LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. Ill 



white, pale red towards the base. Length of the body 4 lines ; of 



the wings 10 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



78. Leucania invaeia. 



Pallidissime testacea; caput et thorax pallide cervina ; atcB posticce 

 margine laiissimo pallide cinereo. 



Very pale testaceous. Head and thorax pale fawn-colour. 

 Hind wings with a very broad pale cinereous border. Length of the 

 body 3 — 4 lines ; of the wings 8 — 10 lines, 



a — c. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



Subgroup 4. 



Alae anticae breviuscula, sat angustee, apice subobtusae, margine 

 exteriore mediocriter obliquo. 



Fore wings somewhat short and narrow, rather obtuse at the 

 tips, moderately oblique along the exterior border. 



79. Leucajn'ia truncata. 



Pallide cervina; thorax paidlo obscurior ; abdomen testaceum ; 

 al(E anticcB gutlis exterioribus nigris vix distinctis, punctis 

 marginalihus bene determinatis ; posticce cance aut cinerecs. 



Pale fawn-colour. Thorax a little darker than the fore wings. 

 Abdomen testaceous. Fore wings, with the exterior transverse line 

 of black dots, very minute and indistinct ; marginal black points 

 more distinct. Hind wings hoary or cinereous. Length of the 

 body 4 — 5 lines ; of the wings 9 — 11 lines. 



a — d. Adelaide. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



New Zealand. 



Group 1. 

 Like the first European group. 



80. Leucania peopru. 



Pallide cervina ; thorax obscurior^ fascia guttulari nigra ; alee 

 anticce lineis nonnuUis nigris discalibus vitta atra basali, vitta 

 anteriore nigra fusco nebulosa guttisque exterioribus et margi- 

 nalibus ; posticce cinerece, ciliis pallidioribus. 



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