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XVII r. Characters of vndescribed Lepidoptera in i/ie Col- 

 lection of A. Fry, Esq. By Francis Walker, Esq., 

 FL.S. 



[Read 2nd December, 1861.] 



The following Lepidoptera were all collected by Mr. Fry in the 

 neighbourhood of Rio Janeiro, and he has kindly allowed me to 

 describe them : — 



Fam. LITHOSIIDiE. 



Genus Aucula, n. g. 

 Mas. — Corpus sat validum. Caput et thorax dense pilosa. 

 Proboscis conspicua. Palpi crassi, dense pilosi, oblique as- 

 cendentes, verticem non superantes ; articulus 3us brevis- 

 simus. Antennae convolutae, pectinatge. Abdomen pilosum, 

 cylindricum, alas posticas paullo superans ; fasciculus apicalis 

 subradiatus. Pedes robusti, dense fimbriati. Alae elongatae, 

 spissae, integrae ; anticae apice rotundatae, margine exteriore 

 subconvexo perobliquo. 



Male. — Body moderately stout. Head and thorax densely pi- 

 lose. Proboscis distinct. Palpi thick, densely pilose, obliquely 

 ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint extremely 

 short. Antennae convolute, moderately pectinated. Abdomen 

 pilose, cylindrical, extending a little beyond the hind-wings ; 

 apical tuft slightly radiating. Legs stout, thickly fringed ; hind- 

 tibiae with four long stout spurs. Wings elongate, stout, entire, 

 moderately broad. Fore-wings somewhat rounded at the tips ; 

 costa straight; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique. 



Aucula josioides. 



Mas. — ^Obscure rufa, abdomine nigro apice luteo, alis subtus 

 seneo-fuscis, alis anticis purpurascente albo-conspersis, fascia 

 subtus exteriore latissima lutea, alis posticis luteis aeneofusco- 

 marginatis. 

 Male. — Dark red. Antennae and abdomen black ; the latter 

 with a luteous tip. Pectus cinereous. Wings beneath aeneous 

 brown. Fore-wings minutely speckled with purplish white ; under- 

 side with an exterior, very broad luteous band, which is slightly 

 traced on the upper surface. Hind-wings luteous, bordered with 

 aeneous brown. 



Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



