LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 827 



is oblique; orbicular and reniforua marks almost obsolete ; a basal 

 streak of confluent speckles ; fringe interlined. Hind wings with 

 the fringe white, slightly interlined. Length of the body 2j lines ; 

 of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by E. Templeton, Esq. 



35. Scoparia? Alconalis. 



Mas. Albido-cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo So 

 lineari apice obtuso ; abdomen alas posticas non superans, 

 fasciculo apicali subquadrato ; alee fimbria alba latissima bis 

 interlineata ; anticce vix acuta, fusco diffuse conspersce, lineis 

 basali interiore et exteriore albidis dentatis, linea marginali 

 nigricante punctulari, orbiculari obsoleta, reniformi obscure 

 fusca distinctissima valde obliqua pallido strigata et mar- 

 ginata. 



Male. Whitish cinereous, moderately stout. Palpi obliquely 

 ascending; third joint linear, obtuse at the tip, less than half the 

 length of the second. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind 

 wings ; apical tuft subquadrate. Wings with the fringe white, very 

 broad, doubly but indistinctly interlined. Fore wings hardly acute, 

 diffusedly speckled with brown ; basal, interior and exterior lines 

 whitish, dentated, the latter oblique; marginal line blackish, com- 

 posed of points, some of which are confluent ; orbicular mark obso- 

 lete ; reniform very dark brown, very distinct and oblique, rather 

 narrow, pale-streaked and pale-bordered. Hind wings with brown 

 indistinct marginal points. Length of the body 2J— 3 lines; of 

 the wings 6—7 lines. 



This species differs much from the typical form of the genus. 



a, b. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Australia. 

 36. Scoparia objuegalis. 



murali affinis, nigricante-cinerea ; alee anticce lituris e atomis 

 albis, lineis interiore et exteriore bene determinatis apud cos- 

 tam latioribus, linea sub marginali lata vaga biarcuata, fimbria 

 punctis albis distinctis, orbiculari et reniformi fere occultis, 

 claviformi e gutta nigra. 



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