum; aleé antice cupreo-fusce, vitta costali alba ; postice @neo-cineree.

Male. White. Head prominent and with a black point in front. Palpi slender, porrect, not extending beyond the head ; third joint conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne smooth, pale ochraceous. Abdomen gilded ;° apical tuft rather large. Fore wings cupreous-brown, with a white costal stripe, which is irregular along its hind border and terminates near the tip. Hind wings eneous-cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.

a, South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq.

ACONTIA GUTTISTRIGATA.

Mas. Nivea; caput antice et abdomen pallide lutea; ale antice fascia submarginali rufescente-fusca vittague postica lata olivacea strigaque discali olivacea maculart connexis, strigis duabus costalibus obliquis lutets ; postice pallide lutee.

Male. Pure white. Head in front, abdomen and legs pale |

luteous. Abdomen with three small tufts on each side. Fore tibie and fore tarsi black, with white bands. Fore wings with a reddish brown submarginal band, which is dilated over the fringe hindward, where it is connected with a broad dark olive-green stripe ; the latter forms a loop with the interior border; the band and the stripe are also connected by a dark olive-green discal streak, which is in four divisions ; two oblique costal luteous streaks ; fringe with an olive- green streak in front; under side pale luteous, with a blackish cine-

reous disk. Hind wings pale luteous. Length of the body 6 lines ;

of the wings 14 lines. South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s coilection.

ACONTIA LITURIFERA.

Mas. Alba, eaput nigrum; abdomen pallide luteum ; ale antice lineis nonnullis angulosis guttisque duabus costalibus virides- centibus, spatio marginali chalybeo-nigro postice dilatato intus

undulato lineam nigram undulatam interruptam includente, )

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 785

striga discali valde arcuata punctisque marginalibus elongatts nigris, plaga marginali albida ; postice pallide lutee, macula apicali diffusa fuscescente.

Male. White. Head black. Abdomen pale luteous, except at the base. Legs with black bands. Fore wings with some zigzag greenish lines near the base, and with two costal spots of the same hue ; space along the exterior border chalybeous-black, much dilated hindward, undulating along the interior side, near which it contains an incomplete undulating black line; marginal points black, elon- gated ; a whitish patch on the hind part of the exterior border; a horse-shoe shaped black discal streak. Hind wings pale luteous, with a diffuse brownish apical spot; fringe white. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s collection.

ACONTIA MERIDIONALIS,

Mas. flava; abdomen supra eneo-fuscum, segmentis aureo-flavo marginatis ; ale antice dimidio exteriore obliquo cupreo-fusco chalybeo suffuso maculam costalem lineamque submarginalem angulosam flavas includente, fasciis tribus abbreviatis vittague basalibus annuloque discali cupreo-fuscis, punctis marginali- bus nigris, fimbria flavo bimaculata; postice lutea, fascia marginali lata enea.

Male.* Yellow. Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; third Joint conical, acute, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne minutely setulose. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings, zeneous-brown above; hind borders of the segments pale gilded yellow. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips; exterior half obliquely and irregularly cupreous-brown, tinged with chalybeous, including a yellow costal spot and a sabmarginal zigzag yellow line; three narrow angular cupreous-brown bands near the base, . extending from the costa to a short stripe of the same hue; a cupreous-brown ringlet in the disk; marginal points black; two yellow spots on the fringe. Hind wings luteous, with a broad eneous marginal band; fringe cinereous, interlined with aneous. Length of the body 44 lines; of the wings 11 lines.

Very nearly allied to A. signifera, but distinguished by the large proportion of pale colour towards the base of the fore wings.

a, South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq.

E.

786 CATALOGUE OF

ACONTIA QUADRIPARTITA.

Alba; caput flavescens ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 minimo ; thorax fusco bifasciatus; ale antice punctis duobus basalibus nigris, fasciis duabus fuscis nigro marginatis, 2u marginalt valde dilatata ; postice subaurate, fusco pallido late marginate.

White, brownish beneath. Head yellowish. Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint very minute. Thorax with two brown bands on the fore tegule. Fore wings with two black points at the base and with two brown black-bordered bands ; first band acrass the middle, irregularly in- creasing in breadth from the costa to the interior border ; second marginal, much dilated in the middle. Hind wings slightly gilded, broadly bordered with pale brown; fringe interlined with pale brown. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines.

Most allied to A. signifera, from which it is distinguished by the completely separated bands of the fore wings, and there is no black mark between these bands. |

a. North Hindostan. From Capt. Boys’ collection. |

ACONTIA DISCALIS.

Fem. Argenteo-alba; ale antice vitta lata fusca dimidio ex- teriore dilatata, linea submarginalt alba angulata antice dilatata liturasque tres fuscas includente, strigis submarginalt- bus longitudinalibus nigris ; postice eneo-cineree.

Female. Silvery white. Fore wings with a broad brown stripe, which extends from the basal part of the interior border, and oc- cupies the whole breadth of the wing from somewhat beyond the middle to the exterior border, near which it includes an angular white line; the latter is much dilated in front and includes three brown costal marks ; some slender black streaks between the sub- marginal line and the border. Hind wings eneous-cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 13 lines.

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA.

Genus DYRZELA, C. Z. H. xv. 1758.

DyrRZELA PARALLELA. parallela, Cat. Lep. Het. xv. 1759. Borneo.

Genus GARELLA. Garella, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 41.

GARELLA ROTUNDIPENNIS. rotundipennis, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 52. Borneo.

Genus BANTANA. Bantana, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 52.

BANTANA ALBIDA. albida, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 52. Borneo. Genus CORTICATA., Corticata, }//lk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 52.

CoRTICATA SCOPARIOIDES. scoparioides, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 53. Borneo. Genus ARIOLICA. Ariolica, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 53.

ARIOLICA LINEOLATA. lineolata, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 53. Borneo.

ARIOLICA? SIGNATA, signata, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 54. Borneo.

788 CATALOGUE OF

ARIOLICA LEUCOSPILA.

Fem. Pallide cinereo-cervina, chalybeo aureoque subtincta ; caput antice album ; palpi graciles, subarcuati, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato; ale antice lineis duabus ferrugineis, la angulosa, 2a recta obliqua, puncto discalt maculaque elongata costali subapicali albis, strigis submargin- alibus albidis fusco consperse ; i eneo-fusce, fimbria albida.

Female. Pale cinereous fiwacestean stout, smooth, slightly chalybeous and gilded. Head white in front. Palpi smooth, slender, slightly curved, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Thorax squa- mous. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings; first, second and third segments crested. Fore wings acute, with two “ferruginous lines; first line antemedial, zigzag; second straight, extending from the tip to the middle of the interior border ; ; a white point in the disk near the outer side of the first line ; some irregular whitish brown-speckled streaks between the second line and the interior border; a white elongated costal spot near the tip. Hind wings eneous-brown ; fringe whitish. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.

Singapore. Mysol. In Mr. Saunders’ collection.

Genus EULEPA. Eulepa, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 54.

EULEPA NIVEIGUTTA. niveigutta, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 54. Borneo.

Genus DAPHA. Dapha, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 54.

DapHa EXHIBENS. exhibens, WIE. Journ, Lin. Soe. vii. 55. Borneo. |

Sig tne

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROOERA.

Genus FLAMMONA. Flammona, W1k. Journ, Lin. Soc. vii. 55.

FLAMMONA QUADRIFASCIATA.

quadrifasciata, W/k. Tavis, Lin. Soc. vii. 55. Borneo.

. Genus DIMIRICA. Dimirica, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 56.

DIMIRICA NUBIFERA. nubifera, W/k. Journ. Lin, Soc. vii. 56.

a. Borneo. From Mr. Wallace’s collection.

Genus PENZA. Penza, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 56.

PENZA PUNCTICEPS. Pmeticr ps, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 56. Borneo.

Genus CHOLUATA.

-—Choluata, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 57.

CHOLUATA EBURNEIFERA. eburneifera, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 57. Borneo.

Genus AUTOBA. Autoba, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 57.

AUTOBA VERSICOLOR. versicolor, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 58. Borneo.

789

790 CATALOGUE OF

Genus CANNA.

Mas et fem. Corpusrobustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi validi, pilosi, oblique ascendentes, verticem non _ superantes; articulus 3us brevissimus. Antenne glabre. Tegule postice thoracis subrecurve. Abdomen sat angustum, alas posticas non superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, breviter pilosi ; tarsi spinulosi. Ale antice late, apice rectangulate,, marguie ex- teriore vix obliquo bis excavato.

Male and female. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long’ Palpi stout, pilose, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; Pid joint extremely short. Antenne smontli: Hind tegule of the thorax curved upward. Abdomen much more slender - than the thorax, decreasing in breadth from the base to tip, not ex- tending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs stout ; femora and tibie clothed with short hairs; spurs stout; tarsi spinulose. Wings broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips; exterior border hardly oblique, slightly concave towards the costa and towards the interior angle.

CANNA PULCHRIPICTA.

Mas et fem. Margaritaceo-viridis ; palpi fusct ; thorax postice cervinus, disco albido; ale antice vitia postica cervina albo marginata costam versus recurva, margine exteriore cervino antice albo punctis nigris ; postice margarttaceo-alba, mar- gine lato subaureo.

Male and female. Pearly green, brownish cinereous beneath. Palpi brown. Antenne fawn-colour.. Hind part of the thorax fawn-colour; disk pearly whitish. Abdomen pale fawn-colour. Fore wings with a fawn-coloured white-bordered stripe, which ex- tends along two-thirds of the interior border and is bent to the disk and retracted to the costa; exterior border fawn-colour, white, and with a few black points towards the costa. Hind wings pearly - white, slightly gilded towards the exterior border. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. |

Darjeeling. In Mr. Atkinson’s collection.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. Gat

Fam. ERASTRIDA, C. L. H. xii. 802. Genus ERASTRIA, C. L. 7. xii. 804.

ERASsTRIia FASCIATA. fasciata, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 178. Caffraria.

ERASTRIA CORNICULANS. corniculans, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 178. Caffraria.

ERASTRIA- SECURIFERA. securifera, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 58. a. Borneo. From Mr. Wallace’s collection.

ERASTRIA ? LATIREPTANA.

Mas. Cinerea, ale aniice acute, atomis nonnullis elongatis nigris, bast fuscescente subtincte, fascia media fuscescente nigro notatu late interrupta, lineis nonnullis transversts cinereis angulosis indistinctis, orbiculart et reniforme e maculrs duabus cinereis, punctis marginalibus nigricantibus.

Male. Cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint conical, extremely small. An- ' tenune very minutely pubescent. Fore wings acute, with some elongated black speckles, slightly brownish-tinged towards the base ; middle band brownish, ‘Dlack- -marked, widely interrupted ; orbicular and reniform marks cinereous, annuliform, the former mostly in the interrupted partof the band ; some indistinct dark cinereous zigzag transverse lines; marginal points blackish; costa straight; exterior border slighily convex, rather oblique. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines.

a. North America. From Mr. Carter’s collection.

ERASTRIA CONCLUDENS. E

Mas et fem. Pallide cervina ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; antenne maris sub-—

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pectinate ; abdomen subauratum ; ale antice aurate, plaga basalt guttam nigram includente, vitia luta arcuata lineaque extertore angulosa albis, linea submarginali angulosa aurato- cinerea ; postice eneo-albide, eneo marginate.

Male and female. Pale fawn-colour, whitish beneath. Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. An- tenne of the male very slightly pectinated. Abdomen slightly gilded. Fore wings gilded, with a white basal patch, which includes an elongated black dot near its exterior border; a broad curved white stripe which extends from one-fourth of the length of the costa to the disk and rejoins the costa near the tip of the latter ; a white transverse postmedial zigzag line; submarginal line zig- zag, gilded cinereous. Hind wings sneous-whitish, weneous towards the exterior border. Length of the bady 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. )

a, b. St. Domingo, From Mr. Tweedie’s coiiection.

ERASTRIA IMPARATA.

Cupreo-ferruginea ; palpi porrecti, subfimbriati, caput longe superantes ; articulo 30 conico; ale antice linea antemedia subrecta lineolam emitiente fasciague exteriore subundulata albo marginata obscurioribus ; postice cinereo-fusce.

Cupreous-ferruginous, cinereous beneath. — Palpi_ porrect, slightly fringed, extending much beyond the head; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. Fore wings with a darker antemedial nearly straight and upright line, which emits from the interior border an oblique line towards the more ex- terior band; the latter slightly undulating, narrower towards the interior border, bordered on the outer side by a white line; ‘marginal points black, white-bordered on the inner side. Hind wings #neous-brown. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. : |

West Africa. In Mr. Saunders’ collection.

ERASTRIA VARIPALPIS.

Fem. Schistaceo-cinerea; palpi nigri, subtus albt; thoracis latera antica nigra ; ale antice fascia latissima dentata nigri-

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. OB

cante-cinerea nigro marginata et notata fasclum cineream extus ferrugineo marginatam includente, litura discalt atra angusta, punctis duobus intertoribus nigris.

Female. Slaty cinereous, paler beneath. Palpi black, sub- securiform, obtuse, white beneath, except at the tips. Thorax black on each side in front. Fore wings with a very broad deeply dentate blackish cinereous band, which is bordered and

partly traversed with black, and is dilated hindward and contains a

well defined cinereous band, which is dilated in front and is broadly bordered with ferruginous on the outer side, and has black points along its inner side; discal mark deep black, transverse, narrow; two black points in the disk nearer the base. Hind wings with the bands much like those of the fore wings, obsolete in front. Wings with a — black marginal festoon ; under side with a black discal point and a broad blackish diffuse marginal band. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines. :

South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s colleciion.

ERASTRIA FIGURATA.

Fem. Schistacea, ale antice lineis basalibus quinque undulatis nigricantibus, fascia nigra recta intus concisa, lituris tribus discalibus atris, linea exteriore flexa fasctisque duabus adhuc exterioribus nigris, fascia 2a marginals interrupta, linea sub- marginalt cinerea arcuata biangulata, lunulis marginalibus nigris cinereo marginatis; postice fuscescente-cineree.

Female. Slaty cinereous, dingy cinereous beneath. Palpi vertical, not rising higher than the head; second joint curved, much longer than the third, which is lanceolate. Fore wings with five undulating blackish lines near the base; a black straight band, concise on the inner side, including with an exterior line (which forms a rounded outward angle) three deep black marks; first mark lunulate; second longitudinally elliptical, accompanied by two black points; third hindward, larger, subquadrate ; space beyond the exterior line with two black bands, of which the marginal one

- 1s interrupted ; submarginal line cinereous, curved in the middie,

forming two angles, enclosing with the marginal line black cinereous- bordered lunules. Hind wings brownish cinereous; fringe pale cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. —

South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s collection.

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794 CATALOGUE OF

; ERASTRIA PARDALINA.

Mas. Albido-cinerea; caput fusco fasciatum; palpi graciles, porrectt, articulo 30 conico; ale antice vittis duabus, fascia exteriore obliqua, maculis quinque fuscis, fascia submarginalt fusca e maculis quatuor subconnexis ; postice ceneo-cineree.

;

: Male. Whitish cinereous. Head with a brown band in front

of the antenne, Palpi porrect, slender, extending very little beyond the head; third joint conica!, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Thorax with a brown band on the fore tecule. ‘Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with two brown stripes extending from the base to an oblique brown band which is at two-thirds of the length ; five brown spots in the space between the first stripe and the costa, one of these spots emitting a streak across the first stripe’ to the second, which is on the interior border; a submarginal band composed of four brown spots, which are more or less incompletely connected ; fringe brown.

Hind wings eneous-cinereous. Length of the body 44 lines; of

the wings 11 lines.

a. Mauritius. From Dr. Beke’s collection.

ERASTRIA IMBUTA.

Fem. Ochraceo-albida; palpi porrectt, articulo 30 minimo ; abdomen ferrugineum, segmentis albido marginatis; ale antice maculis duabus costaltbus albis, dimidio exteriore cupreo-ferrugineo, orbiculart et reniformt magnis albido marginatis ; postice cinerea, dimidio extertore cupreo.

Female. Ochraceous-whitish, dingy cinereous beneath. Palpi smooth, extending very little beyond the head; third joint about one-sixth of the length of the second. Abdomen ferruginous ; hind borders of the segments whitish. Fore wings with two white costal spots, one contiguous to the reniform mark, the other exterior ; ex- terior half irregularly cupreous-ferruginous ; marginal points black, transversely elongated ; orbicular and reniform marks large, whitish-~ bordered. Hind wings cinereous; exterior half cupreous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines. :

a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk’s collection.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 795

ERASTRIA DESTITUTA.

Mas. Alba; palpi graciles, porrecti, caput longe superantes articulo 30 lineari; ule antice fusctis duabus latis fuscis, linea submarginalt albida angulosa, striga postica lata fusca, lituris costalibus obscure fuscis ; postice cineree.

Male. White. Palpi porrect, extending much beyond the head and a little longer than its breadth; second joint slender; third linear, very slender, about half ‘the length of the second. Antenne minutely pubescent. Fure wings with two broad brown bands and with small darker brown costal marks; first band basal ; second bordered on the outer side by the whitish zigzag submarginal line, connected with the first by a broad brown streak aloug the interior border, including three white costal points; marginal festoon black. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings Y lines.

a, b. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ dallecins,

ERASTRIA PUSTULATA.

Mas. Alba; palpi porrecti, hirsuti, caput longe superantes, articulo 30 conico; ale antice plaga basali fasciaq ue media lata fuscts nigro conspersis chalybe@o squamosis ; linea sub- marginalt angulosa punctisque marginaltbus pallide fuscis.

Male. White. Palpi porrect, hirsute, extending much beyond the head ; third joint conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Antenne stout. Fore wings with a small patch on the base of the costa and with a broad middle band brown, black- marked, chalybeous-spangled ; the latter partly abbreviated near the interior ‘border, dilated towards the costa; submarginal zigzag line and marginal points pale brown. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 11 lines.

P From Mr: Milne’s collection.

a, b,

Genus GARIGA. Gariga, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soe. vii. 59.

GARIGA ARGENTILINEA. argentilinea, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 59. Borneo.

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796 . CATALOGUE OF

: “Genus CHORSIA. Chorsia, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 59. Borneo.

: CHORSIA MACULOSA. maculosa, Wk. Journ. Lin, Soc. vii. 60. Borneo. ae

Genus AUTOMALA. Automala, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 60.

AUTOMALA SEMIDOLOSA. semidolosa, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 60. Borneo. Genus CHOLIMMA. Cholimma, WI/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 60.

CHOLIMMA LEUCANIOIDES. Pe: leucanioides, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 61. Borneo.

CHOLIMMA SUBPUNCTATA. subpunctata, Wik. Journ. Lin Soc. vii. 61. Borneo.

Genus BERIA.

Beria, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 61.

BERIA RECUSATA. recusata, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 62. Borneo.

Genus MANOBA. Manoba, Wk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 62.

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Se oy : ne

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 797

ManoBA IMPLENS. implens, W/i. Journ. Lin. Soc, vii. 62. Borneo.

Genus CARMARA. Carmara, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 62.

CARMARA SUBCERVINA. subcervina, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 63. Borneo.

Genus ENEA. Enea, WIk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 63.

ENEA SIGNICOSTA. signicosta, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 63. Borneo.

Fam. ANTHOPHILIDA, C. L. Zz xii. 811. Genus HYDRELIA, C. L. A. xii. 812. HyYDRELIA ? CURVIFERA.

- eurvifera, Wik. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 91.

Ceylon.

HypDRELIA SEMICHALCEA.

Fem. Ochracea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 longi- conico; ale antice purpurascente-cineree, fasciitis duabus connexis cupreo-ferrugineis albo marginatis, 1a subdentata, 2a marginali incisa disco letiore ; postice fusce. -

Female. Ochraceous, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint elongate- conical, less than half the length of the second. Abdomen cine- reous. Fore wings purplish cinereous, with two irregular white- bordered cupreous-ferruginous bands; first band slightly dentate, connected with the second along half its length from the interior border ; second marginal, with a brighter disk, deeply and acutely angular on the inner side; fringe purplish cinereous. Hind wings

798 CATALOGUE OF

brown ; fringe cinereous. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines.

a. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Redman’s collection. b. ? From Mr. Milne’s collection.

Genus LEPTOSIA, C. L. A. xii. 815.

LEPTOSIA VELOX. velox, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 815. a,b. Europe. From M. Becker's collection.

Genus XANTHOPTERA, C. ZL. H. xii. 818.

XANTHOPTERA NIGROFIMBRIA. nigrofimbria, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 818. ? From Mr. Milne’s collection.

XANTHOPTERA ANACHORESIS. anachoresis, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. 148. South Africa.

XANTHOPTERA? ALBOFLAVA.

alboflava, Wlk. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd. Ser. i. 92. Honduras.

XANTHOPTERA CUPREOVIRIDIS. cupreoviridis, Wik. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd. Ser. i, 92. West Africa.

Genus MICRA, C. L. H. xii. 820.

MIcRA PHENISSA. phenissa, Ld. Zool. Bot. Ver. 1855, 207, pl. 2, 13.

ae Micra P MARGINULA. marginula, H.-Sch. Schm. ii. 439, f. 560. Europe?

_ slightly tinged with gilded yellow; a rosy spot by the interior angle

¥

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. toe

MIcRA ELYCHRYSI. | elychrysi, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 821.

a. Dalmatia. From M. H.-Scheffer’s collection.

MiIcRA PARTITA.

Fem. Flavescente-alba ; thorax vittis duabus viridibus latis abbreviatis; ale antice vitta viridi latescente; postice alba, subhyalinag, linea marginali viridescente diffusa.

Female. Yellowish white. Head with a prominent frontal tuft. Antenne pale fawn-colour. Thorax, excepting the fore tegule, with two broad green stripes. Fore wings with a green middle stripe, which widens from the base and is diffuse on the hind side for half the length from the exterior border. Hind wings white, iridescent, slightly hyaline, with a diffuse greenish marginal line. Length of the body 43 lines; of the wings 10 lines.

a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

MIcRA HEMIRHODA.

Mas. Lete flava; palpi albi, extus roseo notatt ; thoracis margo anticus albus ; abdomen roseo subvitiatum; ale antice rosea, dimidio basali albo plagam flavam includente, fascia post- media subochracea antice abbreviata, striga costalt alba obliqua arcuata fasciam attingente; postice aurato-albide, macula apud angulum interiorem rosea, |

Male. Sulphur-yellow. Body white beneath. Palpi white ; second joint pale rose-colour on the outer side. Antenne testaceous, pubescent. Tore border of the thorax white. Abdomen testaceous, with some indications of a rosy stripe, which is most distinct near — the base. Fore wings with the basal part white, containing a yellow patch; more than half the exterior surface rose- colour, containing an oblique straight dull ochraceous band, which is abbreviated towards the costa, near which there are three black points on its outer side ; a slender curved white streak extends obliquely to the band from the.costa; fringe edged with white. Hind wings whitish, —

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and a diffuse brown marginal line. Length of the body 5 lines; of _ the wings 11 lines.

a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

MIcRA INCONSPICUA.

Fem. Alba; palpi graciles, vix ascendentes, articulo 30 lanceo- lato; ale antice plaga apud angulum interiorem fascitsque duabus obliquis diffusis nigro submarginatis cervinis.

Female. White. Palpi slender, slightly curved, hardly ascending, extending somewhat beyond the head; third joint lan- ceolate, about half the length of the second. © Fore wings with a

fawn-coloured patch near the interior angle, and with two oblique

fawn-coloured bands, which are diffuse on the inner side and slightly bordered with black speckles on the outer side. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines.

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

Genus THALPOCHARES, C. LZ. H. xv. 1764.

THALPocHARES MOScCHLERI. Moschleri, Christoph. Ent. Zeit. Stett. 1862, 220. Sarepta. | | THALPOCHARES NUDA. nuda, Christoph. Ent. Zeit. Stett. 1862, 221. South Russia.

THALPOCHARES CAFFRORUM. eaffrorum, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 173.

Caffraria.

THALPOCHARES PARECTATA.

x parectata, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. 148.

Lake N’gami.

Genus ANTHOPHILA, C. Z. H. xii. 825. ANTHOPHILA SITICULOSA. -siticulosa, Ld. Wien. Mon. ii. 145, pl. 3, f. 2.

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ANTHOPHILA HANSA. Hansa, H.-Sch. Schm. ii. 436, f.577. Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1857, 4, 416. | : ANTHOPHILA PALLIDULA. pallidula, .-Sch. Schm. f. 641. Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1857, 4, 416.

ANTHOPHILA ARGILLACEA. argillacea, Ev. Faun. Volg.-Ural. 339.

ANTHOPHILA GRATIOSA. gratiosa, Ev. Bull. Mosc. 1854, 3, 192; 1856, 2, pl. 2, 10; 1857, 4, 415. ANTHOPHILA CHLOROTICA. chlorotica, Ld. Wien. Mon. ii. 144.

ANTHOPHILA RAGUSANA.

ragusana, Preyer. Beitr. 1844, 437, 1—psilogramma, Ld. Zool. Bot. Ver. v., 207, pl. 2, 14.

ANTHOPHILA VIRGINEA. virginea, MSS. a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. |

ANTHOPHILA? PLANA. plana, WIk. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd. Ser. i. 92. Hindostan.

ANTHOPHILA FLAMMICINCTA.

Fem. Alba; palpi erectt, caput paullo superantes, articulo 30 longi-conico ; ale antice dimidio exteriore enco lineas duas albidus costam versus dilatatas et connexas includente, mar-

gine exteriore rufescente-cupreo; postice margine extertore aurato.

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Female. White. Palpi smooth, erect, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint elongate-conical, about one-third of the length of the second. Wings slightly gilded. Fore wings eneous beyond the middle; this hue including two whitish lines, which are connected and dilated near the lip of the costa and diverge from thence to the interior border; exterior border reddish cupreous. Hind wings brightly gilded about the exterior border. Length of the body 4—4# lines,; of the wings 9—10 lines. é

a. b. St. Demingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

ANTHOPHILA NEBULIFERA,

Fem. Pallide ochracea; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem superantes, articulo 30 minimo ; ale antice lineis duabus pallidioribus subundulatis, 2a obliqua antice obsoleta, striga antica longitudinalt liturague apicalt rufis, fascia marginalt fusca, punctis duobus nigris ; postice albe.

Female. Pale ochraceous. Body and under side yellowish white. Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, rising higher than the vertex ; third joint about one-sixth of the length of the second. Fore wings with two paler slightly undulating lines; first line antemedial, not oblique; second beyond the middle, oblique, obsolete in front, where there is a diffuse pale red longitudinal streak; a brown marginal band dilated and attenuated to the base

of the streak, where there is a black point ; another black point on

the inner side of the band nearer the tip, where there is a small red mark, Hind wings white. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines.

a. South Hindostan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq.

ANTHOPHILA MARGINALIS.

Flava ; caput et thorax anticus purpurea; palpi erecti, caput

superantes, ar ticulo 20 fimbriato, 30 laneen kane ale antice vilia costalt, margine exteriore marginisgue inter “ioris dimidio apicalt purpureis ; postice aurato-cineree.

_ Yellow, whitish beneath. Head, palpi and fore tegule of the thorax purple. Palpi erect, rising much higher than the vertex ; second joint fringed ; third lanceolate, nearly as long as the second. Abdomen gilded cinereous. Fore wings with a narrow ne costal stripe, which is slightly dilated beyond the middle ane

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extends to the tip; a purple.marginal band which widens from the tip to the interior angle, and is continued along more than half of the length of the interior border; fringe, white. Hind wings gilded cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.

a. Moreton tye From Mr. Diggles’ collection. b. P

ANIFHOPHILA SEMIPURPUREA.

Fem. flava; caput et thorax anticus purpurea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 20 fimbriato, 30 lanceolato ; ale antice gutta discali, vitia costal ab- breviata dimidioque exteriore lineas duas lntescentes undulatas ancludente purpurets ; postice aurato-cineree.

Female. Bright yellow, reddish cinereous beneath. Head, palpi and fore part of the thorax purple. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex; second joint fringed ; third lanceolate, about half the length of the second. © Fore wings with a purple dot in the disk at one-fourth of the length, and with a purple costal stripe which extends from the base to half the length and is notched on its hind side; nearly half the exterior surface purple, - with a black point on the middle of its inner side and including two dull luteous undulating lines; fringe white. Hind wings — gilded cinereous. Length of the body 4—44 lines; of the wings 10—11 lines.

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ANTHOPHILA ROSEIFASCIA.

Fem. Flava; palpi erecti, caput superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; ale antice fasciis duabus obliquis purpureis apud costam vonnexis, 2a angusta marginali; postice aurato- albide, pluga apud angulum interiorem rosea.

Female. Yellow, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi erect, rising much higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, more than half the length of the second. Abdomen gilded whitish. Fore wings with two oblique purple bands; second band marginal, about. half the breadth of the first, with which it is connected on the costa. Hind wings gilded whitish, with a rosy patch about the interior angle. Length of the body 4% lines; of the wings 10 lines.

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ANTHOPHILA ? PERVIANA.

Fom. Fusca, subtus cinerea; palpi porrecti ; ale fimbria albida ; antice apice subrotundata, fasciis quatuor diffusis albidis ; postice cinereo-fusce.

_ Female. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect, hardly stout, a little shorter than the breadth of the head; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the length of the second. Legs slender. Wings moderately broad; fringe whitish, brown at the base. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with four diffuse and irregular whitish bands; exterior border straight, moderately oblique. Hind wings cinereous-brown. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines.

a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

Genus GLAPHYRA, C. LZ. H. xii. 831. GLAPHYRA ATOMOSA.

atomosa, Bremer, Bull. Acad. Sci. St. Pet. iii. Amoor Region.

Genus MICROPHYSA, C. L. @. xii. 833.

MICROPHYSA CAUCASINA. caucasina, Kol. Mel. Ent. pl. 18, 4. i

MICROPHYSA HYPOXANTHA. hypoxantha, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 178. - Caffraria. : MicropHysa HYPOTANIA. hypotenia, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 173. Caffraria. MicropHySA STICTICA. stictica, Mén. Bull. Phys. Math. 1859. Leukoran.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 805

MIcROPHYSA DECISSIMA.

Fem. Fusca, subtus lutea; abdominis segmenta cinereo mar- ginata ; ale antice fascia albida subrecta mix obliqua fusco interlineata nigro marginata, lituris tribus extertoribus nigris; postice lutea, fusco marginate.

Female. Brown, luteous beneath. Palpi smooth, erect, not rising higher than the vertex; third joint elongate-conical. Ab- dominal segments with cinereous hind borders. Fore wings with a concise whitish nearly straight and upright band, which is interlined with brown and is bordered with black; three more exterior black marks, of which the middle one is contiguous to the band; fringe cinereous. Hind wings luteous, with a brown border. Length of the body 34 lines; of the wings 9 lines.

South Africa. In Mr. D’Urban’s collection.

Genus LERNA.

Mas et fem. Corpus leve, sat gracile. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi leves, graciles, oblique ascendentes; articulus 3us longi- conicus, 2i dimidio vix brevior. Antenne maris setulose. Ab- domen alas posticas non superans; fasciculus apicalis maris parvus. Pedes leves, graciles; calearia brevia. Ale antice late, acute, margine exteriore subobliquo.

Male and female. Body smooth, rather slender. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; third joint elongate-conical, nearly half the length of the second. Antenne slender, minutely setulose in the male. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings;

apical tuft of the male small. Legs smooth, slender; hind tibie with four short spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings acute ; exterior border straight, slightly oblique; second inferior vein as near to the third as tothe first; fourth remote.

This genus has some resemblance and perhaps some affinity to Thelaina. craw

LERNA NIVOSA.

Mas et fem. Nivea; caput antice ochruceum ; antenne nigre ; thorax nigro bipunctatus; abdomen apice pallide ochraceum ; pedes ochraceo nigroque varit; ale antice costa nigra apice

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ochracea, punctis costalibus atris, ‘fnbune nigro punctata ; postice puncto marginali nigro.

Male and female. Pure white. Head in front, palpi and legs ochraceous. Antenne black. Thorax with a deep black point on each side at the base of the fore wing. Abdomen pale ochraceous at the tip and beneath. Fore knees, fore tibia and fore tarsi black above; tips of the joints of the latter ochraceous. Fore wings with deep black costal points ; costa black, ochraceous towards the tip ; six black points on the fringe. Hind wings with a black point near the middle of the exterior border. Length of the body 53—6 lines; ofthe wings 14—16 lines.

a. Australia. From Mr. Damel’s collection.

Fam. PHALZNOIDA, ©. L. H. xii, 840. Genus ARCHIEARIS, C. L. H. xii. 840.

ARCHIEARIS INFANSe Brephos infans, Mschlr. Wien. Ent. Mon. vi. 134, pl. 1, f. 6. Labrador.

Fam. PALINDIDA, C. L. H. xii. 844.

Genus PALINDIA, C. L. H. xii. 844. PaLINDIA PUNCTANGULATA, punctangulata, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 848. a. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. b. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates’ collection.

PALINDIA SANTAREMA.

Fem. Argenteo-alba; caput et thorac anticus fusca; ale antice fasetis duabus fuscts connexis, 2a cinereo inter- lineata, lineola costali basalt fusca ; postice plaga marginali — i eecd nigro strigata maculam cineream nigro biguttatam alboque bilineatam includente, margine extertore subaurato.

Female. Silvery white. Head, palpi and fore tegule of the thorax brown. Wings beneath and legs slightly gilded. Fore wings with a straight brown band which joins the middle of the - ‘costa and is connected on the interior angle with an almost mar-

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 807

ginal brown band, the latter is slightly interlined with cinereous near its inner border; a brown costal line extending a short way — from the base. Hind wings subcaudate, with an ochraceous patch, which is transversely and minutely streaked with black and contains a dark cinereous spot on the interior angle; this spot includes two black dots and two white lines; space about the exterior border broadly and slightly gilded. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 18 lines. |

Most allied to P. rectimargo, from which it may be dis- tinguished by the narrow brown border of the fore wings. It differs so much from P. dominicata that it can hardly be identical with P. persimilis. \

a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection.

PALINDIA EGALA.

Fem. Paliide flava; caput fuscum, fascia flavescente guttas duas fuscas includente ; palpi fusct, flavescente bifuscrate ; thorax antice fuscus, cinereo bifasciatus ; ale antice fasetis duabus cervinis fusco marginatis postice connexis, linea exteriore argenteo-cinerea, fascia marginali lata cervina antice abbreviata; postice fascia. marginali lata fusea strigam albam includente, plaga marginali iridescente nigricanie strigata maculam quadratam albam guttamque nigram includente. .

Female. Pale yellow, paler and slightly gilded beneath. Head, palpi and fore part of the thorax brown. Head with a broad yellowish band including a brown dot on each side. Palpi with five yellowish bands; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Fore tegule of the thorax with two cinereous bands. Abdomen slightly gilded. Fore wings with two fawn-coloured brown-bordered bands; first band twice the breadth of the second, with which it is connected on the interior angle; second dilated near the costa, divided, except towards the costa, by a silvery cinereous line from a broad fawn-coloured marginal band which is irregularly abbreviated towards the costa; marginal line silvery cinereous. Hind wings subcaudate, witha broad brown marginal ' band, which includes a white marginal streak and partly includes an elongated iridescent patch; the latter is minutely blackish- ‘streaked and includes a quadrate white spot and an indeterminate black dot. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines.

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Closely allied to P. juncida, from which it may be distinguished by the broader first band of the fore wings, and by the more distinct — yellow costal space beyond the second band.

a,b. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection.

Genus ARMACTICA.

Mas. Corpus leve, sat robustum, Proboscis. mediocris. Palpi graciles, sublaves, erecti, verticem paullo superantes ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 21 dimidio non longior. Antenne graciles, setulose. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen alas posticas pauilo 7 .Superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus.. Pedes leves, graciles; femora subfimbriata; calearia longa, gravilia. Ale antice late, sub- elongate, apice rotundate, margine exteriore obliquo vix convexo. —

Male. Body moderately stout, smooth. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi slender, nearly smooth, applied to the head, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Antenne slender, minutely setulose. Thorax squamous. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs smooth, slender; femora slightly fringed; spurs long, slender. Wings broad, slightly elongated. Fore wings rounded at the tips; exterior border hardly convex, moderately oblique; second inferior vein as near to the third as to the first; fourth moderately remote from the third.

ARMACTICA COLUMBINA.

Mas. Chalybea; abdomen pallide luteum; ale antice lineis duabus nigricantibus undulatis subobliquis, reniformi enter- media nigra, linea submarginali alba undulata apud costam | dilatata, plaga costali basalt cuprea; postice fascia submar- ginalt nigricante. !

Male. Chalybeous. Body beneath, abdomen and hind wings pale luteous. Fore wings with two blackish undulating slightly oblique lines ; a large cupreous patch at the base of the costa; reniform mark black, between the two lines; submarginal line white, undulating, most distinct near the interior angle and on the costa, where it forms a triangular spot. Hind wings. with a blackish submarginal band, which is broadest about the tips. length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

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Fam. DYOPSIDA, C. L. A. xii. 853. Genus MAXERA.

Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Fasciculus frontalis subpro- ductus. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi lati, compressi, oblique ascen- dentes, verticem non superantes; articulus 3us brevissimus. An- tenne pectinate. Abdomen alas posticas panllo superans; fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes leves, longiusculi, sat graciles ; calcarialonga ; femora tibieque antica brevia, dense fimbriata. Ale antice elongate, subacute, margine exteriore subconvexo sat obliquo.

Mule. Body hardly stout. * Frontal tuft slightly prominent. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi broad, compressed, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex; second joint pubescent; third extremely short. Antenne-moderately pectinated. Abdomen tapering from the base to the tip, extending a little beyond ythe hind wings; apical tuft very small. Legs smooth, rather long and slender; spurs long, slender; fore femora and fore tibiz short, thickly fringed beneath. Wings elongate. Fore wings slightly acute, moderately broad; exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique. Hind wings broader than the fore wings.

MaxERA SUBOCELLATA.

Mas. Obscure cinereo-fusca; palpi ochracet; ale linea post- media nigricante obliqua cinereo marginata antice retracta ; antice linea basalt angulosa nigricante, orbiculari e puncto nigro, reniformt magna flavescente-fusca; postice puncto nigro flavescente marginato. :

Male. Dark cinereous-brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi ochraceous. Wings with a blackish oblique postmedial cinereous- bordered line, which is retracted towards the costa of the fore wings Fore wings with a zigzag blackish line near the base; orbicular mark forming a black point; reniform large, yellowish, brown- bordered. Hind wings with a black yellowish-bordered point in the disk. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

a. West Africa. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq.

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Genus MICHERA.

Mas. Corpus robustum, leve. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi graciles, pubescentes, oblique ascendentes, verticem paullo supe- rantes; articulus 3us subclavatus, 2i dimidio paullo longior. An- tenne glabre. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, dense fimbriati; calcaria longa, gracilia ; tarsi spinosi. Alz antice subelongate, vix acute, mar- gine exteriore “subconvexo subobliquo, vena subcostali subtus fim- briata.

Male. Body stout, smooth. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi slender, pubescent, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint subclavate, a little more than half the length of the second. Antenne smooth. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft rather small. Legs stout; femora and tibie densely fringed; tarsi spinulose; spurs long and slender. Wings slightly elongated. Fore wings hardly acute ; exterior border slightly rounded and oblique; under side _ with a long subcostal fringe covering the areolet; first, second, and third inferior veins approximate; fourth remote.

The structure of the palpi distinguishes this Bane from

Dyops. MICHERA SUBMURINA.

Mas. Pallidissime murina, nigro conspersa ; caput et abdomen alba; palpi bast nigri; ale antice subiridescentes, lineis quatuor obscurioribus angulosis valde indistinctis, reniformt indeterminata, punctis marginalibus nigris ; postice plaga submarginali lineaque marginal nigris.

Male. Very pale mouse-colour, minutely black-speckled. Head, palpi, abdomen and under side white. Palpi black on the outer side at the base. Fore wings very slightly iridescent, with four darker zigzag very indistinct lines, of which one is on the inner side of the nearly obsolete orbicular mark and the other three beyond the renviform mark; the latter is indistinct and has a darker border; marginal points black; under side white, except an

incomplete blackish submarginal band. Hind wings white; veins —

mostly accompanied by black speckles; a large black submarginal patch ; marginal festoon black. Length of the body 11 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.

a. Swan River. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 811.

Fam. ERIOPIDA, C. L. H. xii. 857. Genus LINEOPALPA, C. ZL. H. xii. 860. Linropaupa HorsFiEwpli. Horsfieldi, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 860. a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

Genus CALLOPISTRIA, C. LZ. dH. xii. 861. CALLOPISTRIA EXOTICA. exotica, Cut. Lep. Het. xii. 865.

a. Canara. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. b—c. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

CALLOPISTRIA PLACODOIDES. placodoides, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 865. a, b, Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

CALLOPISTRIA VENTRALIS. ventralis, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 64. Borneo.

CALLOPISTRIA VITTATA.

Fem. Lete cervina; palpi pubescentes, erecti, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato; a/@ antice fusce, linets nigricantibus, vitta costalt cervina apice testacea, gutia ante- media alba fusiformi strigaque allida approximatis, reniformi

angusta albo marginata, lineis duabus exterioribus albidis

subundulatis subcontiguis ; pustice a@neo-cinerea, fimbria

albida.

Female. Bright fawn-colour, rather slender, cinereous beneath. |

Palpi pubescent, erect, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third _ joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. Antenne

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slender. Abdomen cinereous, extending a little beyond the hind

wings. Fore wings brown, with some irregular blackish lines; a

bright fawn-coloured costal stripe, which occupies the whole base of the wing and grows narrower from thence to the tip, where it is pale testaceous; a fusiform antemedial white dot behind the stripe, with a short oblique whitish streak on its inner side; reniform mark narrow, white-bordered, contiguous to the stripe; two exterior

slightly undulating nearly contiguous whitish lines, which extend

from the end of the interior border to the stripe. Hind wings

zneous-cinereous ; fringe whitish. Length of the body 12 lines; of -

the wings 14 lines.

Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection.

Genus CHODDA. Chodda, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 64. ; -

CHODDA SORDIDULA. . sordidula, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 64. ; . Borneo.

Genus PERCIANA. | f

Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi leves,

graciles, oblique ascendentes, verticern longe superantes; articulus 3us linearis, 20 vix brevior. Antenne dense setose. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans; segmentum 2um crista penicillata instructum. Pedes leves, breves, graciles; calcaria longa, gracilia. Ale antice elongate, apice rotundate, margine exteriore flexo.

Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis of the usual length. Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascending, rising much higher than the vertex ; third joint linear, nearly as long as the second. Antenne thickly setose. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ;

second segment with a penicillate crest; apical tuft very small. —

Legs smooth, short, slender; spurs long, slender. Wings elongate. Fore wings rounded at the tips; exterior border forming a prominent

rounded angle; second inferior vein as near to the third as to the

first ; fourth remote from the third.

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 813

PERCIANA MARMOREA.

Mas. Alba; palpi nigro vittati ; thorax cervinus, nigro fasci- atus et vittatus ; abdomen basi nigro vittatum; ale antice maculis duabus basalibus punctisque costalibus -nigris, spatio medio rufescente-cinereo guttam albam atltenuatam nigro mar- ginatam includente, macula postica nigricante magna tetragona, spatio extertore nigricante plagas duas posticas unamque cos-

@talem albas nigro notatas includente ; postice cinerea, eneo marginate. |

Male. White. Second joint of the palpi black above. Thorax

fawn-colour, with a black band, whence a black stripe proceeds to the hind border. Abdomen with a short black stripe proceeding from the base to the crest, which is also black. Fore wings with two black basal spots and with black points along the costa ; middle part reddish cinereous, including a white attenuated black-bordered dot, not extending to the interior border, where there is a large quadrangular blackish spot; a white black-bordered point in the

_ disk beyond the middle ; exterior part blackish, including two trans-

versely black-streaked white spaces on the interior border and a large white costal patch, which contains a blackish spot. Hind wings cinereous, eneous towards the exterior border. Lengtlk: of the body 72 lines; of the wings !8 lines.

Hindostan. In Mr. Saunders’ collection.

Fam. EURHIPIDA, C. L. H. xii. 869. Genus PENICILLARIA, C. LZ. H. xii. 870. PENICILLARIA JOCOSATRIX. jocosatrix, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 871. _a—d. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

PENICILLARIA DELATRIX. ’ delatrix, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 871. ; a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

PENICILLARIA PALLIATRIX. palliatrix, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 872. |

_ a. Java. Preseuted by the Secretary of the India Board.

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PENICILLARIA LINEATRIX.

lineatrix, Cat. Lep. Het. xv. 1776. a. Canara. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board.

PENICILLARIA AREUSA.

Areusa, W/k. Journ. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 93. Amazon Region.

PENICILLARIA ? QUADRINOTATA. quadrinotata, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 65. Borneo.

PENICILLARIA SOLIDA.

Mas. Rufescens; palpi fusci, albido varii, articulo 30 lineart ; thorax cristatus ; abdomen basi cristatum, maculis dorsalibus

testacets, fasciculo apicali furcato ; ale antice fascia obliqua albida reniformem fuscam perangustam testuceo interlineatam includente, linea submarginali pallida denticulata fusco sub-

marginata, macula costali trigona fusca; postice fuscescente-

cinerea, linea marginali albida.

Male. Reddish, partly whitish beneath. Palpi brown, partly whitish ; third joint linear, conical at the tip, very much shorter

than the second. Thorax crested. Abdomen crested at the base, |

with some pale testaceous dorsal spots, testaceous towards the tip ; the red part terminating in’ a blackish tinge; two apical lateral diverging tufts. Fore wings with a whitish straight oblique middle band, which contains the reniform mark, and is diffuse on the outer side, where it is bounded by the exterior line; the latter is brown, curved, very incomplete ; submarginal line pale, denticulated, indis- tinct, partly bordered with brown, forming the outer side of a costal brown triangular spot, which includes three testaceous costal points; ‘marginal points black ; interior part with very indistinct undulating cinereous lines; reniform mark brown, very narrow, containing a testaceous line. Hind wings brownish cinereous ; marginal festoon whitish. Length of the body 53 lines; of the wings 12 lines.

Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection.

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PENICILLARIA RESOLUTA.

Mas. Cervina; palpi porrecti, articulo 30 lineari 20 via breviore ; ale margine extertore subdenticulato ; antice e atomis nigris — sublineata, fascia exteriore flexa lineaque submarginali angu- lata albidis, orbiculari e puncto albo, reniformt magna testa- ceo-alba ; postice cinereo-fusce, linea submarginali testacea.

Male. Fawn-colour, paler beneath. Eyes large. Palpi por- rect; third joint linear, rounded at the tip, nearly as long as the second. Antenne stout, simple. Wings slightly denticulated along the exterior border. Fore wings with black flecks, which form irre- gular and incomplete transverse lines; an incomplete bent whitish band beyond the exterior line, and a whitish angular incomplete submarginal line; a blackish irregularly triangular costal subapical spot containing the whitish costal dots; exterior border slightly bent; orbicular matk white, punctiform, near the reniform, which is large, testaceous-white, oblong-subquadrate, slightly concave on the outer side. Hind wings cinereous-brown, with a testaceous incom-

_ plete submarginal live. Wings beneath with three approximate

exterior curved brown lines. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. |

Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection.

PENICILLARIA FURCATA.

Mas. Cinereo-rufescens ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 lineart ; antenne subcrenulate ; abdomen fasciculo apicalt furcato; ale antice nigro consperse, lineis duabus cinerets obliquis undulatis ferrugineo submarginatis, linea submarginali cinerea, reniformi obliqua subelliptica ferrugineo marginata, murgine exteriore angulato; postive angulis marginis exteri- oris duobus vix conspicuis. 3

Male. Civereous-reddish. Palpi straight, obliquely ascending, | hardly rising higher than the vertex ; third joint linear, a little more slender than the second and more than half its length. Antenne stout, minutely crenulate. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings, with a very slender tuft on each side at the tip. Legs stout. Wings with a cinereous marginal line. Fore wings irregu- larly black-speckled, with two oblique undulating cinereous partly ferruginous-burdered lines; second line very acutely retracted

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towards the costa; reniform mark oblique, nearly elliptical, ferru- ginous-bordered ; submarginal line cinereous, irregular ; marginal lunules brown; exterior border distinctly angular. Hind wings

with two very slight angles on the exterior border. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

PENICILLARIA PLUMBEA.

Mas. Schistacea; abdomen subferrugineo-cinereum, fascia basalt ferruginea interrupta; ale antice linets obscurioribus oblz- quis undulatis indistinctis, strigts tribus ferruginets, la 2aque antice abbreviatis, 3a submarginali, punctis duobus nigris, margine exteriore subangulato ; postice lituras apud marginem interiorem nigricanitbus.

Male. Slaty cinereous, stout. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings, slightly tinged with ferruginous; a ferru- ginous interrupted band at the base. Legs short, stout; joints of the tarsi brown, with white tips. Fore wings with some indistinct undulating oblique darker lines, with two black points in the disk, with two oblique ferruginons streaks, which extend from the disk to the interior border, and with a broader irregular submarginal ferru- ginous streak; exterior border slightly festooned, slightly angular in the middle. Hind wings with small blackish marks along the interior border. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. ,

a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles’ collection.

Genus EUTELIA, C. L. H. xii. 872.

EvuTELIA RUFATRIX. Penicillaria ? rufatrix, Cat. Lep. Het. xv. 1775.

: EvutTELIA AURATRIX. Penicillaria ? auratrix, Cat. Lep. Het. xv. 1779.

EUTELIA CISTELLATRIX. | Euthipia cistellatrix, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 170. Caffraria. © '

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA.

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EUTELIA OPERATRIX. Eurhipia operatrix, Wingr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 170. Caffraria. EUTELIA APPROXIMATA. approximata, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 65.

Borneo.

EuTELIA DULCILINEA. dulcilinea, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 66. Borneo. : ‘

EvureELia DIMIDIATA. dimidiata, W/k. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 66. Borneo. | EUTELIA OBLIQUATA. obliquata, Wik. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 66. Borneo.

; EuUTELIA OPPOSITA. opposita, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 67. Borneo.

EUTELIA SUBOCELLATA. subocellata, Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 67.

- Borneo.

EUTELIA CONSENTANA. consentana, Wk, Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 68. Borneo.

EvTELIA.- INSTRUCTA. ieettiou: Wlk. Journ. Lin. Soc. vii. 68. Borneo.

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EvrtTeELIA INFICITA.

Mas. Chalybeo-cinerea; caput et thorax anticus ferrugineo- cinerea; palpt validi, subdecumbentes, articulo 30 conico ; antenne serrate, pubescentes; abdomen ferrugineo late vitta- tum, alas posticas plus dimidio superans, fasciculo apicalt furcato ; pedes leves; ale untice longa, anguste, basi et dimidio exteriore ferruginee, gullis duabus mediis nigris.

Male. -Chalybeous-cinereous. Head and fore part of the thorax ferruginous-tinged. Palpi stout, slightly decumbent, much shorter than the breadth of the head; third joint conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenne serrated, pubescent. Abdomen extending for more than half its length beyond the hind wings, with a ferruginous stripe, which oceupies the whole breadth towards the tip; hind borders of the segments whitish ; apical tuft furcate. Legs stout, smooth. Wings long, narrow. Fore wings ferruginous towards the base.and beyond the middle ; two black dots in the middie, one behind the other. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq.

EUTELIA DENTIFERA.

Mas. Subochracea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 lineari ; antenné subpectinate, apices versus simplices ; ale margine exteriore postico inciso; antice lineis quingue abbreviatis liturisque duabus albis, macula discali maculague apicali glaucis ; postice alba, fusco late marginate, striga apud angulum interiorem lineaque marginali albis. 7

Male. Dull ochraceous. Palpi stout, pubescent, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint linear, about one-third of the length of the second. Anienne very slightly pectinated for more than half the length from the base. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft short, quadrate. Legs beneath and tarsi white. Wings with the hind part of the exterior border excavated. Fore wings with five ir- regular white lines which proceed from the interior border to the disk ; a glaucous spot contiguous to two white marks on the interior border between the second and third lines; a glaucous apical spot, bordered by a white line near which there is a short slender ob- | lique white line; the latter terminates near a short longitudinal

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white streak. Hind wings white, with a broad brown border, which contains a white streak near the interior angle ; marginal line white ; three small blackish marks near the end of the interior border. Length of the budy 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines,

Nearly allied to P. rufatrix, from which it may be distinguished by its large size and by several differences in the markings uf the fore wings.

a, 6. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq.

EUTELIA APICALIS.

Mas. Ochracea; palpi subarcuati, oblique ascendentes, verticem lonye superantes, articulo 30 lanceolato; thorax postice cinereus ; abdomen bast cinereum, lateribus fasciculatts, seg- mentis albo marginalis; ale antice purpurascente-cinerea, nigricante consperse, linea angulata, fascia exteriore obliqua diffusa lincolaque antica ferrugineis, linea adhuc exteriore

nigricante denticulaia indistincta, macula discalt nigra ob-

longa ; postice cinerea, fuscescente marginate.

Male. Ochraceous, cinereous beneath. Palpi slightly curved, obliquely ascending, rising much higher than the vertex ; second joint clothed with short hairs; third lanceolate, more than half the length of the second. Antenne minutely pubescent. Hind part of the thorax cinereous. Abdomen tufted along each side, cinereous towards the, base, extending fur more than half its length beyond the hind wings; hind borders of the segments white. Legs long, slender. Fure wings purplish cinereous, acute, blackish-speckled, with a ferruginous band which extends from a little before the middle of the costa to the interior angle, and is diffuse on_.its outer side, where it is interrupted by a small oblong black spot; a fer- ruginous angular line nearer the base, and another ferruginous line extending from the costa to the outer side of the band and accompanied on its outer side by an indistinct denticulated blackish line ; marginal festuon brown; five whitish points on the costa. Hind wings cinereous, irregularly brownish-bordered. ‘Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 16 lines.

a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

EUTELIA DISTRACTA.

Mas et fem. Subcervino-cinerea, subtus alba; palpi leves, oblique ascendentes, articulo 30 lanceolato ; abdomen nigro bilineutum, maculis dorsalibus albis; ale antice fuscescente-

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cerving, cervino varia, lineis nonnullis obliquis albis et nigri- eantibus, linea subsmarginalt alba dentata antice furcata, reniformi elongata angusta albo marginata, margine exteriore angulaio postive excavato; postice aibe, fusco late mar- ginate. Mas.—Antenne pectinate, apices versus simplices ; abdomen fasciculo apicali magno radiato.

Male and female. Cinereous, with a tinge of fawn-colour, white beneath. Palpi smooth, white beneath, obliquely ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. Abdomen with two black lines which converge from each side of the base to the fourth segment; a white spot on each of the segments froin the first to the fifth ; fourth and fifth spots with black tips. Fore wings brownish fawn-colour, varied with bright fawn-cvlour, with a few irregu- lar oblique white and blackish lines; submarginal line white, acutely dentate, forked in front, accompanied by some blackish marks; marginal points black ; marginal line white; a black point near the base of the interior border; reniform mark long, narrow, white- bordered ; exterior border angular, excavated between the angle and the interior border. Hind wings white, with a broad brown border, which contains a white streak near the interior angle ; some blackish points on the veins and on the interior border. Male.—Antenne moderately pectinated to nearly two-thirds of the length. Abdomen extending for more than half its length beyond the hind wings; apical tuft large, radiating. Semale.—Abdomen extending for one-third of iis length beyond the hind wings. Length of the body 7—10 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.

a,b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.

EuTELIA CINCTIPALPIS.

F em. Pallide subferrugineo-cinerea ; palpi leves, graciles, sub- ascendentes, articulo 20 fusco trifusciato, 30 lineart fusco bast cinereo ; abdomen alas posticas plus dimidio superans ; pedes robusti, pilost; ale antice longe, anguste, apice rotundate, gutia, lineis quaiuor exterioribus denticulatis, fascia submar- ginali lineaque marginalt fuscis, margine exteriore perobliquo ; ; postice lineis minus deierminalis.

Female. Pale cinereous, slightly tinged with ferruginous, dark cinereous beneath. Palpi smvoth, slender, slightly ascending, extending much beyond the head; second joint with three brown bands; third linear, brown except at the base, full half the length

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of the second. Antenne stout. Abdomen extending for more than half its length beyond the hind wings. Legs stout; femora and

tibiz pilose. Wings long, narrow. Fore wings rounded at the

tips, with a brown dot in the disk and with four exterior denticulated brown lines ; a brown irregular submarginal band; marginal line brown; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique. Hind wings with lines somewhat like those of the fore wings, but less distinct. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines.

a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton.

EUTELIA REPLETA.

Mas. Cinereo-ferruginea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem longe superuntes, articulo 30 lineari; thorax nigro subcon- spersus ; abdomen fasciculo apicalt lato; ale subtus lineis plurimis denticulatis fuscis ; antice dimidio exteriore pallide ferrugineo plagis nonnullis glauco-cinereis, linets duabus nigris postmediis acute dentatis, linea extertore indeterminata lituraque postica nigris, plaga costali obscure ferruginea, orbiculari e puncto albo, rentformi flavescente tenut albo sub- marginala ; postice fusca, lituris apud marginem interiorem

pallidis.

Male. Cinereous-ferruginous, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi pubescent, obliquely ascending, rising much higher than the vertex ; third joint linear, a little shorter than the second. Antenna stout, smooth. Thorax thinly black-speckled.. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft broad. Wings beneath with numerous denticulated brown lines. Fore wings acute; space beyond the reniform mark pale ferruginous, with some glaucous- cinereous blotches, and with a dark ferruginous costal patch which contains three whitish costal points; two short acutely dentate black lines on the outer side of the reniform, and some traces of a more exterior black line; a black mark near the interior border behind the renifurm, which is narrow, yellowish, and incompletely white-bordered; orbicular represented by a white point; exterior border slightly bent in the middle. Hind wings brown, with some pale marks alung the exterior border ; marginal lunules dark brown. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 20 lines.

a. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens’ collection.

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EvuTELIA IMPLETA.

Mas. Ochracea; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 20 etus fusco, 30 lineari; thorax antice cinereus, postice cristatus nigro conspersus ; abdomen fusco late vittatum, basi cristatum, lateribus