40 

 Smeathman. The late Mr. Haworth, however, (the sale of whose magnificent collection 

 by public auction lasted for ten days,) possessed four specimens of this rare moth, a pair of 

 which were purchased by W. Swainson, Esq., and the remaining pair by myself. 



CALLIMORPHA EPIMENIS. 



Plate XXIX. fig. -2. 



Order : Lepidoptera. Section : Nocturna. Family : Arctiidae. 



Genus. Callimorpha, ia^r. Phalaena (Noctua), J»rar)/. 



CALLIMORPHA EPiMENis. Alis nigiis, anticis macula magna pone medium albida, posticis basi nigris apice 



fulvis margine atro. ( Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 3 lin.) 

 Syn. Phala?na (Noctua) Epimenis, Drury, App. z'ol.3. 

 Habitat: " Virginia, Mr. Abbot, 1774" {Drury's MSS.). 



Upper Side. Antenna black and setaceous. Eyes, head, thora.x, abdomen, and anterior wings black, 

 the latter with a large straw-coloured patch placed near the ends, and reaching across the wings from the 

 anterior edges almost to the lower corners. Posterior wings nearly black, with a large orange-coloured 

 patch, occupying one-third of the wings, and placed along the external edges. 



Under Side. Palpi, head, legs, breast, sides, and abdomen, black. Wings coloured as on the upper 

 side, with the addition of two small straw-coloured spots placed between the large ones and the 

 shoulders ; the colours being also rather brighter. Margins of the wings entire. 



LITHOSIA? INO. 



Plate XXIX. fig. 3. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family; Litbosiidse, 5<<>pA. 



Genus. Lithosia ? Fa*;-. Phalaena (Noctua), i>CHn/. 



LiTHOSiA? iNO. Alis albidis, anticis punctis duobus humeralibus maculisque duabus magnis nigris (scil. ante et 



pone medium) ; tliorace nigro punctato. (Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 3 lin.) 

 Syn. Phalsena (Noctua) Ino, Brury, App. vol. 3. 

 Habitat; "Madras, Mr. Skeene, 177-2" (Drury's MSS.-). 



Upper Side. Antennas brown and setaceous. Head cream-coloured. Neck black. Thora.x and 

 abdomen cream-coloured, the former having some black spots on it. Anterior wings cream-coloured, 

 with a large triangular black spot placed at the tips, another on the middle of the wings, extending 

 across from the anterior edges almost to the lower corners. There are also two small ones next the 

 shoulders. The external edges have a row of small black spots placed thereon. Posterior wings cream- 

 coloured, tinctured with red, with a faint black border, rising at the upper corners where it is broadest, 

 and running half-way to the abdominal ones, gradually narrowing. 



Under Side. Palpi, breast, legs, sides and abdomen cream-coloured. Wings reddish cream, 

 without any marks ; the black marks, &c. on the upper side being faintly perceived. Margins of the 

 wings entire. 



