t»EPIDOPTERA HETEBOCEUA. 421 



Female. Whitish, brown-speckled. Fore tibiae and fore tarsi 

 brown, with pale bands ; hind tibiae not incrassated. Wings very 

 indistinctly banded by the speckles; interior, middle and exterior 

 lines blackish, slender, undulating, incomplete; submarginal line 

 white, zigzag, partly bordered by confluent speckles ; marginal 

 points black ; under side with the markings very indistinct. Fore 

 wings with a brown discal point. Length of the body 3J lines ; of 

 the wings 10 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



55. Tephrosta disposita. 



Mas. Albida ; antennae subpectinatce ; thorax nigro fasciatus ; 

 tibiae posticce subincrassatae ; aloe nigro conspersae, lineis inle- 

 riore et exteriore fuscis undulatis nigro variis, linea adhuc 

 exteriore lineaque media fuscis, ilia nigro strigata, linea sub- 

 marginali albida angulosa. 



Male. Whitish. Antennae slightly pectinated; branches stout, 

 ciliated. Thorax with a black band on the tegulae. Hind tibiae 

 slightly incrassated. Wings minutely black-speckled ; interior and 

 exterior lines brown, undulating, partly black, dilated on the costa 

 of the fore wings; middle line brown, most complete on the hind 

 wings, as is also the interior line ; a brown line beyond the exterior 

 line, containing some black streaks on the veins ; submarginal line 

 white, zigzag ; marginal points black ; under side cinereous, with 

 the lines almost obsolete. Length of the body 3% lines ; of the 

 wings 10 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



56. Tephrosia desita. 



Mas. Albido-cinerea ; antennae pubescentes ; thorax anticefuscus ; 

 abdomen nigrieante fasciatum ; tibiae posticae valde incrassatce ; 

 alee nigro conspersce, linea exteriore punctis marginalibus 

 punctoque discali nigris, linea submarginali albida angulosa 

 tix conspicua, linea subtus exteriore e punctis nigris ; anticce 

 linea interiore punctulari. 



Male. Whitish cinereous. Antennae pubescent. Thorax 

 with a brown band on the fore border. Abdomen with slight blackish 

 bands. Hind tibiae much incrassated. Wings very minutely black- 

 speckled ; discal point, exterior line and marginal points black ; 



