LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1707 



minutely and longitudinally black-speckled ; a paler stripe near the 

 interior border. Hind wings dingy whitish, with a slight seneous 

 tinge. Length of the body 5J lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



Genns EPINA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 

 Proboscis brevis. Palpi porrecti, robusti, pilosi, capitis latitudine 

 multo longiore ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, parvus. Antennas valid®. 

 Abdomen alas posticas sat superans. Pedes robusti, squamosi. Alae 

 antic® ampl®, apice reetangulatag, margine exteriote recto perparum 

 obliquo. 



Female. Body stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis 

 u!" Y P l P° nect ' sl0Ut » P ilose » mu cli longer than the breadth of 

 the head; third joint lanceolate, about one-fourth of the length of 

 the second. Antennae stout. Abdomen extending rather beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs stout, squamous. Wings long, broad. Fore 

 wings sharply rectangular at the tips; exterior border straight, very 

 slightly oblique ; second inferior vein thrice further from the third 

 than from the tirst; fourth very remote from the third. 



EPINA DICHROMELLA. 



Foam. Ferrugineo-fusca ; abdomen pallide cervinum ; alee anticce 

 punctis marginalibus nigris, vitta postiea pallide cervina 

 mgro conspersa ; posticce albido-cinerea, tinea marginali pal- 

 lidefusca. r 



Female. Ferruginous-brown, cinereous beneath. Abdomen 

 | pale fawn-colour. Fore wings with black marginal points ; fringe 



cinereous, interlined with fawn-colour; a pale fawn-coloured black- 

 ! speckled stripe along the interior border; underside pale brown. 

 \ Hind wings whitish cinereous, with a pale brown marginal line; 

 | under side brownish along the costa. Length of the body 7 lines ; 



of the wings 18 lines. 



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