LEPIDQPTERA HETEROCERA 



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New Zealand. 

 6. Selenia Gallaria. 

 Foem. Albido-testacea ; palpi caput longe superantes ; alee ochra- 

 ceo subconspersce et trilineata, lima la angulosa, 2a undulata 

 indistincta, Sa concisa vix undulata extus albido marginata, 

 spado marginali purpurascente-ochraceo, venis lineaque mar- 

 ginali albidis. 

 Female. Whitish testaceous. Palpi extending far beyond the 

 head. Wings slightly and minutely ochraceous-speckled, with 

 three ochraceous lines; first line zigzag; second undulating, in- 

 distinct ; third concise, hardly undulating, bordered with whitish on 

 the outer side ; space between it and the exterior border ochraceous, 

 purplish-tinged, with whitish veins and with black submarginal 

 points; marginal line whitish: exterior border acutely angular. 

 Fore wings with an angle between the middle angle and the tips, 

 which are subfalcate ; first and second lines dilated by the costa ; 

 a deeper ochraceous spot near the interior angle. Hind wings 

 slightly dentated. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 16 lines. 



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



Genus 36. AZELXNA. 



Corpus robustum. Fasciculus frontalis ssepissime productus. 

 Proboscis robusta. Palpi validi, porrecti, caput perpauilo su- 

 perantes ; articulus 3us conicus, minimus. Antennas variae. Pedes 

 robusti; tibiae non incrassatse ; tarsi subspinosi. Alse amplse ; an- 

 tics) margine exteriore saepissime biangulato ; posticaB margine 

 exteriore dentato aut fere integro. 



Gonodontis, p., Hilbn. Verz. Schm. 

 Azelina, Guen. Phal. i. 156. 



Body stout. Frorftal tuft generally prominent. Proboscis ro- 

 bust. Palpi stout, porrect, extending but little beyond the head ; 

 third joint conical, very minute. Antennae variable. Legs robust; 

 tibia? not incrassated ; spurs moderately long ; tarsi minutely spi- 

 nose. Wings stout, ample. Fore wings generally acute, and with 

 two prominent teeth. Hind wings with the exterior border angular 

 or dentate, or almost entire. 



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