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wings with a straight oblique brown line. Length of the body 7 

 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



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 Genus LYRCEA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat validum, subcylindricum. Frons plana. 

 Proboscis distineta. Palpi breves, graciles, vix ascendentes, caput 

 perpaullo superantes ; articulus 3us cylindricus, 2i dimidio brevior. 

 Antennae robustae, simplices. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. 

 Pedes robusti, non pilosi; tibiae posticas subiucrassatae. Aloe longae, 

 amplae, margine exteriore subdentato ; anticae falcatae, margine 

 exteriore subflexo postice perobliquo. 



Female, Body moderately stout, nearly cylindrical. Front 

 flat. Proboscis distinct. Palpi short, slender, hardly ascending, 

 extending very little beyond the head ; third joint cylindrical, less 

 than half the length of the second. Antennae stout, simple. Abdo- 

 men not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, not pilose ; 

 hind tibiae slightly incrassated. Wings long, ample ; exterior bor- 

 der slightly scalloped. Fore wings falcate ; costa almost straight ; 

 exterior border slightly bent, its hind part very oblique; fringe 

 short. 



Lyrcea Alectoraria. 



Fcem. Cervina ; frons purpuras cente-cinerea ; alee nigro sub- 

 conspersce, linea media obliqua nigricante indistincta, fimbria 

 purpurascente - rosea ; antica linea interiore valde indis- 

 tincta, puncto discali nigro, costa cinerea, margine interiore 

 fimbriate. 



Female. Fawn-colour, paler and with a cinereous tinge be- 

 neath. Front purplish cinereous. Wings with a very indistinct 

 blackish oblique middle line, and with a few black speckles ; fringe 

 purplish rosy. Fore wings with a still more indistinct interior line, 

 and with a black discal point; costa cinereous; interior border 

 fringed with pale rosy hairs. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the 

 wings 18 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



