LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCEKA. 359 



53. BOARMIA DEFIMARIA. 



Foem. Cinereo-cervina, subtus testacea ; tibia posticce vix incras- 

 satce ; alee nigro conspersa, lineis tribus nigris denticulatis 

 indeterminatis interruptis pallido marginatis n gutta discali 

 nigricante, lunulis marginalibus nigris, fascia subtus fere 

 marginali cupreo-fusca. 



Female. Cinereous fawn-colour, testaceous beneath. Hind 

 tibiae hardly incrassated. Wings black-speckled, with three irregular 

 interrupted black denticulate pale-bordered lines ; discal dot black- 

 ish ; marginal lunules black ; under side without markings, except 

 the discal dot and a cupreous-brown almost marginal band, which 

 is dilated towards the costa of the fore wings, and ^is abbreviated 

 hindward in the hind wings. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 14 lilies. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



54. BOARMIA SUBFERRARIA. 



Mas. Pallide ferrugineo-cinerea ; tibice. posticce incrassata ; aim 

 fusco conspersa?, lineis interiore et exteriore nigris undulatis 

 angulatis, linea submarginali pallida angulosa, punctis mar- 

 ginalibus nigris, annulo discali fusco elongato, fascia subtus 

 marginali fusca postice obsoleta ; anticm plaga apicali ferru- 

 ginea nigro marginata, macula subtus apicali alba. 



Male. — Pale cinereous, partly tinged with pale ferruginous. 

 Antennae moderately pectinated, except towards the tips. Hind 

 tibiae incrassated. Wings brown-speckled ; interior and exterior 

 lines black, undulating, angular ; submarginal line pale, zigzag ; 

 marginal points black ; discal ringlet brown, elongated ; under side 

 with white apical spot, and with a marginal brown band, which is 

 obsolete hindward. Fore wings with a ferruginous apical patch, 

 which is irregularly black-bordered hindward, and in which the 

 submarginal line is diffused ly dilated on the outer side. Length of 

 the body 6^- lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a — d. Brazil. From M. Beckers collection. 

 e,f. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 g. Bogota. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



