LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 825 



Endorea petrophila, Standfuss, Ent. Zeit. StetU ix. 312. 

 Germany. 



This is most probably identical with some one of the preceding 

 species. 



West Indies. 



30. SCOPARIA QUIETALIS. 



Mas et fcem. Testaceo-cinerea, vix robusta; palpi vix ascend- 

 entes, articulo 3o minimo ; alee anticce acutce, nigro subcon- 

 spersce, lituris nigrieante-fuscis aut nigris, lineis basali inte- 

 riore et exteriore denticulatis, orbiculari et litura postica 

 annularibus, reniformi vacua, punctis marginalibus nigris ; 

 posticce alba?, semihyalina?, subiridescentes, margine exteriore 

 fuscescente, linea marginali interrupta nigricante, linea dis- 

 cali e punctis fuscis. Mas. — Antenna pubescentes ; abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans, apice subquadratum ; tibia? aw- 

 tica? fasciculate. 



Male and female. Testaceous-cinereous, moderately stout, 

 white beneath. Palpi hardly ascending ; third joint very minute. 

 Hind borders of the abdominal segments whitish. Fore wings 

 acute, with blackish brown or black markings, minutely speckled 

 with black; basal, interior and exterior lines denticulated, the lat- 

 ter darker and more concise than the others ; orbicular mark annu- 

 liform, with another ringlet behind it ; reniform void, of the usual 

 shape; marginal dots black, distinct. Hind wings white, semi- 

 hyaline, slightly iridescent, brownish along the exterior border, with 

 an interrupted blackish marginal line ; a discal line composed of 

 brown points on the veins. Male. — Antennae pubescent. Abdomen 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings, subquadrate at the tip. 

 Fore tibise tufted. Length of the body 4^—5 lines; of the wings 

 10 — 11 lines. 



This species differs considerably from the typical form of the 

 European Scoparice. 

 a — c. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



Madeira. 



31. SCOPARIA DECORALIS. 



Ala? antica? albidrn, striga anteriore recta latiuscula, striga poste- 

 rior tenui arcuata et indentata, externe late saturate fusco 

 marginata, signo 8 ochraceo expleto, spatio antemarginali an- 

 gusto albo. 



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