LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1017 



Male and female. — Cinereous, slender, white beneath. Palpi 

 obtuse, short, hardly broad, slightly ascending, with two oblique 

 pale fawn-coloured bands. Antennae smooth. Pectus pure white. 

 Abdomen pale luteous. Legs smooth, slender. Wings moderately 

 broad ; fringe broad, whitish. Fore wings pale testaceous, varied 

 with white, which is mostly prevalent about the exterior border ; 

 interior and exterior lines whitish, the former zigzag, the latter ob- 

 lique, angular in front; reniform mark brown, irregular; marginal 

 points brown. Hind wings pale cinereous. Male. — Antenna? rather 

 stout. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Length 

 of the body 4 — 4£ lines ; of the wings 9 — 10 lines. 



a — c. Australia. Presented by the Entomological Club. 

 d — h. Swan River. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 

 i. Australia. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



Scopula? Datclesalis. 



Foem. Ochraceo-ferruginea, gracilis, subtas nivea ; palpi rufes- 

 cente-ferruginei, porrecli, squamosi, thorace vix breviores ; 

 abdomen Jlavescens ; pedes antici ochracei, tarsis albis ; alee 

 fimbria purpurascente ; anticce valde acutce, lineis interiore et 

 exleriore obscurioribus undulatis subparallelis valde indis- 

 tinctis, costa media alba, margine exteriore recto sat obliquo ; 

 posticus flava?, apice subrufescentes. 



Female. Ochraceous-ferruginous, slender, pure white beneath. 

 Palpi reddish ferruginous, porrect, squamous-pilose, nearly as long 

 as the thorax ; joints concealed by the hairs. Antennae slender. 

 Abdomen yellowish. Fore legs ochraceous ; tarsi white. Wings 

 moderately broad ; fringe purplish. Fore wings very acute, paler 

 along the basal part of the interior border; interior and exterior 

 lines darker, undulating, nearly parallel, very indistinct; costa white 

 in the middle ; exterior border straight, rather oblique. Hind 

 wings yellow, slightly tinged with red about the tips. Length of 

 the body 5 ? lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. New Zealand. From Mr. Churton's collection. 



Genus MELLA. 



Fcem. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis distincta. Palpi 

 longi, porrecti, glabri, squamosi, vix arcuati, thorace non breviores ; 



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