LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1853 



Chcerocampa Oldenlandle, C. L. H. viii. 142. 

 firraata, C. L. H. viii. 148. 



Chcerocampa transfigurata. 



traDsfigurata, Wlgn. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 42. 



Caffraria. 



Genus PERGESA, C. L. H. viii. 149. 



Pergesa velata. 



Fcera. Fuscescente-cervina ; caput et thoracis latera antica carta; 

 abdomen guttis nigricantibus bivittatum ; ala> antica subfal- 

 catcBy annulo basali fusco gut tarn includente, lineis duabus 

 exterioribus fuscis obliquis angulosis postice connexis et dila- 

 tatis, plaga costali, plaga postmedia lineaque submarginali 

 angulosa fuscis ; posticce striga apud angulum brevi lata pal- 

 lide ochracea fusco conspersa. 



Female. Brownish fawn-colour, dull ochraceous beneath. Head 

 and fore part of the thorax hoary on each side. Palpi very stout, 

 closely applied to the head. Antennae setulose. Abdomen paler than 

 the thorax, with two rows of blackish dots. Fore wings subfalcate ; 

 an irregular dark brown ringlet near the base containing a dark 

 brown dot; two dark brown oblique zigzag exterior lines, which are 

 connected and form a patch on the interior border ; a dark brown 

 patch on the inner side of the first line extending to the costa; 

 another dark brown more exterior patch interrupting a line of dark 

 brown points and joining a submarginal zigzag brown line, beyond 

 which the wings are paler than they are along the inner side of the 

 above line. Hind wings with a broad short pale ochraceous brown- 

 speckled streak near the interior angle. Wings beneath transversely 

 blackish-streaked, with an irregular brown marginal band, which is 

 bordered on the inner side by a darker brown line; fore wings brown 

 towards the base. Length of the body 16 lines ; of the wings 

 34 lines. 



a. Darjeeling. From Mr. Russell's collection. 



Genus DEILEPHILA, C. L. H. viii. 163. 

 Dejxephila Cclverleyi. 

 Culverleyi, Grote, Notes Spiling, Cuba, 24. 

 Cuba. 



