6 Mr. A. G. Butler on Heterocerous Lepidoptera 



"Bred from larvfe, resenibling those of ^4>-cf?a; head 

 black and shining ; bodv black, with metallic-blue 

 tubercles, and covered with short hairs which are 

 greyish on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments ; and on the 

 others reddish brown on the back and grey on the 

 sides. Feeds on various low plants ; cocoons of white 

 silk mixed with hairs from body of larva and very thin. 

 Emerges in -January and February. It comes to light." 



With the above were associated what I must regard as 

 three nearly allied though distinct species ; they seem to 

 me to differ too much for mere variation. 



9. Laora tegidata, n. s. 



Less woolly than the preceding species, the primaries 

 less triangular, the secondaries smaller, the tegulse 

 conspicuously longer (when perfect) ; primaries above 

 greyish chocolate-colour, the fringe slightly greyer than 

 the body of the wing ; secondaries greyish brown, semi- 

 transparent towards the base ; thorax chocolate-brown ; 

 head darker ; antennse greyish brown ; collar with the 

 anterior margin ochraceous ; abdomen ochreous, with a 

 longitudinal blackish dorsal band on the posterior half; 

 under surface greyish brown, sericeous, with faint 

 bronzy reflections ; anterior femora with a broad 

 cadmium-yellow band ; other femora ochraceous at the 

 sides ; tibiae and tarsi dark brown above, greyish brown 

 below. Expanse of wings, 18 mm. 



Valparaiso ; two males. 



10. Laora angustior, n. s. 



<? . Primaries distinctly narrower than L. latior, 

 bronze-brown, the fringe sericeous-grey, almost silvery; 

 secondaries much smaller than in L. latior, whity-brown, 

 slightly darker towards the outer margin ; fringe grey, 

 tipped with white ; thorax rufous-brown ; collar slightly 

 ochraceous ; antenna; whity-broAvn, with dark brown 

 pectinations; abdomen stramineous or ochreous, without 

 dorsal stripe ; under surface pale greyish brown, fringes 

 silvery grey, tij)ped with white ; interno-basal areas 

 whitish ; legs slightly darker ; femora almost wholly 

 ochreous ; knees blackish. Expanse of wings, 30 mm. 



? . Uniformly whity-brown. Expanse of wings, 

 22 mm. 



Valparaiso ; four males and one female. 



