144, MR. F. WALKER ON HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA 
194, Nyssia RupIs, n.s. Mas. Cervina, antennis late pectinatis di- 
midio apicali nudis, alis anticis squamosis nitentibus linea media recta 
obliqua obscurivre. 
Male. Fawn-colour. Palpi obtuse, very broad. Antenne broadly 
pectinated to nearly half the length, simple from thence to the tips. 
Fore wings squamous, shining, with a darker straight oblique middle 
line. Hind wings a little paler than the fore wings, thickly pilose 
along the interior border. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 
14 lines. 
195. Nyssia crupaA,n.s. Mas. Cinereo-cervina, antennis basi late 
pectinatis apice serratis, alis anticis acutis nigro subconspersis bili- 
neatis chalybeo-purpurascente tinctis. 
Male. Cinereous fawn-colour. Palpi broad, porrect ; 3rd joint conical, 
distinct. Antenne broadly pectinated towards the base; the branches 
gradually decreasing in length; apical part serrated. Fore wings 
very acute, thinly black-speckled, tinged with purplish chalybeous 
except towards the base, this tinge divided by two nearly straight 
lines of the ground-hue ; costa quite straight; exterior border ex- 
tremely oblique hindward. Hind wings not paler than the fore wings. 
Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 
196. NyssIA RUBICUNDA, n.s. Mas. Ochraceo-rufa, antennis nudis 
basi late pectinatis. alis anticis apices versus nigris. 
Male. Bright ochraceous red. Palpi extremely broad and short. An- 
tenn broadly pectinated to beyond one-third of the length, simple 
from thence to the tips. Thorax with a purplish tinge on each side. 
Wings thinly clothed. Fore wings mostly black towards the tips. 
Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
197. NyssIA RUBRIPLAGA, n.s. Mas. Ferruginea, crassa, antennis 
late pectinatis dimidio apicali vix serrato, alis anticis spatio marginali 
saturate rufo intus linea argentea marginato. 
Male. Ferruginous, very stout. Antenne broadly pectinated to almost 
half the length, hardly serrated from thence to the tips. Wings with 
a silvery-tipped frmge. Fore wings acute; a broad deep-red space 
along the exterior border, limited on the inner side by a curved silvery 
line. Hind wings with the fringe blackish towards the interior angle. 
Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 
198. Nyssia? verusta, n.s. Mas. Cinereo-fusca, antennis usque 
ad apices pectinatis, alis anticis rufescenti-ferrugineis nigro subcon- 
spersis fascia recta obliqua cana intus concisa extus diffusa puncto 
discali nigro margine exteriore cinereo. 
Male. Cinereous brown. Palpi porrect, very broad and obtuse. An- 
tennz moderately pectinated to the tips. Fore wings reddish ferru- 
ginous, acute, thinly black-speckled, with a straight oblique hoary 
band which is concise on the inner side, and diffuse on the outer side, 
