LEXJCOCHLiENA. 135 



*2240. Leiicochlaena oraiia. 



Episema oranc, Lucas, Explor. Algerie, p. 384, pi. 3. f. 7 (1849) ; Staud. 

 Cat. Lep. pal. p. 177. 



S . Head and thorax clothed with long grey hair ; antenuiB 

 rufous ; abdomen ochreous tinged with i'uscous. Fore wing whitish 

 tinged with brown, the medial area darker except towards costa ; 

 antemedial line indistinct, waved; claviform moderate defined by 

 blackish ; orbicular and reniform small, white defined by blackish 

 and with slight brown centres, the former rather elongate elliptical, 

 the latter narrow ; postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then 

 minutely dentate, oblicjue below vein 4 ; an oblique diffused whitisli 

 fascia from apex to postmedial line, a whitish subterminal line from 

 the fascia to above inner margin ; a terminal series of small whitish 

 lunules slightly defined by black on inner side. Hind wing whitish 

 tinged with brown ; a curved postmedial line, indistinct diffused 

 subterminal band, and terminal series of dark striaj ; the underside 

 whitish tinged with rufous, a dark discoidal point and curved post- 

 medial band. 



Hah. Algeria, Exp. 32 millim. This species is unknown to 

 me. 



2241. Leucoclilsena hipparis. 



Hdiophobus hipparis, Druce, Eiol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 272, pi. xxvi. f. 10 



(1887). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous brown. Fore wing ochreous 

 brown slightly irroratcd with fuscous ; subbasal line represented by 

 slight double strise from costa and cell ; antemedial line indistinctly 

 double filled in with ochreous, oblique, angled outwards below costa 

 and above inner margin and excurved in submedian interspace ; 

 claviform small, slightly defined by black ; orbicular very small, 

 oblique elliptical, with rufous centre and ochreous annulus defined 

 by black ; reniform small with black centre and ochreous annulus 

 defined by black ; traces of a waved medial line ; postmedial line 

 double at costa, then single, defined by ochreous on outer side, 

 strongly bent outwards below costa, then somewhat dentate, angled 

 inwards in discal fold and incurved below vein 4, some ochreous 

 points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by a diffused 

 blackish irregularly dentate line on its inner edge, slightly angled 

 outwards below costa and inwards in discal fold, more strongly iu 

 submedian fold : a terminal series of slight blackish lunules. Hind 

 wing ochreous tinged with brown; a slight brown terminal line; 

 the underside paler irrorated with brown, a discoidal lunule and 

 indistinct curved postmedial line showing through to upperside. 



Hah. Mexico, Jalapa {Hoege),l J, Mexico City {Hoege, Godman), 

 2 cJ , 1 $ type, Milpas {Forrer), 1 d" , Godman-Salvin Coll. Exp. 

 26-32 millim. 



